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Anyone know about Score Board COAs? Manny Ramirez Ball

CooptownCooptown Posts: 397 ✭✭✭
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I am possibly doing a purchase/trade for a Manny Ramirez ball that comes with a COA from Score Board. Was this company legit? Any thoughts on the ball?

Thanks a lot.

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  • raiderguy10raiderguy10 Posts: 2,144 ✭✭✭
    Scoreboard was legit. The problem was there is no way to tell the COA offered was for the exact ball in a person's collection. Was very easy to keep an authentic ball and swap it out with a fake while providing the COA from Scoreboard back in the day. I always take Scoreboard COAs with a grain of salt because even though the company was legit, there's no way to cross reference the COA to the item.
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  • mrmint23mrmint23 Posts: 2,249 ✭✭✭
    You should post this pic on Net54(get Leons permission since its not prewar) and ask Ken Goldin...He is trying to start an auction house and has posted a lot on Net54.
  • DCanfieldDCanfield Posts: 548 ✭


    << <i>Scoreboard was legit. The problem was there is no way to tell the COA offered was for the exact ball in a person's collection. Was very easy to keep an authentic ball and swap it out with a fake while providing the COA from Scoreboard back in the day. I always take Scoreboard COAs with a grain of salt because even though the company was legit, there's no way to cross reference the COA to the item. >>



    This is exactly the problem and also, the COA's are easily duplicated. If the item came directly from Scoreboard it was good. But, how can you tell?
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  • cwazzycwazzy Posts: 3,257 ✭
    According to Mr. Goldin there is a watermark on the legit COAs. However, there is no guarantee that that is the ball it went with.
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  • IronmanfanIronmanfan Posts: 5,503 ✭✭✭✭
    I could be wrong, but I don't recal any signings that Scoreboard did with Manny

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  • CooptownCooptown Posts: 397 ✭✭✭
    Thanks for all of the responses. I went on the Net54 board, and actually found Ken's emails address. Emailed him, he responded about 45 seconds later, and I think I am going to pass.
  • WinPitcherWinPitcher Posts: 27,726 ✭✭✭
    When Scoreboard went belly up I thought it was Kenny that used the COA's
    on a bunch of stuff, also wasn't he the phone guy on Donnie West's show?

    IMO they are not worth the paper they are written on.


    Good for you.
  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,438 ✭✭✭✭✭
    My take - and it's not at all expert...

    If one bought an item from SB in "the day" - it's my opinion it'll be totally legit - I remember many of the 'bigs' including Mantle had a contract with them - in fact - SB even sold balls thru the Penney's catalog at Christmas time. I'm going back when you could get a Ryan ball for like 20 bucks and a Mantle for 30 - to the best of my recollection. Even the Mays bat was cheap back then.

    I agree with Steve - today? I would be very incredulous. There's no way to know if the ball goes with the COA.
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