FAKE Ruth Gehrig Barnstorming Poster

[Shoeless Moe]

Originally Posted by Runscott

That's great Paul. And please point out the differences for us. Thanks in advance.

check out the clarity of the pix of Ruth and Gehrig between both pix.

Also check out their caps.

[Runscott]

gotcha - thanks.

I would never bid on anything like this on ebay; however, given that you posted a link, I checked it out. The seller's description sounded like he did a thorough job investigating. Not enough to convince me to bid, but a better effort than most.

I have a Ruth/Johnson broadside arriving tomorrow, so I'm noticing this stuff more than normal. Mine came from Walter's estate (thanks for that info, Henry), so I'm not at all concerned.

[Shoeless Moe]

This seller too ACOFIND sells a ton of fake broadsides. etc., they've been selling them for years.

Search ACOFIND here and you will see a few threads on them.


http://www.ebay.com/itm/1919-SOX-SHO...item259c7b36d6

[bobfreedman]

I saw the listing about 3 months ago and I was very interested in this piece however I was cautious based on the images and did compare them to the one in REA as well. I forwarded the link on to Rob Lifson and asked for his opinion and he expressed using an abundance of caution over the one on eBay.

The seller is a very nice person and seems honest enough when I talked to him and he even has a report done by a professional firm that did authenticate the age of the piece being from the 20's. He forwarded it on to me and it all checked out.

I did forward the images on to a couple of other "experts" and they all did not like the piece and that is basically what convinced me to stay away from it. One other thing that bothered me was that the seller agreed to sell the piece for $2,000 and my thought was that if it is too good to be true....

[vintagesportscollector]

Originally Posted by bobfreedman

I did forward the images on to a couple of other "experts" and they all did not like the piece and that is basically what convinced me to stay away from it.....

Thanks Bob. What did the experts not like about the piece?

[bobfreedman]

Originally Posted by vintagesportscollector

Thanks Bob. What did the experts not like about the piece?

They all could not put their finger on it and to a person, they all said that they would need to hold it in their hands to give a qualified opinion on it.

Personally after talking to the buyer and reading the report on it, there is a possibility that it could be real but, I chose not to buy it because I do not think it is not a very attractive piece so I would have bought it to flip it and with no clear opinions on it, I ultimately elected to pass on the piece

[Leon]

AS pointed out the one on ebay isn't as crisp in the photos. Look at the lines around the silhouettes. They aren't solid like on the real one shown. It just has the fake look to it. It's sort of like porn, I can't define it, but I know it when I see it. Same thing with this broadside (not porn but fake).

[vintagesportscollector]

Thanks Paul. I don't doubt you at all, but that is a scary good looking fake. The clarity of the Ruth/Gehrig images appears different than the REA example, but it is a convincing fake. Is this a piece that is commonly faked? Have others seen examples?