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Permalink Reply by Fuddjcal on April 27, 2019 at 11:15am

It is fun getting your teeth mule kicked in with a 200 forgery. 

I think you should study dimaggio for a couple weeks and then venture out and you might just find a NO Cert or legitimate scoreboard for 250-300. Avoid any balls for now that don't have PSA, JSA until you get a little better.

Seriously though study then buy and enjoy!

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on April 27, 2019 at 11:10am

Letgo is good advice on an autograph posted there. 

And any autograph I've ever seen on Offerup ended up being a strikeout.

You've got a decent chance of eventually finding a genuine uncertified DiMaggio ball on eBay in the $250 range, but it probably won't be a nice example at that.

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Permalink Reply by Fuddjcal on April 27, 2019 at 11:11am

LOL, Offer up, letgo, ...this is hilarious. Please stop shopping there as obviously they have nothing but fakes and E-bay promotes forgeries. I know it's hard but just stop it. These 3 balls are all equally putrid. 

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Permalink Reply by Steve Zarelli on April 27, 2019 at 12:13pm

I have three authentic DiMaggio signed baseballs and I never paid more than $200. They are available on eBay on occasion, but you need to be patient, know the signature, and move quickly when one appears. 

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Permalink Reply by D R on April 27, 2019 at 12:52pm

I appreciate the advice, even though a lot of it came from a condescending place.

i agree a lot of the autographs on those sites are fakes, but there are quite a few that aren’t.  When you stumble across the real deal, it’s pretty fun.  (Attached are 3 Mantles I’ve gotten courtesy of LetGo and Facebook Marketplace — paid $75, $120 and $220).  So they’re out there.

As for learning, it’s more of a journey for me.  I’m trying to learn as I go along.   Experience seems to be a better teacher than “studying for a few weeks”.  

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Permalink Reply by terrier8HOF on April 27, 2019 at 12:57pm

nice mantle's

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Permalink Reply by James on April 27, 2019 at 2:19pm

The very white one was a helluva sweet price at 225 for that quality!  But heck, 75 for any Mantle is insane, and that one’s not bad at all...to me that would be maybe a 250 one normally.  Nice deals!

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Permalink Reply by D R on April 29, 2019 at 8:23pm

Thanks!  I saw that one but avoided it based on Paul Goldin/Scoreboard’s checkered past... but it’s legit?

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Permalink Reply by Steve on April 27, 2019 at 6:20pm

All three are bad.  As mentioned already, the first one is the worst.

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Permalink Reply by James on April 30, 2019 at 12:05am

D R, here’s one on eBay signed boldly for $275 OBO.  You can make an offer.  It’s got a Global COA...which I would normally avoid; however, Global or not it’s AUTHENTIC!! 

Here’s the link.

  https://www.ebay.com/itm/Joe-DiMaggio-Single-Signed-OAL-Baseball/15...

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Permalink Reply by Steve Zarelli on April 30, 2019 at 3:16am

That’s a beauty. On a MacPhail ball too. 

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Permalink Reply by Fuddjcal on April 30, 2019 at 7:08am

While authentic, I think I've seen that same exact ball for years and years. I guess it's priced high for the fading sharpie sig. All in all, It is nice and hard to find on a McPhail ball, I would peel the GAI tag off immediately. LOL I'm probably one of a few that actually like sharpie on a ball. a couple of nice Mantle balls, especially the last milky bright white one!

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