Real or fake? Local auctioneer edition

[RobertGT]

Auctioneer in the Poconos claims to have authentic signed balls by Ruth, Cobb and Clemente and other rare memorabilia such as a 1927 World Series program.

Scan down about half-way in the photo gallery for the baseball-related items.

http://www.auctionzip.com/cgi-bin/ph...seball%20cards

[thxforthebp]

Not a fan of the Ruth ball at all after seeing some fake german WWII items mixed in there. Auctions are always as is.
I saw some other fake high end cards pop up in this area as well as some coaches corner junk at auctions within a 50 mi radius of poconos so I would steer clear....just my 2 cents.

[slidekellyslide]

I can't say one way or the other whether the autos are real, but there is a lot of great stuff in that auction. Wish it were near me.

[oriolesbb6]

I posted in previous thread the Ruth auto, to a mixed consesus. I am about 3o miles from the auction but we have an auction at our facility same day..I know we are skeptical of any undocumented autos with good reason, so as an estae auction states-Sold where is as is.....Check the language of how each item is described, I have not-Does it state authentic? or marked/signed-the CYA of sorts in the auction business.

[Scott Garner]

Now that Roaches Corner got dropped by SCD, maybe they need to open new target opportunities??

[IronHorse2130]

Looks like a mixed bag of stuff. Some of the military items are good while others certainly look like repros. It would be nice if there were additional photos of some of these items.

[thetruthisoutthere]

Originally Posted by thxforthebp

Not a fan of the Ruth ball at all after seeing some fake german WWII items mixed in there. Auctions are always as is.
I saw some other fake high end cards pop up in this area as well as some coaches corner junk at auctions within a 50 mi radius of poconos so I would steer clear....just my 2 cents.

I totally agree. I bet there's a connection between them.