Wonder how this was authenticated?

Especially the signature on the bottom.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/141201213351?ssPageName=STRK:MESINDXX:IT&am...

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Permalink Reply by James on January 18, 2015 at 12:31pm
That is a good question. Things that make you go...hmmm?! Not sure if there's enough there to authenticate Shoeless Joe.
Permalink Reply by James on January 18, 2015 at 12:47pm
You know, I know that the attractiveness of an item like that is not just the autographs, but also the rarity of the card (1/1). But come on...$22,000! Manufactured rarities like that do not really add value to me anyway. But to each his own. I could think of a lot better items to spend $22K on, though.
Permalink Reply by David S on January 18, 2015 at 4:46pm

yikes

Permalink Reply by Erich Jerozal on January 18, 2015 at 5:01pm

Shoeless Joe didn't sign his name much.  I wonder how they would authenticate it.  Must have had some superb prominence with it. 

Permalink Reply by Rick Meyer on January 18, 2015 at 5:33pm
Their PSA and they probably googled for exemplars. Somebody will buy off on their opinion. Suckers are born every minute.
Permalink Reply by JBS on January 18, 2015 at 6:00pm

The Joe part was cut from a full signature. Historic did this so there could be 2 cards. 1 with Joe and Pete, and the other with Rose and Jackson. Pretty stupid if you ask me.

Permalink Reply by Dom Vito Castiglione on January 18, 2015 at 6:27pm

That is maybe the dumbest idea I've ever heard. In reality, they ruined the autograph with doing that crap!

Permalink Reply by Rick Meyer on January 18, 2015 at 7:11pm
Good chance the signature wasn't authentic anyway.
Permalink Reply by Dom Vito Castiglione on January 18, 2015 at 7:14pm

You're right and even if it was, it looks like crap. When I hear things like that, it gets me mad. I hated reading recently that a card company purchased another Ruth jersey that will once again be cut into tiny pieces and inserted into cards. Doing that ruins a piece of history MO.

Permalink Reply by JBS on January 18, 2015 at 6:01pm

If I remember correctly, when this card first hit ebay it sold for around $4 or $5k

Permalink Reply by James on January 18, 2015 at 6:45pm
Ya, I'd pay the former for it - four bucks. Not into single-name autographs.
Permalink Reply by Erich Jerozal on January 18, 2015 at 8:03pm

if real its ruined why cut it up.  so stupid. 

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