Babe Ruth Signed Baseball Drew Max Video

[David Atkatz]

Originally Posted by earlywynnfan

So in the end, the collector has the same scruples as the authenticator. A match made in heaven!

Ken

Not true, Ken. He was honest. Not only did he say that JSA and PSA rejected it, he went further by stating that in his own opinion it was a forgery.
He shouldn't have been selling it, but, hey, one can't describe that ball more honestly than he did.

[johnmh71]

Originally Posted by David Atkatz

Not true, Ken. He was honest. Not only did he say that JSA and PSA rejected it, he went further by stating that in his own opinion it was a forgery.
He shouldn't have been selling it, but, hey, one can't describe that ball more honestly than he did.

Are you being serious? There is never a good excuse for selling a fake.

[Big Dave]

People sell fakes all the time.

Secretarial, autopen, traced over, batboy, etc.

As long as it is disclosed, I don't have a problem with it.

[David Atkatz]

Originally Posted by johnmh71

Are you being serious? There is never a good excuse for selling a fake.

Yes, I'm serious. I didn't try to justify his selling it. What I did was express my--strong--disagreement with the contention that the seller is as sleazy as the--knowingly lying--authenticator.

[johnmh71]

What if the buyer wants to flip it and doesn't provide the same information?

[Mr. Zipper]

Originally Posted by johnmh71

What if the buyer wants to flip it and doesn't provide the same information?

Of course that is the customer the seller is hoping for. Why would anyone pay thousands of dollars for a fake unless he thought he could flip it as real and make a profit?

If it was $100 and sold as a replica, one could make the argument it is a legit sale. But thousands?

[RichardSimon]

I was just offered this ball in an e mail apparently from the guy who bought it in the auction.
We have had an interesting e mail exchange .

[earlywynnfan]

You mean somebody bought it off ebay??

[ruth-gehrig]

Originally Posted by RichardSimon

I was just offered this ball in an e mail apparently from the guy who bought it in the auction.
We have had an interesting e mail exchange .

I'm sure he was looking for a nice profit right??