Babe Ruth signed ball value

[bigtrain]

Unfortunately, more pictures will not change the opinions here. That is not Ruth's autograph. Sounds like it may well be that someone swiped the original ball from the gentleman. If his eyesight is failing perhaps he didn't notice.

[bigtrain]

Just reviewing all the facts you laid out. The original ball was signed during Ruth's appearance at a spring training game in 1948. Although very ill, Ruth did go to Florida for several weeks during what would have been spring training that year. I presume that your ball owner is talking major league spring training since you presume it is a Harridge ball. The gentleman, (94 now) would have been 33 years old then, obviously not a rookie. You state that he was the winning pitcher that day. Sounds like he had more than a cup of coffee in MLB, would we know his name? Sad story if an elderly major league veteran got ripped off.

[RichardSimon]

I usually don't post opinions on authenticity on Net54, for a variety of good reasons which I won't go into, but that is definitely not Babe Ruth's autograph. His signature did not deteriorate in his old age. No way, no how is that Ruth.

[sylbry]

I appreciate all of your comments. And especially thank you all for preventing me from looking like an idiot trying to sell a fake Babe Ruth signed ball. I just don't know how I am going to break the news to the potential seller.