Babe Ruth

[David Atkatz]

Originally Posted by Runscott

The letter does refer to the item.

Isn't this actually scratched into the case, as opposed to written with a steel-tip pen?

That's the point, Scott.

[Klrdds]

You couldn't give me this item . This is another example of why TPAs continue to lose the respect of knowledgable collectors and again I can only hope TPAs go the way of the Dodo Bird .....

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by David Atkatz

That's the point, Scott.

Thanks, reading this thread I thought I was missing something.

Given that it's scratched onto the metal, it can't possibly look like Ruth's normal signature. I think it would be a good exercise for some of the more bored of the board to try scratching their own names onto a piece of metal, then report back on the results. We often see supposed example of ancient signatures on bats that look strange by the modern crowd that is used to Sharpies.

[jad22]

Was this item auctioned off by REA in 2013?

[jad22]

http://bid.robertedwardauctions.com/...x?itemid=27860

[keithsky]

People think because it has a PSA or JSA that it is 100% real. Like many have said before they are buying the COA not doing any research. Lasiness or stupidity

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by keithsky

People think because it has a PSA or JSA that it is 100% real. Like many have said before they are buying the COA not doing any research. Lasiness or stupidity

On the other hand, some think that because it is scratched onto a metal case, as opposed to being signed in ink on a baseball or paper, that it is 100% NOT real.

Maybe there are some who have skills in analyzing flow, etc., in a signature that cannot possibly have been made with any sense of flow. I don't know. It would be hard for me to accept the opinion of any TPA that has failed on paper and ball-signed items, for an item as odd as this.

Because of all the uncertainty, I can't imagine anyone with any knowledge of Ruth signatures, to bid even a nickel on this. It would be almost as bad as buying a baseball that someone's friend of a friend of a friend said Ruth hit for a foul ball.