Very, very, interesting...

[howard38]

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[ruth-gehrig]

Yeah that is interesting. Looking forward to the 9 remaining parts to the story.

[GrayGhost]

It never ends. damn...

[barrysloate]

I agree Scott. The amount of fraud in this hobby seems boundless. Ultimately, many of the deep pocketed collectors will leave. Very bad for the hobby's future, and it does adversely affect even the legitimate Ruths, as it creates suspicion and doubt as to their authenticity. Crazy business.

[travrosty]

Dozens of snow white Ruth balls. Where are the dozens of Ty Cobb's, Jimmie Foxx, and Honus Wagner?

[Leon]

Originally Posted by travrosty

Dozens of snow white Ruth balls. Where are the dozens of Ty Cobb's, Jimmie Foxx, and Honus Wagner?

Hang on a minute......where did I put that box of balls again?

[HRBAKER]

I can hear the fall back, "All we did was offer an opinion here. Opinions are not guarantees, buyer beware."
Why does this hobby attract so many people who are allergic to an honest day's work? Because we collectors will put up with just about anything and come right back for more.

[ruth-gehrig]

I never thought I'd say this but "I'm glad I don't own a Ruth signed ball." It would bug me always wondering if it was genuine or not.

[benjulmag]

Buying an autographed anything without provenance or some other corroborating information atttesting to its genuiness requires a large leap of faith, regardless who gives the LOA. Given that the value of genuine single signed Ruth balls can be well into six-figures, probably as we speak there are forgers practicing their Ruth signatures. There is little down-side to the crooks. Period balls are relatively inexpensive and easy to find, and if even the signature doesn't pass muster with an authentication company, the forger can simply say he bought it at some flea market and got duped himself. I think that as time goes on, just as with baseball cards with pedigrees, autographed baseballs with pedigrees will sell for substantial premiums over balls with no pedigrees.

EDITED TO ADD that the notion of Peter Nash putting himself out as the good guy in exposing such forgeries raises the bar of hypocrisy to a new level.

[RichardSimon]

Originally Posted by ruth-gehrig

Yeah that is interesting. Looking forward to the 9 remaining parts to the story.

+1

[batsballsbases]

It is stories just like this why I stopped collecting autographed anything many years ago. And as for the experts really what it still comes down to is unless you were there when any item was signed is just an educated guess! That could end up costing the buyer alot of money years later when the item is deemed "BAD" by another educated expert years down the road!

[ibuysportsephemera]

Originally Posted by batsballsbases

It is stories just like this why I stopped collecting autographed anything many years ago. And as for the experts really what it still comes down to is unless you were there when any item was signed is just an educated guess! That could end up costing the buyer alot of money years later when the item is deemed "BAD" by another educated expert years down the road!

+1