by aflea627 » Wed Oct 12, 2011 9:06 am
I too received an Ernie Banks TTM today. This is the third Ernie Banks success reported in the last week, so it does appear that he is catching up on his mail. As far as authenticity, I look at it this way: Unless I know I met him in person, I will never know if it is authentic, and everyone can debate until they're blue in the face (Heck. Even sometimes when you KNOW its real, someone will always find a reason to challenge the authenticity). It is a FREE autograph through the mail. This is something for my personal collection and as long as I think it is real that is all that matters (Ignorance is bliss!). I don't need to worry about authenticity unless I intend on selling it, and the buyer is concerned about its authenticity, or some day when I am gone and my collection passes to someone else and that party is concerned about its authenticity then they can spend the money to determine how authentic it is.
I too received an Ernie Banks TTM today. This is the third Ernie Banks success reported in the last week, so it does appear that he is catching up on his mail. As far as authenticity, I look at it this way: Unless I know I met him in person, I will never know if it is authentic, and everyone can debate until they're blue in the face (Heck. Even sometimes when you KNOW its real, someone will always find a reason to challenge the authenticity). It is a FREE autograph through the mail. This is something for my personal collection and as long as I think it is real that is all that matters (Ignorance is bliss!). I don't need to worry about authenticity unless I intend on selling it, and the buyer is concerned about its authenticity, or some day when I am gone and my collection passes to someone else and that party is concerned about its authenticity then they can spend the money to determine how authentic it is.
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