Not your average "is this real?" Mantle thread
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I do not want to say too much as to influence opinion but would love to hear the board's pro's thoughts. I try my best not to clutter the forum with these kind of threads but this ball has thrown me a twist...Thanks to all of you who share your knowledge around here. I have learned a ton... So what do you think?
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Looks good to me, but others know Mantle better than I.
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Looks weird to me but I am not an expert. Though my Mantle instincts have been good in the past couple threads.
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In my opinion, it appears to be an authentic exemplar with a few road bumps.
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:d:d:d:d:d:d:d:d:d:d:d:d:d:d:d I would buy it and enjoy it.
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Shelly, Thank your for responding but is that a good smiley or bad one? |
When its bad:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: when it is good:):):):):D:D:D:D:D
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Reading other Mantle threads, I thought the "banana M's" were a sign of a bad Mantle sig, so I would have thought this one was bad... This is why I paid a premium to get my Mantles from a dealer I trusted implicitly!
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Looks good, maybe he signed it while walking. A couple of blips but enough of the right stuff to feel good about, IMO.
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Thanks for the comparison post, very noticeable difference when viewing them side by side.
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Shelly knows the Mick as well as anyone.
They closed many a bar in their youth :):). |
You call them banana m's I call them the quarter moons.Either way they a crap. Richard, Mickey could drink almost any human under the table. The only ball player that put him to shame in that era was Billy Martin;)
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100% authentic
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Thanks to everyone for the replies....This confirmed what I already believed. I saw no issues with the autograph itself and the ball has the Upper Deck hologram on it. The hologram looked legit and I didn't think incription threw up any red flags (esp considering this was common UDA ball inscription). My surprise came when I called Upper Deck to verify the hologram matched a Mantle ball and their response was "We cannot confirm the authenticity" and will make no further comment. This concerned me as I generally check all my Upper Deck products with no issue. I do this as much for if I ever sell it I know many buyers will do the same. I asked question after question and they would say no more. I then as a test tried to verify other UDA products I owned which I had the original box, COA, pouch, etc.. as I knew they were legit. Not all of these could be confirmed so apparently Upper Deck has developed some cataloging issues or something lately which is rather disappointing. I always considered their memorabilia side to be top notch if you couldn't watch it be signed yourself...Anyways, thanks for the help. I haven't decided what I am gonna do with the ball yet but least I know its good whatever direction I go.
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