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    This collector has balls!!


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    Re: This collector has balls!!

    Great video! Thanks for sharing. What a collection. I can only imagine how much it's worth. He's done a tremendous job with the display and security, too. How cool.

    Tim

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    Talking Re: This collector has balls! no hair !and lots of cash !

    The guy was in the St petersburg Times as well . I used to see him a lot at The Trop in St Pete in the early years of the Devil Rays . He has lot of cash and doesn't have to work . Must make collecting easy . So easy, I think collecting would be kind of boring ,except for the hunt . Did the Honus Wagner sig look almost too new to anybody else? the ink looked perfect..let's hear from some of the experts out there....

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    Re: This collector has balls!!

    Saw a few forgeries amongst the collection.

    The 1939 HOF Ball, the DiMaggio/Monroe ball, the Wagner ball among others.

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    Re: This collector has balls!!

    Quote Originally Posted by sammy View Post
    Saw a few forgeries amongst the collection.

    The 1939 HOF Ball, the DiMaggio/Monroe ball, the Wagner ball among others.
    Sammy - I think they said the DiMaggio/Marilyn Monroe was 1 of only 2 in existence. Why do you think it was a forgery?

    The Honus Wagner looked like it was brand new.

    Andrew

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    Re: This collector has balls!!

    I've seen quite a few DiMaggio/Monroe balls in existence, more then 1 or 2, but that doesn't mean these are authentic.

    I've been doing this a long time and my opinion is based on experience.

    I'd bet money none of the major authrntication companies would certify the ball as authentic.

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    Re: This collector has balls!!

    Yeah, I didn't want to sound like a jerk but that Wagner was clearly suspect. There were a few others that looked a little "off" and maybe I'll go back to the video and check it out. One of his DiMaggio's looked fake to me, too.

    Tim

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    Re: This collector has balls!!

    That Wagner is clearly a fake, it looks like it was done on a new ball in blue fountain pen. I'd be interested to see exactly what model ball it was.

    The Hank Aaron even had some inconsistencies. The slant on the Lou Gehrig worried me a bit, too.

    What does he do for a living? Still a huge collection nonetheless.

    Tim

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    Re: This collector has balls!!

    Quote Originally Posted by stkmtimo View Post

    What does he do for a living? Still a huge collection nonetheless.

    Tim
    Not to use a mixed "Cliché", it's not the size of the collection, it's the quality. In all seriousness, I hope the Guiness Book of World Records does their due dilligence before proclaiming him the King of Balls!

    Like we say here all the time, do your homework!

    Andrew

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    Re: This collector has balls!!

    Quote Originally Posted by allstarsplus View Post
    Not to use a mixed "Cliché", it's not the size of the collection, it's the quality. In all seriousness, I hope the Guiness Book of World Records does their due dilligence before proclaiming him the King of Balls!

    Like we say here all the time, do your homework!

    Andrew
    Great point Andrew. I primarily collect autographs and I had never heard of this guy before seeing the video so I always take these types of things with a grain of salt. I'd be interested to see how much of his collection is actually real. There are no doubts that a few fakes will find their way into a collection that big.

    Tim

 

 

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