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Permalink Reply by Mike Kaminski on January 20, 2014 at 10:14am

The ball I think is OK, don't like the picture though.

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Permalink Reply by Tom Schwartz on January 20, 2014 at 10:28am

I agree with this.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Zarelli on January 20, 2014 at 11:00am

The photo is certainly bad and the ball is highly suspect in my opinion.

I can't say with certainty on the ball, but it is atypical and I don't like the R at all. The "ivera" is also very strange. If it is bad, it is not a style I have seen before and a cut above the usual obvious fakes... but it is not sitting right with me.

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Permalink Reply by Mike Kaminski on January 20, 2014 at 11:06am

I thought this too that's why I just said "OK" but I've seen authentic sloppy (for Rivera) signed baseballs from the past two-ish years. When did you buy this Ryan?

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Permalink Reply by Ryan Paul on January 20, 2014 at 4:38pm

I bought them back in June from the MLB store. I saw a PSA accepted one with practically the same R from the signature. In my opinion a authentic signature. Atleaset for the ball. The reason I'm worried is because of the "i" in Mariano. the dot looks out of place, compared to no question pieces.

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Permalink Reply by Mike Kaminski on January 20, 2014 at 4:51pm

There's no way you got these at a MLB store.

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Permalink Reply by Ryan Paul on January 20, 2014 at 4:57pm

The Ball yes, i got off Stiener sports ( srry for typo). Came with coa. the picture from some hobo on ebay.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Zarelli on January 20, 2014 at 5:03pm

So this ball has a Steiner hologram?

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Permalink Reply by Ryan Paul on January 20, 2014 at 5:17pm

Woah completely misspoke. ok i didnt get this one from steiner. i got it from a ebay seller that "specializes in stiener authentic products". no COA no sticker no decal no nothing. only their word, and lifetime gurantee that its authentic. i do have a ball thats steiner with the little shiny decal i got confused. i do have a little 5x7 that gurantees it for life as authentic.

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Permalink Reply by Null on January 20, 2014 at 5:57pm

A seller that "specializes in Steiner authenticated products", but has no Steiner certed times? I'm confused. And "only their word" is worthless on eBay where scammers slang junk all day.

Is the ball certed or not? Regardless, there isn't ONE LETTER in the autograph I like. If something is super atypical/highly questionable I wouldn't even want it in my collection to begin with.

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Permalink Reply by Ryan Paul on January 20, 2014 at 7:29pm

no cert at all, just that 5x7 that gurantees that life time warranty. I just checked my records. seller is theexceptionalstore (all one word) on ebay. their negative feedback is about customer service, not fakes and they do also sell JSA/PSA/Steiner stuff

Permalink Reply by Steve Zarelli on January 20, 2014 at 5:15pm

So, unless you think the Steiner hologram has been tampered with, why ask about it?

Sorry, but it comes off as a "got ya," which most people don't appreciate.

Steiner or not, it is an atypical Rivera.

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