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 August 16, 2011 at 4:36am: Mr.Zipper...if that is indeed a confirmed forgery that may cause some real confusion for collectors

Comment by CEE GEE on August 16, 2011 at 4:37am: if so they have come a long way from this mess

Comment by CEE GEE on August 16, 2011 at 4:42am: Get a load of these 2 Mantle forgery gems...these are the worst I have seen in quite some time comparing to Zipper's pic the forgers that penned these 2 didn't even try...WOW !

Comment by Steve Zarelli on August 16, 2011 at 5:18am: Perhaps it's not a forgery (the one I posted below), but it appears very "blocky" to me and the second M appears too large. I've seen a few identical to this in the last week, so it set off my radar. (One of the benefits of eBay... you can get more data in a week or two than you could have in years on non-internet research.)

Comment by Steve Zarelli on August 16, 2011 at 5:20am: GAI is on a roll!! Another good one with an old GAI sticker... (linky)

WOW!!!! Sometimes a blind squirrel finds two nuts!

Comment by Steve Zarelli on September 2, 2011 at 5:11pm: Here is a Marino style fake eBay seller "rogerhess" is passing off as "in-person" at an Atlantic City show.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250885199263...

Comment by CEE GEE on September 6, 2011 at 5:20am: THATS A SICK PIECE OF GARBAGE RIGHT THERE...GOOD EYE ZIPP

Comment by CEE GEE on September 6, 2011 at 12:38pm: Calling Mr.Zipper...Fuddjcal and Christopher Williams...take a look at what I came across today...I got a bad feeling there is a new forger on the block and although I think I may have seen this similar style before this is going to fool much more people then the average garbage forgeries out there...what do you guys think ????....I dont like this auto one bit even though Mike Baker does...this is tooo sick...comments please

Comment by CJCollector on September 6, 2011 at 12:49pm: Look at this horrid Mantle being sold by Ebay seller "twisterball." If you read his auction he recommends using PSA's "Quick Opinion" service to verify the Mantle signature. The problem with that, of course, is that collectors who know Mantle's autograph don't give it a second look, and those that just want a cheap Mantle (a forgery) aren't going to spend the $7.49 for "Quick Opinion."

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320754601645...

Comment by CEE GEE on September 6, 2011 at 12:52pm: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260848186175...

PLEASE CHECK OUT THIS MICKEY MANTLE VERSION...THIS IS INSANE !!!!

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