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Permalink Reply by terrier8HOF on October 21, 2017 at 10:35am

I paid less than that for my authentic signed book.  What a joke.  

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Permalink Reply by CJCollector on October 21, 2017 at 10:43am

Me, too, Terrier.

I paid $125.00 for my authentic Mantle signed book.

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Permalink Reply by CJCollector on October 21, 2017 at 10:45am

Who the heck would pay $175.00 for the above pathetic and laughable forged Mantle book, when you can purchase an authentic one for less.

Ebay is so heavily-populated with delusional autograph collectors, that sellers of forgeries have an easy time selling their crap.

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Permalink Reply by terrier8HOF on October 21, 2017 at 11:58am

its finally happening.  the forgeries are out pricing authentic items.

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Permalink Reply by CJCollector on October 21, 2017 at 12:02pm

Yep.

All thanks to Ebay for encouraging the listing and selling of forgeries by doing nothing about them.

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Permalink Reply by Ted Munsinger on October 23, 2017 at 4:23pm

All eBay cares about is getting their 10% fee.

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Permalink Reply by CJCollector on October 23, 2017 at 4:59pm

Yes, Ted, that is all they care about.

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Permalink Reply by terrier8HOF on October 21, 2017 at 12:02pm

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on October 21, 2017 at 3:17pm

"its finally happening.  the forgeries are out pricing authentic items." - terrier

Indeed, and it is a shame. With something like Gleason, demand will never be met. Enter the forger. I think I recall Mantle signed a lot, but the number of baseball fans must be immense compared to Honeymooners nuts, and ever growing. Like Gleason (until recent work), has the secretarial/forgery form starting to be accepted as the genuine?

Education with experience is still a most effective tool in the fight - no matter the numbers!

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Permalink Reply by CJCollector on October 21, 2017 at 3:23pm

Eric wrote "Education with experience is still a most effective tool in the fight - no matter the numbers!"

Absolutely!!!!

 

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on October 21, 2017 at 3:37pm

It also can be FREE! All too often we hear "the question" after the till closes. I do not understand this. People won't buy a car or painting or whatever without looking at it 10 ways to Sunday. Hmm. A sticker directly on a car or painting? LOL no way!

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Permalink Reply by CJCollector on October 21, 2017 at 3:56pm

I think we have to understand, and I've said this for years; and that is between 70% and 80% of those that buy autographs are not sincere collectors.

They are impulse buyers, scammers and the delusional.

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