Ted Williams / Mantle 8 x 10 real or fake?

[tedjr79]

I have a Ted Williams and Mickey Mantle autograph 8 x 10 that was given to me a couple years ago as a gift and by reading some of the forum posts i'm questioning the authenticity. The autographs when i compared to others that are said to be real look very comparable. The problem is the hologram is from STAT Authentic and from what i read is not very reputable. Any opinions would be appreciated!

[GrayGhost]

fOR A FINAL opinion, I defer to Chris, or Richard or someone, but looks lousy, esp the Mantle. Plus, SCAT Authentic stuff is almost always bad..

[tedjr79]

Here are the pics i was trying to compare them to. This is from a recent auction that had psa/dna..and global...coa's with it and sold for $1900 that had a bunch of triple crown winners on it.

[thetruthisoutthere]

With all due respect, Ted, the majority of people who don't know autographs always say (when comparing a good Mantle to a Mantle autograph they have purchased) "It looks good to me."

That Mantle is one ugly forgery. In my opinion, the only people who get their autographs authenticated by Ted Taylor know he will pass anything that is barely readable. If he (Ted Taylor) is "authenticating" an ugly Mantle like that, then what the heck is he failing. I would love to see his (Ted Taylor) folder of rejections.

Also, Ted Taylor's COA (TTA and Stat Authentic) are banned on Ebay. In other words, if an autograph item is listed on Ebay with Ted Taylor's COA (TTA/Stat Authentic) and if it is reported, it will be removed. It's not easy to get on Ebay's banned list, but Ted Taylor's COA is on it.

[tedjr79]

So would you advise i just shread it then?

Originally Posted by thetruthisoutthere

With all due respect, Ted, the majority of people who don't know autographs always say (when comparing a good Mantle to a Mantle autograph they have purchased) "It looks good to me."

That Mantle is one ugly forgery. In my opinion, the only people who get their autographs authenticated by Ted Taylor know he will pass anything that is barely readable. If he (Ted Taylor) is "authenticating" an ugly Mantle like that, then what the heck is he failing. I would love to see his (Ted Taylor) his folder of rejections.

Also, Ted Taylor's COA (TTA and Stat Authentic) are banned on Ebay. In other words, if an autograph item is listed on Ebay with Ted Taylor's COA (TTA/Stat Authentic) and if it is reported, it will be removed. It's not easy to get on Ebay's banned list, but Ted Taylor's COA is on it.

[Mr. Zipper]

Originally Posted by tedjr79

So would you advise i just shread it then?

It's undoubtedly fake. Sorry.