Mickey Mantle HOF Autographed Bat

Hi guys,

I have the opportunity to purchase a bat signed by a number of Hall of Famers. How do the signatures on the bat look to you?

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Permalink Reply by Casper Gray on January 4, 2015 at 8:37pm

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Permalink Reply by Randy on January 5, 2015 at 5:03am

Not authentic.

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Permalink Reply by Mike P on January 4, 2015 at 8:49pm

Mantle is no good in my opinion. That M looks off and I don't like the "e".

The "g's" in DiMaggio look atypical in my opinion as well.

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Permalink Reply by Mike White on January 4, 2015 at 10:14pm

I don't like the look of any of those signatures, even accounting for the difficulty of signing a bat.

If they are real, they aren't good examples of the signatures--I'd pass for that reason alone.

But it looks like a nice bat! If you can get it for the standard price of a bat, I'd do it. Because that looks like a very nice bat.

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Permalink Reply by Null on January 5, 2015 at 7:41am

Dreadful forgeries.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Zarelli on January 5, 2015 at 7:58am

Ditto.

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Permalink Reply by Casper Gray on January 5, 2015 at 9:23am

So I'm going to guess this one is also bad?

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Permalink Reply by Null on January 5, 2015 at 9:26am

If you are wanting an opinion on an autograph, how about posting a picture that shows the autograph halfway clearly? Crazy thought, I know.

Despite not being able to see the damn thing, I can almost guarantee it is fake judging by the ridiculous amount of rare inscriptions, as well as "Charles". If authentic, this would be $3,500+ easily.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Zarelli on January 5, 2015 at 9:29am

Image is not great for judging, but from what I can see, it does not look promising.

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Permalink Reply by Ian Baldock on January 5, 2015 at 10:24am

First bat the Yaz is terrible etc.

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Permalink Reply by Casper Gray on January 5, 2015 at 12:49pm

These are not pictures I have taken, Ryan. I will request clearer ones from the seller.

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Permalink Reply by Null on January 5, 2015 at 12:54pm

Red Flag #1, anyone who is trying to sell you an autograph and sends you a crap picture like that...

Looks like some Craigslist crap, avoid any site like that. If you know nothing about Mantle's signature stick with something certified by JSA or PSA/DNA and ignore any other 'certificate' that might come with one...