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Permalink Reply by CJCollector on July 26, 2012 at 6:12am

Not authentic!!!!   That Mantle is laughable and the DiMaggio is slowly drawn. 

The Shop At Channels back in the 1990's sold hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of crap.

Read this article.  It is an excerpt from Operation Bullpen written by Kevin Nelson:

http://www.sportscollectorsdaily.com/shopping-channels-burned-by-bu...

Here is the Mantle forgery.  I wanted to post the actual photo.  It's horrific at best.

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Permalink Reply by CJCollector on July 26, 2012 at 6:33am

Just out of curiosity, Cal, why do you think it is legit?

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Permalink Reply by CJCollector on July 26, 2012 at 6:46am

You're welcome, Cal.  Good luck.

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Permalink Reply by James Wymer on July 26, 2012 at 7:46am

Fake

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Permalink Reply by CJCollector on July 26, 2012 at 8:22am

Cal, to be honest with you, all of us here could try to go into detail about why it is a forgery.  Neither you or the inheritor of that autographed baseball would understand.  It takes year to acquire a trained eye. 

You wrote "Just visual comparisons SEEMING to be close, but with anomalies I've seen described elsewhere."  With no disrespect intended, that says it all.

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Permalink Reply by James Wymer on July 26, 2012 at 8:36am

Cal Chris and others do not go into specifics so that they do not make it easy for the forgers to get on here and improve their craft. Your type of ball including the shrink wrap is specifically mentioned in the Operation Bullpen book listed above. Cal this is not a close call at all.

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Permalink Reply by CEE GEE on July 26, 2012 at 8:55am

Sorry Cal....best piece of info I can give as a Mantle collector is those M's on this shrink wrapped ball say it all..also if you look close the slight shaking in it as well (M's)...tremors is always a dead give away on a fake...also anything from home shopping club or network from the 90's is a red flag as well...I don't think I have yet to see a HSC signed item that is authentic...as much as I loved watching that one guy get Red in the face BEEEEEE DIAAAAAAALIING !!!!!!! on Mark McGwire and the other items....I never purchased from there once...

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Permalink Reply by James Wymer on July 26, 2012 at 9:31am

Cal, I thought you might appreciate this not so funny trading card story about a Fake Slab PSA 1952 Topps Mantle Rookie. Not an autograph, but certainly scary to see someone getting burned for 14K plus. Here is the link http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=154363&highlight=...

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Permalink Reply by CEE GEE on July 26, 2012 at 9:47am

I just read the link on net54...bro it looks like it is still for sale...I just found it on ebay

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1952-TOPPS-MICKEY-MANTLE-RC-PSA-EX-5-UP-FOR...

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Permalink Reply by James Wymer on July 26, 2012 at 10:36am

Yes, it is still for sale I called PSA and informed them of the phoney slab. I hope they get to this before these folks get scammed.

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Permalink Reply by Fuddjcal on July 26, 2012 at 9:17am

Horrific at best is a nice way to describe the Mantle. The pointy M's in the Mantle are just a drop dead giveaway. The Dimaggio & Williams are a cut above the usual forgeries associated with this type of signed ball imho and generally can fool some. Sadly, the Mantle is the tell tale sign of a cruel joke. Sorry, but at least now you know. 

You have to believe me because I'm a Monroe Viking & CSUN Grad!!!!! (FUDD representing from Porter Ranch in the SFV!!!)

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Permalink Reply by CJCollector on July 26, 2012 at 8:27am

Cal, if you really want to learn about Mantle autographs, take the time to read the information contained in the below link:

http://live.autographmagazine.com/forum/topics/mantle-williams-and-...

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