Opinion on this lou gehrig

[gnaz01]

My authentic example looks almost identical

[Duluth Eskimo]

No one wants to make a comment on it as they were probably asking him to take it off Ebay for a price. The seller also had a Cobb that was taken down. Gehrig is tough, but I think it looks good. I also think the Cobb was good. If you are planning on bidding on it I wouldn't advertise it here first.

[perezfan]

Yup.... I figured that it might vanish shortly after the "outing".

Pathetic description/poor listing, but I think it was authentic as well...

[GrayGhost]

agreed w all above. good signature and yeah, don't let too many know bout it.

[jgmp123]

As good as the signature may look, step away from it and let's revisit that description..."SIGNATURE ON PIECE OF PAPER"...He won't even say it's authentic or even signed by Lou in the description...that doesn't seem odd to anyone here? Do you think someone found it in a attic somewhere and just threw it up on eBay with that description??

[Lordstan]

James,
I hear you, and it does give me some reason to pause, but I have seen real items with terrible descriptions before. Look at the one member here who bought the real single signed GC Alexander ball on ebay. I think it was listed as a generic signed old ball. If I remember correctly, he paid less than $100 for it, or something like that. While this situation is rare, it does happen every once in a while.
I happen to think the auto looks pretty good. That being said, because of the anonymity of the seller and poor description I certainly would not have paid top dollar for it?

Edit: If it is a fake, it is a brilliant one. To pull off a sig that good, including a salutation, without a single hesitation mark anywhere is pretty exceptional.

[Forever Young]

ABSOLUTELY DO NOT BUY!

I knew this looked familiar... SOMETHING STINKS!

The one attached had a JSA cert and I was interested in buying years ago.

The one on ebay is a forgery based on the original I bet.

I HOPE ONE OF US DIDN'T MAKE A DEAL WITH THIS GUY OUTSIDE OF EBAY.

[JimStinson]

Originally Posted by Duluth Eskimo

No one wants to make a comment on it as they were probably asking him to take it off Ebay for a price. The seller also had a Cobb that was taken down. Gehrig is tough, but I think it looks good. I also think the Cobb was good. If you are planning on bidding on it I wouldn't advertise it here first.

The Ty Cobb that was taken down right before the Gehrig SHOULD look good as it matched exactly the infamous color photo copy of a real one that had once been housed in a slab as authentic. And when I say exactly I mean exactly right down to the size dimensions of the paper surrounding it as well as the signature itself superimposing perfectly. So maybe some lucky collector scored a "Daily Double" that day. When it comes to autographs its like if you have a big tall glass of clean water and you put a single drop of urine in it , while it may still look like a glass of clean water its actually a glass of piss
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[jgmp123]

Originally Posted by JimStinson

The Ty Cobb that was taken down right before the Gehrig SHOULD look good as it matched exactly the infamous color photo copy of a real one that had once been housed in a slab as authentic. And when I say exactly I mean exactly right down to the size dimensions of the paper surrounding it as well as the signature itself superimposing perfectly. So maybe some lucky collector scored a "Daily Double" that day. When it comes to autographs its like if you have a big tall glass of clean water and you put a single drop of urine in it , while it may still look like a glass of clean water its actually a glass of piss
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+1

[JimStinson]

Ben, You were posting at exactly the same time I was and basically proved what I was suggesting.

incidentally The notations on the lower left of the Lou Gehrig you pictured (The REAL one) and the notations on the original Ty Cobb 3x5 that the photo copy originated from are in the handwriting of the late H. Esch and are indeed good. As the date was Esch's way of remembering exactly when he got the autograph which was in most cases in-person.
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[Forever Young]

Originally Posted by JimStinson

Ben, You were posting at exactly the same time I was and basically proved what I was suggesting.

incidentally The notations on the lower left of the Lou Gehrig you pictured (The REAL one) and the notations on the original Ty Cobb 3x5 that the photo copy originated from are in the handwriting of the late H. Esch and are indeed good. As the date was Esch's way of remembering exactly when he got the autograph which was in most cases in-person.
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Great info Jim. We proved each other right! This is EXACTLY why net54 is important. After seeing a thread on the card side outing a restored piece at auction and this .. I am proud to be a part of it.

[JimStinson]

Good Point Ben, But I can personally only take credit for a portion of it. It was brought to my attention by two others who don't participate in this forum and take a considerable amount of "bashing" but provide a tremendous service to the hobby. They know who they are.
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[jgmp123]

Well Jim and Ben, You can both be equally credited with saving some of the newbies here some cash...It sounded like several were going to go after this. Hopefully they come back and read the updates here....