Christy Mathewson baseball

Hi, I'm new here, so forgive me if I'm doing something wrong. But I just wanted to get people's opinions as to the likelihood that this baseball signed Christy Mathewson is legit. It does have a COA from JSA, but from other things I've read that doesn't necessarily mean a whole lot. Thanks!

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Permalink Reply by TradeGeek on March 8, 2016 at 2:40pm

That is cheaper than i have seen. I remember reading several times that a Mathewson sold at auction for six figures. Maybe somebody found a stash like the 7 extremely rare T206 Ty Cobb cards that were recently found in a paper bag when a family was rummaging through their great grandfather's old boxes. 15 were previously known to exists. Great find, but it increased the number those Cobbs in circulation by almost 50%. Maybe somebody found a stash of Mathewson balls.

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/7-rare-ty-cobb-baseball-cards-are-...

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on March 8, 2016 at 3:08pm

They also have a Beatles-signed baseball for $16,995.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on March 8, 2016 at 3:11pm

Antiquities also has a Beatles-signed guitar for only $18,995.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on March 8, 2016 at 3:13pm

4-5 Led Zeppelin albums signed by all including John Bonham for $3,995. The list of unbelievable bargains goes on and on.

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Permalink Reply by TradeGeek on March 9, 2016 at 10:14pm

I haven't checked, maybe they have that 1919 Whitesox team ball with Joe Jackson and M. Landis on the sweet spot.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on March 9, 2016 at 10:43pm

If they don't, they probably can get it for you.

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Permalink Reply by TradeGeek on March 10, 2016 at 2:20pm

I'd have to wait for the ink to dry. I hate waiting.

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Permalink Reply by Mark Greaves on March 12, 2016 at 4:26pm

The baseball was not at an auction, rather at the sale of the estate of a prominent family. It wasn't cheap, and didn't sell during the estate sale itself, so afterwards a friend and I negotiated a price for it and bought it. We are sending it off to auction, when the details are ready I will post a link here for that.

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Permalink Reply by Don Webster on March 12, 2016 at 4:46pm

Nice acquisition Mr. Greaves !!! Congratulations !!

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on March 12, 2016 at 10:53pm

Please do! It's an exciting purchase. I hope you do well with it.

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Permalink Reply by Mark Greaves on April 19, 2016 at 5:19pm

I stated earlier that I would let you all know when the Christy Mathewson / Kenesaw Landis signed baseball would be up at auction. It took a little while, but it is now ready to view in the Heritage Sports Collectibles Auction, ending May 13th. Here is a direct link to the listing:

http://sports.ha.com/itm/baseball/1923-christy-mathewson-andamp-ken...

I'm not sure how they came up with the starting bid of $7,500, and estimate of $30,000+, which both seem very low to me, especially since it has LOA's from both PSA/DNA and James Spense. I sure hope it does much better than their estimate!

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Permalink Reply by TradeGeek on April 26, 2016 at 2:05pm

Beautiful baseball. $30,000 seems low to me also. Interesting that there was an almost identical example that sold in 2011. I wonder what that one sold for.

I hope you get a good price when it finds a new home.