Mantle auto baseball - Scoreboard COA
wallpaperman
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Hi everybody,
There's a seller on E-Bay UK selling a Mickey Mantle ball with no reserve. I quite fancy a Mick signed ball, especially from a UK based seller, albeit one who has not been doing much business of late (but then neither have I).
I did a search on these forums about Scoreboard and there appears to be a few warning signs, but also seems they did have Mickey as a client at one time. Most of the warnings seemed to be related to signed items other than baseballs, so was wondering what the opinion was of this item? I understand that the COA's don't have a serial number that matches anything on the ball, so must be a little doubt.
Seems there must be a fighting chance this is legit?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&Item=250254967816&Category=213&_trksid=p3907.m29
Sorry, can't work out how to link.
There's a seller on E-Bay UK selling a Mickey Mantle ball with no reserve. I quite fancy a Mick signed ball, especially from a UK based seller, albeit one who has not been doing much business of late (but then neither have I).
I did a search on these forums about Scoreboard and there appears to be a few warning signs, but also seems they did have Mickey as a client at one time. Most of the warnings seemed to be related to signed items other than baseballs, so was wondering what the opinion was of this item? I understand that the COA's don't have a serial number that matches anything on the ball, so must be a little doubt.
Seems there must be a fighting chance this is legit?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&Item=250254967816&Category=213&_trksid=p3907.m29
Sorry, can't work out how to link.
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Linky
That baseball would be anywhere from 1984 to 1995 which means the signature would be towards the end of Mickey's life. I don't like to guess on something being authentic.......if it is, that's certainly a nice looking ball. You can always do a quick PSA check on the ball. Be careful because the bids will probably go high. Maybe you can buy local.
<< <i>Here is your link.
... You can always do a quick PSA check on the ball. >>
+1
Worth the $7.50...i have used it numerous times. I have had a lot of cards that were scoreboard COA and came back psa/dna.
LINK TO PSA DNA $7.50 QUICK OPINION
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<< <i>Here is your link.
... You can always do a quick PSA check on the ball. >>
+1
Worth the $7.50...i have used it numerous times. I have had a lot of cards that were scoreboard COA and came back psa/dna.
LINK TO PSA DNA $7.50 QUICK OPINION >>
To be honest, I've never put that much stock in a quick opinion just because I've seen the thorough opinions third party authenticators and even that seems to be lacking some of the time. I would stay away from scoreboard certified anything and spend the extra amount on a UDA ball.
RB
Buying Vintage, all sports.
Buying Woody Hayes, Les Horvath, Vic Janowicz, and Jesse Owens autographed items
<< <i>UDA Mantle balls are not always good.
RB >>
Ron,
I have seen where crooks switched the holgram with a fake Mantle ball, but if you know Mantle's sig, you can decipher the difference. They stand out like a sore thumb. I have not seen alot of it, but yes, it has been done by some crooked individuals.
<< <i>Thanks for the opinions everyone. If it doesn't go too high may put a snipe in as it wouldn't be a huge loss. >>
That ball is not worth anything more than something to go play catch with in the back yard. It's an obvious forgery.
Might not be a huge loss, but all you would be buying it for would be the ball, since the sig is junk. I think you can pick up those Bobby Brown American League balls on various online sources for $10-$16 a piece.
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I suspect that is correct.
If I was intent on bidding, I would do the PSA/DNA QO.
IF it came back "likely auth," I still would not buy it. I am
pretty sure the QO would say "NG."
MANY fakes look alot better than the one shown.