Help with a Mantle

[Fballguy]

Originally Posted by steve B

When I look at an autograph to buy I ask myself a few basic questions that lead me to the decision which I mostly base on my confidence it's real and the price.

The biggest is whether the item existed during the players lifetime.
After that,
Does the item make sense
Is it in a commonly faked format, or one that's less valuable or saleable.
Is it priced in a way that makes sense. In other words, would it be sensible for a faker to make the item. Cost of the item vs added value from the autograph. compared to the selling price.
What is the source
What are their other items.

If the answers to those are "right" I feel confident it's real.

Bingo and good reply. Pretty much what I said in my last paragraph. Trust your gut more than "does that loop in his signature look right?" Conditions are always different. Signatures from the same person look different based on conditions. To think it's that easy to separate the fakes from the real thing is something autograph collectors tell themselves to make them feel better.

[thetruthisoutthere]

Originally Posted by Fballguy

To think it's that easy to separate the fakes from the real thing is something autograph collectors tell themselves to make them feel better.

Now that's amusing.

[Fballguy]

Originally Posted by thetruthisoutthere

Now that's amusing.

Very profound input. Almost as profound as the sage advice to "use your eye to view the autograph". All these years we've been using our ears. The forum thanks you.

[thetruthisoutthere]

Originally Posted by Fballguy

Very profound input. Almost as profound as the sage advice to "use your eye to view the autograph". All these years we've been using our ears. The forum thanks you.

Everyone has their own method of opining autographs.

I know what works for me and the collectors that I help.

Evidently you're not an autograph collector, so what is your agenda over here?

Or are you just here to agitate us?