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Is this 1980's era Mickey Mantle autograph legit?

Hello, and thank you beforehand for helping answer my question.  I love to collect Mickey Mantle items but I do need coaching in how to spot fakes.  what do you guys think of this Mantle signature on a recent Ebay auction?  Thank you!

Link and item number below incase the link doesnt work.

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/190593098972?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_...

 

Item number:190593098972

Tags: mantle, mickey

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Permalink Reply by CJCollector on November 4, 2011 at 1:10pm

Mr. Zipper, that's a nice Mantle.

Permalink Reply by Steve Zarelli on November 4, 2011 at 1:20pm

Thanks... by the way... it was an original ScoreBoard ball from the late 80s.

Permalink Reply by David Jackson on November 4, 2011 at 1:19pm

AWESOME BALL!! & Price Mr. Zipper!!!! 

Permalink Reply by CEE GEE on November 4, 2011 at 3:47pm
Great Piece...great price !!!...glad you were able to pick up that cherry piece....real nice...now your going to make me throw a ball on this thread...yours is much nicer
Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on November 4, 2011 at 4:00pm

That was a STEAL!

Permalink Reply by CEE GEE on November 7, 2011 at 5:33am

Heres one of Mantle's...i still don't have a single signed Mantle...there all multi signed...i keep this one displayed on the Mantle side since I have yet to own a single signed...this ball also has Ford, Dimaggio, Berra, Mize, Slaughter, Larsen and Richardson

Permalink Reply by Steve Zarelli on November 7, 2011 at 6:02am

Nice ball and grouping of signatures.

Permalink Reply by David Catlin on November 7, 2011 at 7:22am

Mantle autographs are forged so much and they are usually so good it is tough.  The thing that I don't like about this as with some of the things I see on eBay is the picture is very blurry.  You can do the quick opinion from PSA/DNA I think that costs about $7.  Me personally if I were interested in buying it I would send the seller an email telling him that if you win the ball that you will be sending it to PSA/DNA or JSA for authenication and that it might take up to a a month to get the ball back.  You're probably looking at $100 to get it authenicated but it is the only way I would make the purchase.  If you look on eBay and authentic PSA/DNA or JSA Mantle ball goes for $600 and up.  I would make sure the seller will wave the 7-day return because you will not get it back that quick if you get it authenicated.  Just my opinion.

Permalink Reply by Steve Zarelli on November 7, 2011 at 7:33am

Good strategy and an honest seller will honor your request. Sometimes an honest seller will have a clunker and they just don't know it.

If the seller starts deflecting with stuff like  PSA and JSA suck and it's a conspiracy, and he gets to pick the authenticator... yada yada yada... run -- don't walk -- away from the item.

Permalink Reply by CEE GEE on November 7, 2011 at 7:57am

http://www.ebay.com/itm/330438273015?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_...

Hers another example of those style shaped "M"s in question...they must have this style in the PSA data base because it looks quite close to the "M" in question of the original post...I have seen them before...not common...but would say authentic

Permalink Reply by Steve on November 7, 2011 at 4:09pm

I wouldn't buy that ball even if authenticated.  The M's and the area of the k that is gone over would bother me forever.

Permalink Reply by Steve Zarelli on November 7, 2011 at 4:15pm

Yeah, it looks too close to this fake for my taste. LOL

 

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