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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 December 1, 2011 at 6:42pm: I love the giant NO. 7 in relation to the microscopic signature. LOL

Comment by CJCollector on December 2, 2011 at 5:38am: I can't count the number of these Drew Max (AAU) has authenticated. These are putrid forgeries.

Comment by CEE GEE on December 2, 2011 at 5:42am: Wow...that really is proof right there that he is or has authenticated junk...wow

Comment by Steve Zarelli on December 2, 2011 at 6:54am: But.... <GASP> he is a court approved forensic document examiner with a diploma and everything!!!! And, he is on Pawn Stars. He MUST be right!!!

Comment by Steve Zarelli on December 2, 2011 at 7:03am: Also, why would anyone put the sticker so high into the photo? Who wants to look at that ugly thing? Obnoxious.

Comment by CJCollector on December 2, 2011 at 7:18am: His (Drew Max) work speaks for itself.

Comment by CJCollector on December 3, 2011 at 1:20pm: Here is another Mickey Mantle forgery on a bat. This is being sold by Ebay seller "cctigers." The seller "cctigers" also writes that the bat is accompanied with a COA from Scoreboard. First, the Mantle is a horrible fo0rgery, and second, Mr. Mantle never signed bats for Scoreboard.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/MICKEY-MANTLE-AUTOGRAPHED-SIGNED-BASEBALL-B...

Comment by CEE GEE on December 3, 2011 at 1:54pm: That bat belongs in my fireplace...

Comment by CJCollector on December 4, 2011 at 8:33am: Here's another ugly Mickey Mantle forgery. This one is being sold by Ebay seller "varietypatch."

http://www.ebay.com/itm/OFFICIAL-BALL-MICKEY-MANTLE-SIGNED-BASEBALL...

Comment by CJCollector on December 4, 2011 at 12:13pm: Here's another Mantle forgery on a bat. This one is being sold by Ebay seller "onlinesales143." The COA is from Mr. Philadelphia Athletics historian, Ted Taylor (Stat Authentic). As well all know, any COA from TTA/Stat Authentic, is banned from Ebay.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mickey-Mantle-Autographed-Signed-Louisville...