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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

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AUTHENTIC EXEMPLARS-BALLS

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Comment by Steve Zarelli on November 29, 2011 at 5:40am: Nice... can't wait to see the episode. It's on my DVR now. I was watching Hell on Whells last night. Good show.

Comment by Fuddjcal on November 29, 2011 at 6:10am: Great episode and The idiot seller "HERB" had obviously smoked too much herb. The autos were signed in Sharpie to boot.

The other thing I would like to mention is that there is now a new FORGERY RING kicking into high gear for XMAS. CSC collectibles has hit e-bay like a bad case of herpes. Move Over Birdsick and Moral less, there a new forgery ring in town!!!! The seller has many other CSC frauds fakes and forgeries for sale too! Get them while they're hot folks!

Comment by Steve Zarelli on November 29, 2011 at 6:20am: I've seen these CSCs cropping up lately as well. Sick.

I guess we should give thanks that their work is just as fugly as the previous mass forges.

Comment by CJCollector on November 30, 2011 at 5:42pm: Now this is a horrific.

Comment by CEE GEE on December 1, 2011 at 5:28am: thats insane Chris

Comment by CEE GEE on December 1, 2011 at 5:29am: Heres another gem ... YUCK !!!!!!!

Comment by Steve Zarelli on December 1, 2011 at 5:49am: ????

Did you post the right image? Looks like it might be okay to me.

Comment by Steve Zarelli on December 1, 2011 at 5:57am: On the bat, you can easily see where the [newly applied] ink bled and spidered into the old dry wood. A sure-fire sign it was signed when the bat was already old.