what are the chances this is real?

[jeff_bichel]

25 ttm autos on '53 Archives. Seems like a nice lot. To good to be true?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/25-BASEBALL-card-1953-topps-ARCHIVES-auto-SIGNED-LOT-dusty-RHODES-bobby-THOMSON-/301275496275?_trksid=p2054897.l4275

 

[200lbhockeyplayer]

Pretty really good odds. Super common signatures from a common TTM set.

 

[matfanofold]

After a quick inspection of available images, I can conclude that the autographed cards in question all employ different pens, colors, pressures, slants and angles, and overall different penmanship(s) amongst them. Although not conclusive, I believe they would have a better than average chance of being real. Or at the very least, all of them were not made by the same individual.

 

[smapdi]

The primary thing that would give me pause is the low price. I don't know if any of those guys are tough gets in the hardcore autograph world, but under $5 apiece seems like one of those too-god-to-be-true things for guys like that.

 

[Austin]

Pretty really good odds. Super common signatures from a common TTM set.

Agree 100%.
Those signatures are/were very common through-the-mail signers and the '53 Archives set is extremely popular to send for autographs.
In fact, I have several of those same cards autographed which I got sending to the players, and the signatures are identical.
Bobby Thomson, Roy Face, Lew Burdette, Curt Simmons, Bob Friend, Johnny Logan, etc.
The autographs are cheap because they're such good TTM signers and you can buy them each for a couple of bucks on eBay.

 

[mrmopar]

At approx. $5 each, that is actually a little higher than I'd expect to pay for each card individually. You can find many of those for $2-3, although getting them in one lot will help as individual buying racks up the shipping charges. I didn't recognize any toughies there and a few who are deceased are easy signatures otherwise. Not a screaming deal in my mind.

 

[cgilmo]

Honestly, I'd go for it. That's a great deal.