Coach's Corner Auctions Christopher Morales

[thetruthisoutthere]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

Where do they get all these vintage baseballs? Isn't the supply limited?

There are no "Limited Edition" products at Coach's Corner Auctions. The Coach's Corner consignors have "private signings" with Ruth, Mantle, Gehrig, Mathewson, Cy Young, Walter Johnson, Joe DiMaggio, Joe Jackson, Mike "King" Kelly, Ed Delahanty, etc., on a monthly basis. They also have "private autograph sessions" annually with George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Amelia Earhart, The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, etc.

[thecatspajamas]

Is there a good way to "clean" a recent signature from an otherwise-nice vintage ball?

[Vintagedegu]

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[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by Vintagedegu

I don't even know what to say.

Thank you for that; I needed a LOL moment this a.m.

I didn't know Degas was a fauvist. And that "ballerina", well, she's built more like a stripper from Iowa.

[perezfan]

Wow... are they really claiming that this one-legged woman (with one "C" Cup and one "Double D") is an original Degas?

That claim might carry more chutzpah than all their other fake baseball pieces, combined. Best laugh of the day

[barrysloate]

I agree. That Degas is beyond ridiculous. There wasn't even an attempt made to make it look at least a tiny bit like the artist's style.

[perezfan]

And why does the piece of furniture in back of her (assuming that's what it is) also have only one leg? What's keeping it suspended on the right side? Is the "artist" making a "missing limb" statement of some kind?

The more I look, the funnier it gets!

[Vintagedegu]

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[perezfan]

I couldn't quite place the model for this original Degas, but think I finally pinpointed it... Laffing Sal. Who else could have that hair, those boobs, and those scary un-natural looking arms....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmHpu...eature=related

BTW, this terrified me as a kid, and (thanks to Coach's Corner) continues to haunt me today

[barrysloate]

Originally Posted by thetruthisoutthere

There are no "Limited Edition" products at Coach's Corner Auctions. The Coach's Corner consignors have "private signings" with Ruth, Mantle, Gehrig, Mathewson, Cy Young, Walter Johnson, Joe DiMaggio, Joe Jackson, Mike "King" Kelly, Ed Delahanty, etc., on a monthly basis. They also have "private autograph sessions" annually with George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Amelia Earhart, The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, etc.

I know Christopher, the whole thing is ridiculous....but I actually meant where do they find all these blank vintage baseballs to add the signatures to? I do occasionally see vintage baseballs offered in auctions, but they need to acquire a pretty big supply of them to fill up their auctions. How many blank ones are out there?

[thetruthisoutthere]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

I know Christopher, the whole thing is ridiculous....but I actually meant where do they find all these blank vintage baseballs to add the signatures to? I do occasionally see vintage baseballs offered in auctions, but they need to acquire a pretty big supply of them to fill up their auctions. How many blank ones are out there?

Barry, I have to think the majority of those baseballs aren't vintage balls. Roach's Corner had one auction a few months ago where they slipped and showed the logo in the photograph and it was determined it was a 1960's baseball. It was signed by Babe Ruth...

[barrysloate]

That's actually extremely critical information. The common defense for these scoundrels is that they do their due diligence by getting LOA's for all their items. But if they offer a signature from a guy who died in 1955 on a ball that wasn't produced until 1960, wouldn't that be damning evidence?

[benjulmag]

What about going after Chris Morales in a civil action? Wouldn't he be judged by the reasonable man standard, meaning he couldn't plead stupidity as a defense? Seems to me if Morales was hit with a lawsuit or two, he might find it too expense to keep giving LOAs.