Shop at Home autographed balls - Legit?

ShootyBabitt

I was asked by someone to research and possibly sell some signed balls for them. They bought them off of the Shop at Home network back at the 90s as a group - Mantle, Williams, Aaron and Mays. They look good to me, but I am far from an expert on autographs. The balls each come with a certificate, but it is very simple and vague. The balls are each shrink-wrapped in plastic and in a cube, where they have been since purchase.

My questions are 1) are these legit? and 2) would it be worth sending into PSA to get them authenticated before selling? My thoughts were that the Mantle and Williams PSA prices were a bit high and that I might be able to comparable dollars selling them as is with their current certificates.

I have included a scan of the Williams ball and cert to give an idea:

ShootyBabitt

And the Mantle:

Ironmanfan

unfortunately, Shop At Home sold a lot of questionable autographed items...I've seen numerous Ripken forgeries

IMF

Ironmanfan

BTW, that Mantle is horrible....

I'd stay away from these (selling or otherwise)

IMF

ShootyBabitt

<< <i>BTW, that Mantle is horrible....

I'd stay away from these (selling or otherwise)

IMF >>



Thank you very much for the info. I'll politely decline selling them.

mlbfan2

I always just figured their stuff was legit since their prices were so high.

thenavarro

Mantle is no good.

Don't have enough experience with Williams to express an opinion.

Mike

TonyC

Mantle is a resounding NO.

Williams looks bad too; what troubles me is his transition from the "d" to the "W," I can't remember him making a loop like that.

Ironmanfan

I'd hunt down "Judy Lett" to get my money back

IMF

Dpeck100

I am the furthest from a pro at signatures but after viewing a number of items on here that Mantle looks no good to me. The second M looks like an unnatural signature for who ever signed it and really looks forged to me.

Good luck with these and I hope you did not spend to much on them.

ShootyBabitt

I did not purchase them; they belong to a friend of a friend who was interested in me selling them for him. I am going to give them back to him with the bad news. I'll ask what he paid off of the SAH network.

Thanks to everybody for their input.

thenavarro

<< <i>I'd hunt down "Judy Lett" to get my money back

IMF >>



Even Judy's sigs are not legit.