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What is your opinion on this Mantle ball ?

Real? Or forgery?

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Permalink Reply by heath emery on September 13, 2014 at 10:37am

It came from qvc i believe it was. If I can take a picture of it next time I go over there I will!

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Permalink Reply by heath emery on September 13, 2014 at 10:39am

Me being a card collector I used to watch the home shopping cards and most of the time its absolute garbage!

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Permalink Reply by heath emery on September 13, 2014 at 10:42am

A lot of the time they had these cheasy commemorative cards That aren't worth the paper they are printed on. And they would have these vintage card lots and all you get is commons and worthless stuff.

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Permalink Reply by Randy on September 13, 2014 at 5:14pm

If it came from QVC, it is likely authentic. Shop At Home was selling the bad Mantles. I have never seen one purchased from QVC that was not authentic provided the baseball was actually the one shipped by QVC. They had no hologram tying the ball to the LOA so they are easy to switch out but if he purchased it directly and held onto to it, it is most likely authentic.

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Permalink Reply by heath emery on September 13, 2014 at 6:28pm

Oh nice! Yes he did get it directly from qvc. I remembered it looked spot on to me when he got it. This is a lot more promising now thanks so much for the tip!

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Permalink Reply by heath emery on September 13, 2014 at 11:00am

also thanks Chris for the shop at home link!

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Permalink Reply by CJCollector on September 13, 2014 at 11:04am

Robin, that Joe D. is authentic.

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Permalink Reply by Robin Banks on September 13, 2014 at 2:13pm

Wheew..I was scared, because I bought both pieces from the same guy back in 2001.

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Permalink Reply by Richard Rothschild on December 26, 2014 at 7:42am

I believe this is a pre printed autograph.....? has anyone seen one like this before or better yet have an example like this...I seen these without an autograph but not with one before....thanks

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Permalink Reply by Randy on December 26, 2014 at 8:18am

Looks like a legitimate Mantle autograph to me. I have seen that photo autographed and unautographed but do not remember seeing it with a pre-print autograph.