Answering specific autograph authenticity questions and help

[kengoldin]

Hi all.
Someone well respected on the board requested i post something regarding people who ask me questions in PM or email about items. He specifically asked me about a Koufax-Ryan signed ball that was shown on here and I was emailed by the member and told him it was good. He ended up winning the auction on Ebay, and he got a legit ball at a good price.

If you have a question especially about a purported Score Board item or an athlete I previously had under contract and I can help, i will. Email is often best as i do not read every thread. If i think it will help the community, without telling who asked it, I will repeat the question here along with my reply and why.
for starters: here is why i knew the koufax ryan ball was good
1. unlike the picture, it was NOT a koufax Ryan ball (which SB actually didnt do, they always added feller at $3 per sig to compensate for Koufax costing $25) but was a Koufax Ryan Feller ball

2. The ball holder it was in was the special holder that was made just for QVC customers, not a mass marketed holder, but a private label mold that SB had commissioned

3. the name plate on the ball holder was the type produced by California Gold, a company owned by SB.

4. I was actually not concerned about the koufax, the Ryan did look a little weird to me, so i emailed the images to the gentleman who was in charge of all Nolan Ryan signings from 1989-1997 and also handled Koufax signings. He said the sigs looked good, and the positioning of them on the ball and angle as they were signed 'in the box' was perfect.

based on 1-4 above, I answered the question 'Yes i think it is good'.

I hope this and future information is found helpful by the members
my email is ken@goldinauctions.com

regards
Ken

[shelly]

I want to thank Ken for doing this. It has been a long time coming but better late than never. I have always hated those triple signed BB. Now there can be a comfort factor that was not there before with items dealing with SB
I also remember,Ken said he would spend some money and go after people that he felt where harming the hobby.
If Leon wants I can make this a different thread but for now.
Here is what I would put up. Name the Company or people that you would love to see out of business. You must say why and exactly who they are. You must post your name.
Travis your out of this one.
TY Ken

[Deertick]

I want to thank Ken publicly for answering the questions I've had. Also, I'd like to reiterate what I've told you privately: Do not let a few (descriptive noun)'s prevent you from posting here. Many of us value your input.


Shelly,
Good idea to start another thread. I have some thoughts.

[kengoldin]

'harming the hobby' is very subjective. someone might say 'grading cards is harming the hobby', or 'EBAY is harming the hobby'....yet it is legal.
Illegal autograph activity : a) knowingly selling fakes, b)committing forgery, or c)knowingly and intentionally authenticating fakes (a business operated soley for the purpose of rubber stamping someone elses fakes).. is a different story. THAT is what, in theory, should be able to be stopped be legal means, either criminal or civil. THAT is the issue at hand.

I do not want to detour the intent, which is to try to help people and educate when there is a conclusion drawn as to why it is so, but the above certainly is 'the big picture'

[thetruthisoutthere]

Here's an example of how the dirt-bags have tainted the old Scoreboard COA.

Below are two obvious forgeries of Mantle and Ford. Notice how the dirt-bag from "Florida" is now attaching holograms to either an original Scoreboard cert or attaching holograms to a reproduced Scoreboard cert.


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[Deertick]

Seeing those holograms gives me douche chills...

[kengoldin]

Just checking in to post publicly a few answers i gave in email to people over the past week , and as stated, if i think it serves a purpose to educate the forum, I will post publicly without mentioning who asked.

1. Jerry Romolt arranged for the 1941 bats to be signed by DiMaggio approximately 1994. Anyone else who took credit for arranging the deal is falsely bragging

2. Mantle would sign Cloth for Score Board, but would not sign 'mickey mantle' jerseys. This is why that ugly sweatshirt was developed and he did sign 500 HR jerseys for SB

3. Joe D did not sign a single jersey for SB