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Posted By: DJ

STAT and Chris Morales, both the preferred authenticators for Coach's Corner failed "miserably" (Arman Ketayan's narrated words, not mine) according to the HBO Real Sports special and for many, many years, they used Donald Frangipani who was the main focus in the TV special.

In a world where buyers aren't afraid to pay a tad more to know that their stuff is authentic, basically every big auction house utilizes the services of PSA/DNA, GAI or JSA or in some cases, two of the authenticating firms. After all, a Mickey Welsh single signed baseball sold for around $2,400 in the last Coach's Corner auction. How much do you think a slick glossy catalog like Robert Edwards, Sothebys, Mastro or Lelands could get for one?

In the last auction, Coach's Corner got $274 for a Lou Gehrig signature. $800 for a Chuck Klein single signed baseball. $1,000 for a Jimmie Foxx single signed baseball. $1,800 for a Walter Johnson single signed baseball. $1,100 for a Martin DiHingo single signed baseball. $800 for a Jack Chesbro signature. And they have ANOTHER Jack Chesbro autograph this month?

If you go to the front page of the Coach's Corner auction (www.myccsa.com), there is a link that says "Looking for Bargains". Since when is a one-of-a-kind, single signed baseball valued in five digits a "bargain"?

DJ