Ruth and Gehrig Balls - Authentic?

[VAYankee]

Originally Posted by jgmp123

How about an associate that you can speak with live on the phone - Name and phone number...

JDE aka "Broker" aka "Consignor" is going to balk at having me speak with seller by phone directly for all the same reasons listed.

[jgmp123]

Originally Posted by VAYankee

JDE aka "Broker" aka "Consignor" is going to balk at having me speak with seller by phone directly for all the same reasons listed.

I don't want the sellers contact, I want the brokers contact. If someone is expected to pay thousands of dollars for an autograph, they will need to provide some available voice.

[VAYankee]

I've spoken to him. Guy called me last night trying to get me to pull the trigger, but I sent him right to vm

[jgmp123]

Originally Posted by VAYankee

I've spoken to him. Guy called me last night trying to get me to pull the trigger, but I sent him right to vm

Did he give you a name and phone number?

[VAYankee]

Originally Posted by jgmp123

Did he give you a name and phone number?

I have his name and number. His name his Dave Ingber, although as you know JDE is run by Ralph Perullo. Dave is located in Minnesota.

[jgmp123]

This is a fun cross thread....

http://live.autographmagazine.com/ph...ource=activity

[VAYankee]

Originally Posted by jgmp123

This is a fun cross thread....

http://live.autographmagazine.com/ph...ource=activity

Ingber has admittedly never been that kind of a jerk to me, although condescension is a key character trait of his. Tries to make you feel like your idiot because you won't hand over $5k for whatever he's trying to sell. Everything from JDE should be accepted. I loved this email that I got from him on Saturday morning when I wouldn't buy the Ruth ball....

I remember you told me you once got burned before on a purchase. Now I believe, unless these guys like Ruth and Gehrig either tell you they actually signed the bb, or left behind an affidavit before they died that they did so, you are not going to be comfortable. It certainly is your prerogative, but in the business we refer to it as “paralysis by analysis.”


I called it being careful or judicious.

[RichardSimon]

Ralph has a son named Mark, he charmed us over at Autograph Magazine Live with unrelenting, totally ineffective, attacks on Chris.

[pscolgrafs]

Josh Gibson:

The one "authenticated" by Barry Halper is at the top.

Here is what is said about Josh Gibson in the "Baseball Hall of Fame Autographs Book" by Ron Keurajian:

The population of genuine speciments is likely between 10 and 20. Just about all Gibson material is in document form. I know of only one signed baseball, a team baseball of the Homestead Grays from either 1945 or 1946.

In closing: CCSA have sold hundreds and hundreds of Josh Gibson signed items and they usually sell for several hundred dollars. What is the value of a Gibson signature? In 2007, Lelands sold a 1939 contract for $32,862. A single signed baseball would most likely today sell for more than that. Possible $50,000. And look at these prices, folks.

[Duluth Eskimo]

Originally Posted by VAYankee

I have his name and number. His name his Dave Ingber, although as you know JDE is run by Ralph Perullo. Dave is located in Minnesota.

Please send me a personal email with this guys (Dave) contact information including name, phone number, and mailing address. I have been heavily involved in vintage sports items for over 25 years living in Minnesota my entire life and I have no idea who this is. I would like to look in to it further if you don't mind. Thanks, Jason