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Old 09-02-2015, 12:12 PM
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Default Martin Dihigo ball - fake?

My amateur sleuthing leads me to believe that this auto is forged. Thoughts? The ball dates from 1960-68, and Dihigo spent those years in Cuba AFAIK.


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No good in my opinion
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Old 09-02-2015, 12:49 PM
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Oh. My. Freaking. Goodness.

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That is so bad it is not worthy of a response .
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Old 09-02-2015, 07:16 PM
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Don't put baby in the corner. Especially Coaches Corner.
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I will give you one crispy $3 bill for it.
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That is all coaches corner, all the time. Terrible forgery.
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Old 09-02-2015, 11:36 PM
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They have a Dihigo ball in their auctions every month

Here is this month's

http://myccsa.com/Lot.aspx?LotID=467425
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What I don't get is how Operation Bullpen caught all those Mantle and DiMaggio and Williams fakes that actually looked like REAL Mantle and DiMaggio and Williams, yet CC doesn't even have the decency to switch pens and nothing gets done. I know it's been discussed ad nauseum on this site but seriously, what is the deal with that?
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They have a Dihigo ball in their auctions every month

Here is this month's

http://myccsa.com/Lot.aspx?LotID=467425
It has the date included, and a Barry Halper signature. What are looking for - his DNA?
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Although Martin Dihigo died in 1971 , his Cuban biography told me he was virtually incapacitated by a series of strokes since at least 10 years before his death , also he lived in a remote village in Cuba which I visited , His place of death and burial is a town called CRUCES where literally the mode of transportation is horse and buggy.
Oddly tourist have been visiting the town ever since his Hall of fame induction and there is never a lack of DiHigo autographs sold at a premium , usually they are signed baseballs, Books or Christmas cards , many times from his own family who often times tells the visitors that is the LAST autographs they have ......but oddly with every new visitor more is found , you can draw your own conclusions
His bones which were shown to me are carelessly interred in a brick structure that does not even have his name , his bones are basically housed in a metal bread box stacked in a stack with other breadboxes. When I visited I asked what the cost of a proper burial would be and was told $300.00 , am certain that the money bought rum instead as he is still to the best of my knowledge in his breadbox , Have attached two photos taken during the visit, One is of the tomb , his is the box on the right some else is buried there in front but who knows who , The other photo was taken outside the house along with his surviving family , its the house he lived in all his life , I took the photo but collectors may recognize Ron Gordon third from left and James Spence second from the right who some of you may know. Its my opinion that the acquisition of an authentic Martin DiHigo autograph is FAR FAR tougher than most collectors realize and the fact that it came from the "family" does not guarantee authenticity.
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No better way to start a long holiday weekend than with a Jim Stinson story. NICE! Thanks Jim
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Jim,
Always love your stories , especially from the good old days ,and the insight you bring to the hobby. You are correct --an authentic Dihigo is much harder to find than would be expected .
Es la hora para cerveza fria !!

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Taz
Good pickups for the month !!!!

Wrong thread sorry .
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Old 09-09-2015, 04:34 PM
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I don't think a question has been asked more than how have these guys been able to survive for a few dozen years? Small busts here and there, but the handful of forgers that provide them with everything go unscathed. They fake letters of authenticity and lie about the origins and they laugh at us as it appears that like roaches, they will never die. They have 20 more items that have Barry Halper LOA's this month. Really?

http://www.myccsa.com/Search.aspx?SearchText=halper

102 items with Edward Doherty letters.

http://www.myccsa.com/Search.aspx?SearchText=doherty

122 items with Halper or Doherty letters and don't the signatures all look the same?

And the guy helps us decipher because HIS CALLING CARD IS HE DATES THE ITEM AND USES LIKE THREE DIFFERENT PENS!!!!!!!!!!!!! And more great items including their monthly Dihigo. What this teaches us is that since nobody cares (and that's the true shame of it) you can get away with this fraud and make a fortune without a worry. Sad. C'mon FBI!!!!!!! Just look at the links above!!!!!

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I don't think a question has been asked more than how have these guys been able to survive for a few dozen years?
Larry, we see Net54 members post pictures of CC autographs every month, asking if they are real. This means that Net54 members, despite all our discussions about CC, are still going out there and considering their autographs.

If WE are doing it, imagine what the less-educated are doing? (they are buying).
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I think it's like the proverbial train wreck. We know its going to be disgusting
to look at but some people keep looking
Guess there's always the chance they will foul up and offer something that is
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Old 09-10-2015, 10:30 AM
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That bottom scan that I posted came from Coach's Corner with an LOA from Memorabilia Mania. It is signed by Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig and this outfit that has been showing up with Josh Gibson, 1927 Yankees, Joe Jackson signatures...well there is this beauty on ebay. Love the super vague LOA. You have got to be kidding me?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Babe-Ruth-Lo...item3d01f44406

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