Mantle forgeries - a game everyone feels comfortable playing

[HRBAKER]

Originally Posted by packs

Under.

You have to think he signed at least a hundred thousand authentic autographs throughout his lifetime.

I'll take the over on your estimate of how many he signed.

[jimjim]

Depends on your perspective. There are plenty of authentic Mantles out there, but most are in collections. The ones for sale on eBay, auctions, etc lean disproportionally to forgery. But I think the number of fakes seems higher than reality, as those are the ones we see everyday.

[Lordstan]

Originally Posted by jimjim

Depends on your perspective. There are plenty of authentic Mantles out there, but most are in collections. The ones for sale on eBay, auctions, etc lean disproportionally to forgery. But I think the number of fakes seems higher than reality, as those are the ones we see everyday.

Matt,
Unfortunately, there are probably just as many fake Mantles in private collections as real ones, perhaps more. Consider the number of Mantles asked about on the board. The majority are fake regardless of whether they were in someone's collection or on ebay.
It's def over 60% fake. Perhaps Ken is right about the 90%
Mark