Mickey Mantle Signature

I am curious on opinions of this autograph. Yea or nay?

Tags: Mantle, Mickey

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Permalink Reply by terrier8HOF on July 2, 2018 at 12:03pm

nay. common forgery.

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Permalink Reply by Kimballh Hanny on July 2, 2018 at 12:08pm

I appreciate your assessment. I would like to sell or dispose of this. Any additional opinions are welcome.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Zarelli on July 2, 2018 at 1:47pm

Regrettably, this is a common forgery style that has been around for at least 25 years. There are many thousands of these in circulation.

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Permalink Reply by Kimballh Hanny on July 2, 2018 at 1:50pm

Thank you Steve. In the trash it goes so there will be one less in circulation. Great community discussion here, very much appreciated.

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Permalink Reply by CJCollector on July 2, 2018 at 2:58pm

Thank you for doing the right thing and disposing of it.

the autograph community appreciates it.

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Permalink Reply by Kimballh Hanny on July 2, 2018 at 5:03pm

I was naive and bought it 6-7 years ago on an online auction for $80, or something like that. Had it sold on eBay today but the seller wanted to back out, after your help it is an easy choice to cancel the sale. This balls charade will end today.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Zarelli on July 2, 2018 at 5:08pm

Wish there were more like you. :-) Better to take an $80 loss and be able to sleep at night. If that's the worst mistake you make in collectibles, you are doing ok.

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Permalink Reply by Kimballh Hanny on July 2, 2018 at 5:47pm

Yep, my 100% on eBay is worth much more than a shady deal.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on July 2, 2018 at 6:36pm

Sadly, selling forgeries hasn't seemed to cost many eBay sellers their 100% ratings. Actually, I can't think of any.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on July 2, 2018 at 5:13pm

Yes, thank you Kimballh.

Guys, could you please post a couple of similar balls for Kimballh to compare to and a couple typical genuine examples?

A little education may soften the $80 blow.

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Permalink Reply by Steve on July 2, 2018 at 10:50pm

Thank you for being one of the few honest people who do the right thing when they find out their item is a forgery. Fortunately it only cost you $80, could have been much more.