You guys have got to see this! Tony Podsada discussing Mickey Mantle. FUNNY

[RichardSimon]

Fuddj - well done recap.
I never went to Tony in Florida or anywhere else.
Tony never brought his garbage to me.
He alleges, and it is possible, that he mailed a few items to me and that I did authenticate them. He has made that claim for years. At one point in time he said the number of items was six.
He contacted me by phone quite a few years ago and begged me to visit him in Florida and told me that I would make good money by doing this. I refused to visit him.
He has called me again, not recently, when I wrote things about Florida forgeries, here and on my website. I hung up on him, knowing that any conversation would be pointless.

[Fuddjcal]

Originally Posted by RichardSimon

Fuddj - well done recap.
I never went to Tony in Florida or anywhere else.
He alleges, and it is possible, that he sent a few items to me and that I did authenticate them. He has made that claim for years. At one point in time he said the number of items was six.
He contacted me by phone quite a few years ago and begged me to visit him in Florida and told me that I would make good money by doing this. I refused to visit him.
He has called me again, not recently, when I wrote things about Florida forgeries, here and on my website. I hung up on him, knowing that any conversation would be pointless.

Thank-you very much Richard for your help in setting the record straight.

[shelly]

He never sold GAI on any story. He did not need to. GAI had all ready done a deal with B&J to authenticate all of their crap.
TP used to supply all of B&J's junk so it became a perfect marriage. Years later he started up again With Steve Rocchi and GFA.
If you want to do your own research, I can just tell you that if you buy one of these items, take it out of the frame and take the paper to a printer. Surprise, Surprise.

[Fuddjcal]

Originally Posted by shelly

He never sold GAI on a story. GAI had all ready done a deal with B&J to authenticate all there crap. TP used to supply all of B&J's junk so it became a perfect marriage. Years latter he started up again With Rocchi.
I can just tell you that if you buy the item, take it out of the frame and take the paper to a printer. Surprise, Surprise.

Once again, thanks Shelly for helping to shed light and correct some of my assessments. Much appreciated.

[Leon]

There is good information in this thread. Thanks guys...Hopefully it helps someone to not get ripped off..

[Leon]

There is good information in this thread. Thanks guys...Hopefully it helps someone to not get ripped off..

[Duluth Eskimo]

I get that all these are obvious forgeries and that they are coming from this same source, but it appears unclear what role Podsada plays in both stories. Is he the forger, the fence, or both? I do not really know these guys like some of you do so maybe it is painfully obvious, but can you give a little more back story? Thanks, Jason

[Fuddjcal]

Originally Posted by Duluth Eskimo

I get that all these are obvious forgeries and that they are coming from this same source, but it appears unclear what role Podsada plays in both stories. Is he the forger, the fence, or both? I do not really know these guys like some of you do so maybe it is painfully obvious, but can you give a little more back story? Thanks, Jason

I wish I knew Jason. Considering he said he had 30,000 on his kitchen table at one time, I say that's a pretty strong suspicion.

you'll have to judge for yourself looking at all the minutia out there, including the autographs themselves (which are Putrid IMHO), people involved with-in the industry, their knowledge of Mickey Mantle's autograph and their dealings with the gentleman, his Tax evasion arrest and subsequent jail time regarding the inventory, his case with scoreboard which graciously was made public by Ken Goldin, and most importantly his story that what he has are "real" Mickey Mantle's but a "variation of styles" or that what we know to be real is fake (The George Costanza OPPOSITE defense which is ludicrous on every level).

According to him, he's sold this story to 7 different FDE's including JSA & PSA including the assertion that "Mickey Mantle said they were real in court documents and that a Family Member signed a bunch for him that we deem as authentic.....ala Ted Williams & his son John Henry.

even so, all you have to do is a little bit of work studying his autograph and this dreck he has been selling is on cheap ass Media compared to what we know as signed in person photos. We haven't even scratched the surface on signed baseballs yet. I think they will be more regarding the quality of the photos to come. They SUCK compared to most all authentic signed photos. Not to mention the 4x 6's & 5x7's that are out there. Those a a complete joke in their own right

You'll have to connect the dots for yourself. I think I summed it up fairly well in my re-cap with the information that is out there that we gathered. All the best, Chuck

[Duluth Eskimo]

I get what you're saying and they are terrible autographs I agree. I just don't know where you come up with the Podsada name? Is he referenced in the FBI arrests? It doesn't reference that in the articles unless I am missing something. Just trying to figure it out.

[RichardSimon]

Originally Posted by Fuddjcal

I wish I knew Jason. Considering he said he had 30,000 on his kitchen table at one time, I say that's a pretty strong suspicion.

you'll have to judge for yourself looking at all the minutia out there, including the autographs themselves (which are Putrid IMHO), people involved with-in the industry, their knowledge of Mickey Mantle's autograph and their dealings with the gentleman, his Tax evasion arrest and subsequent jail time regarding the inventory, his case with scoreboard which graciously was made public by Ken Goldin, and most importantly his story that what he has are "real" Mickey Mantle's but a "variation of styles" or that what we know to be real is fake (The George Costanza OPPOSITE defense which is ludicrous on every level).

According to him, he's sold this story to 7 different FDE's including JSA & PSA including the assertion that "Mickey Mantle said they were real in court documents and that a Family Member signed a bunch for him that we deem as authentic.....ala Ted Williams & his son John Henry.

even so, all you have to do is a little bit of work studying his autograph and this dreck he has been selling is on cheap ass Media compared to what we know as signed in person photos. We haven't even scratched the surface on signed baseballs yet. I think they will be more regarding the quality of the photos to come. They SUCK compared to most all authentic signed photos. Not to mention the 4x 6's & 5x7's that are out there. Those a a complete joke in their own right

You'll have to connect the dots for yourself. I think I summed it up fairly well in my re-cap with the information that is out there that we gathered. All the best, Chuck

Fudd - PSA & JSA are NOT FDE's, though it seems at one point in time that JSA hinted that he was.