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MICKEY MANTLE AUTHENTIC EXEMPLARS... READ ALL ABOUT IT!

I just wanted to post these here to see what Fudd the Lowly Mantle Collector can do to help stop the flood of forgeries into the market place. The goal is that we can all start educating ourselves before we buy. To see what a beautiful signature the Mick had, and to learn to distinguish it from the obvious forgeries at first glance. Something TTA, STAT, DREW MAX, GAI GLOBAL (Baker certs) My Favorite Players Reborn (Tony Podsada) & Christopher Morales can't seem to do....at all? You will almost never see a signature in this photo album collection that would match or come close to anything that has been certed by any of those guys. Maybe you'll find 1 in a 1000 if you're lucky. To tell the difference between what an original hand signed Photo by the Mick looks like vs. an obvious Fake at first glance is easy. Give it a try. It's Fun!

As has been told many times, The Mick made more in one signing than his dad did in 1 year. He felt obligated to his fans to give them a "work of art". He did this by signing on just the right spot for the particular photograph he was presented. The size of his signature was determined by how big the sweet spot was. He knew EXACTLY how to fit his signature in so it looked perfect. A thing of beauty really. Please note that these are not all the same signature over and over, but merely a sample from my collection. What I do know is that these are consistent with the WAY Mantle signed and structured his Autograph as we know it. Good luck! FUDD

AUTHENTIC EXEMPLARS-PHOTOS

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AUTHENTIC EXEMPLARS-BALLS

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Comment by Beckey Walter on April 15, 2014 at 8:50am: Thanks, Steve. Do you guys think anyone would still buy this even though it's fake? Wondering if I should just throw it out or if someone would buy it for cheap and be okay with the fakeness- I mean the frame alone is worth at least $40- Any ideas?

Comment by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on April 15, 2014 at 9:00am: They'll end up being offered as genuine someday if you don't destroy them, Beckey. Will you tear them up please?

Comment by Beckey Walter on April 15, 2014 at 9:04am: Yeah, that's a good point. I certainly don't want these ever on the market as real and I can totally see how that could happen and someone could get scammed. Even if I throw it out, someone of course will pick it up. Taking apart to destroy now. Thanks for all your help! :)

Comment by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on April 15, 2014 at 9:19am: Thank you, Beckey. Speaking for all of us here, we really appreciate how conscientious you are.

Comment by CJCollector on April 15, 2014 at 3:34pm: I second that, Steve.

Comment by Steve on April 15, 2014 at 6:44pm: The Dimaggio is terrible. You can easily see the start and stop marks and it's very shaky.

Comment by Casper Gray on April 22, 2014 at 8:01pm: Am I correct in thinking this is authentic?

Comment by CJCollector on April 23, 2014 at 3:45am: Yes, Troy.

Comment by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on April 24, 2014 at 4:38pm: A church needs authenticity opinions on this Mickey Mantle autograph before they auction it Saturday. If you really know Mantle, please post your opinion.

Thanks for your help.