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Is this Mantle autograph authentic?

GatorGator Posts: 210 ✭
in Trading Cards & Memorabilia Forum
Sorry for my ignorance guys, but just needed some opinions on this auto. I just worry about buying auto's not slabbed.

Mantle Autograph

Also, any ideas what this will go for?

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  • MuckyMuttMuckyMutt Posts: 803
    Looks good to me.
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  • PoppaJPoppaJ Posts: 2,818 ✭
    Looks authentic to me too, but I think for the money, you'd be better off finding one that's already slabbed PSA/DNA.

    Do a Completed Search on eBay and you'll get a better idea of what you're up against price-wise.

    PSA/DNA cut sigs and index cards of Mantle have been under $200, while miscellaneous cards signed by the Mick have been running $350 and up.

    I wouldn't take a chance on that 53 Archive Mantle; besides it's already closing in on the $200 mark.

    Just my opinion image

    Good luck!
    PoppaJ
  • GatorGator Posts: 210 ✭
    Thanks guys!
  • hofautoshofautos Posts: 1,934


    << <i>Thanks guys! >>


    spend the $8 for psa quick opinion....these typically sell for about $300+ when slabbed, so there is still room for it to be a "good deal".
  • Tvac897Tvac897 Posts: 1,478
    Looks like it to me.
    -Rome is Burning

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  • fandangofandango Posts: 2,622 ✭


    << <i>Looks like it to me. >>



    thanks for your expert opinion TVAC you fraud
  • vtbubvtbub Posts: 86
    Real or not, that feedback percentage is scary.
  • MuckyMuttMuckyMutt Posts: 803


    << <i>Real or not, that feedback percentage is scary. >>



    Not if you look at the details...
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  • AragornTheBoldAragornTheBold Posts: 613
    I have an signed Mickey Mantle baseball that I found at an estate sale for $2 but for some reason I am reluctant to sell it. Do you think these will ever go up significantly from $500 I mean he has already passed, he isnt accumulating stats any more and so far he has not been accused of steroid usage
  • BobaFett72BobaFett72 Posts: 7,304
    "I just worry about buying auto's not slabbed."

    I'd worry about the large number that did slab and are fake. More than you think.
  • PoppaJPoppaJ Posts: 2,818 ✭


    << <i>I have an signed Mickey Mantle baseball that I found at an estate sale for $2 but for some reason I am reluctant to sell it. Do you think these will ever go up significantly from $500 I mean he has already passed, he isnt accumulating stats any more and so far he has not been accused of steroid usage >>



    1st of all, would you mind sharing a pic of that $2 Mantle ball?

    Secondly, there's never a guarantee and no one knows for sure, but authentic Mantle cards & memorabilia have always withstood the test of time as far as value goes. I can't remember a time, in my 45 years of collecting only Pre-70 Mantle cards, when any of them have gone down in value.

    There's been a lot of dirt dumped on the Mick throughout the years and I wouldn't expect anything new to rear its ugly head soon that would affect the price of his memorabilia.

    With the helpful opinion of some of the autograph gurus of this board, you might want to post a pic before sending the ball in to be authenticated.

    PoppaJ

  • AragornTheBoldAragornTheBold Posts: 613
    Sorry I'm not a very good photographer when it comes to baseballs but here ya go:

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  • Tvac897Tvac897 Posts: 1,478


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    << <i>Looks like it to me. >>



    thanks for your expert opinion TVAC you fraud >>



    Lol, you have some issues dude, back to our regular programming...
    -Rome is Burning

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  • PoppaJPoppaJ Posts: 2,818 ✭
    I've never seen a signature of the Mick, wth the "M" in Mantle looking like that.

    Unless, Mickey was kickin' a few back prior to signing that ball, I doubt if it's authentic ... but best to get the opinion of others, as maybe someone may have a like signature.

    PoppaJ
  • gumbyfangumbyfan Posts: 5,168 ✭✭✭


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    << <i>Looks like it to me. >>



    thanks for your expert opinion TVAC you fraud >>



    hey fandango...ever think for a second that you might be wrong and just making a big fool of yourself?
  • AragornTheBoldAragornTheBold Posts: 613
    Well I had one collector a while back say it was authentic and offered $350 for it but I was told they can sell for $500. The picture might have made it look weird because I have compared it to other "authenticated" signatures.
  • lsutigers1973lsutigers1973 Posts: 11,093 ✭
    Was this the same collector that offered you $15k worth of PSA MAntles for $2500?
  • AragornTheBoldAragornTheBold Posts: 613
    Here is the appearance of the hijacking troll once again
  • lsutigers1973lsutigers1973 Posts: 11,093 ✭
    Just in case anyone missed the thread I mentioned, here it is. If he decides to edit his replies, I have them saved.

    Mantle Thread
  • lsutigers1973lsutigers1973 Posts: 11,093 ✭
    Sorry for the double post, but I believe Gator has already received his answer. PoppaJ has only been on this board a month but his first post was so awesome he has believable credentials for anything regarding Mantle for at least a year or so. If PoppaJ said it was a good auto, then I believe it is too.
  • AragornTheBoldAragornTheBold Posts: 613
    hypocrite, you throw a fit when I reply to one of your old threads and you do that to me on a daily basis, go drink some more alchohol so you are not in such a b1tchy mood
  • lsutigers1973lsutigers1973 Posts: 11,093 ✭
    Just got out of the pool because I ran out of beer.
  • AragornTheBoldAragornTheBold Posts: 613
    well good I like you better when you are drunk which is true with most people in this world
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