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MICKEY MANTLE AUTHENTIC EXEMPLARS... READ ALL ABOUT IT!

I just wanted to post these here to see what Fudd the Lowly Mantle Collector can do to help stop the flood of forgeries into the market place. The goal is that we can all start educating ourselves before we buy. To see what a beautiful signature the Mick had, and to learn to distinguish it from the obvious forgeries at first glance. Something TTA, STAT, DREW MAX, GAI GLOBAL (Baker certs) My Favorite Players Reborn (Tony Podsada) & Christopher Morales can't seem to do....at all? You will almost never see a signature in this photo album collection that would match or come close to anything that has been certed by any of those guys. Maybe you'll find 1 in a 1000 if you're lucky. To tell the difference between what an original hand signed Photo by the Mick looks like vs. an obvious Fake at first glance is easy. Give it a try. It's Fun!

As has been told many times, The Mick made more in one signing than his dad did in 1 year. He felt obligated to his fans to give them a "work of art". He did this by signing on just the right spot for the particular photograph he was presented. The size of his signature was determined by how big the sweet spot was. He knew EXACTLY how to fit his signature in so it looked perfect. A thing of beauty really. Please note that these are not all the same signature over and over, but merely a sample from my collection. What I do know is that these are consistent with the WAY Mantle signed and structured his Autograph as we know it. Good luck! FUDD

AUTHENTIC EXEMPLARS-PHOTOS

http://s1342.beta.photobucket.com/user/fuddjcal/library/Mickey%20Ma...

AUTHENTIC EXEMPLARS-BALLS

http://s1342.beta.photobucket.com/user/fuddjcal/library/Mickey%20Ma...

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Comment by CEE GEE on November 2, 2011 at 8:48am: Any one else on this Mantle bat ?

Comment by Fuddjcal on November 2, 2011 at 10:04am: may or not be real (90% Not) but Fudd wouldn't touch it with a TEN FOOT POLE!

Comment by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on November 2, 2011 at 10:17am: Zippy, there are a lot of fake Mantles with long inscriptions out there. For example, I've heard that most of the ones where he's using profanity or dissing other players are fake.

Comment by CEE GEE on November 2, 2011 at 10:54am: Ok guys...this was deemed a FAKE...There's a couple things in particular with this Mantle that I don't like ...but I think the inscriptions really give this one away...those inscriptions are quite off mantles hand...I have seen some sweet authentic over inscribed items but I would say maybe only 3 or 4 that I ever seen...I am sure there's more out there...THIS IS NOT ONE OF THEM...

@Steve Cyrkin...I also only saw 1 authentic example as well of a "Fu@$ Yogi"...that's about it...it was actually PSA from what I remember...

Comment by CJCollector on November 22, 2011 at 5:11am: Here's a Mickey Mantle forgery on a bat. Please note that Mickey Mantle never signed bats for Scoreboard. This is being sold by Ebay seller "fetts_hof."

http://www.ebay.com/itm/MICKEY-MANTLE-SIGNED-BAT-RARE-SCOREBOARD-CO...

Comment by Steve Zarelli on November 22, 2011 at 5:40am: This is the same style signature that is identified as a Marino forgery on the Operation Bullpen site.

Still not sure what is the Marino fake... the one pictured below or the style sold by B&J.

Comment by CEE GEE on November 22, 2011 at 6:06am: great find Chris...that is so bad

Comment by terrier8HOF on November 22, 2011 at 9:43am: that bat is laughable. anyone that expects to pay 900 bucks for a signed mantle bat is asking to get hosed!

Comment by CJCollector on November 23, 2011 at 5:48pm: Gotta love these Mantle forgeries with inscriptions like this one from Ebay seller "collectorsgalleryllc."

http://www.ebay.com/itm/MICKEY-MANTLE-SIGNED-AUTO-AUTOGRAPH-OFFICIA...