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pitchingace77 03-19-2015 05:20 PM

Thoughts on this Willie Mays autograph?
 
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I am definitely not an expert in Mays so I thought I would see what the experts have to say.

bobbyw8469 03-19-2015 05:21 PM

I don't like it.

joed25 03-19-2015 05:44 PM

Most likely authentic

Econteachert205 03-19-2015 06:04 PM

I think good although pic isn't the best

1952boyntoncollector 03-19-2015 07:07 PM

id buy that for a dollar..

bobbyw8469 03-19-2015 09:13 PM

and I say most likely fake....

So you have gotten every opinion under the sun. Send it in for the final verdict.

bobbyw8469 03-19-2015 09:17 PM

Not knocking the other guessers, but I have never seen one signed quite like that. Compare it to actual graded ones on Ebay that have been deemed real. Notice the differences. That way you can save yourself the grading fee.

Runscott 03-20-2015 09:13 AM

There's nothing wrong with different opinions, but for this Mays example it would make sense for those who disagree with Bobby to provide an authentic example that looks like the one the OP posted.

I've seen that done with Ruth autographs and it can be a real learning experience, as often the examples provided for comparison really looks nothing like the original example, or to a real one, to those who really know the player's signature. Not saying that's the case here, as I don't know modern Mays autographs, but...

Let's see them.

joed25 03-20-2015 10:42 AM

This is an earlier version of his autograph. You can't compare in to the more recent ones.

Runscott 03-20-2015 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by joed25 (Post 1392466)
This is an earlier version of his autograph. You can't compare in to the more recent ones.

Joseph, you can compare it to authentic ones from the same era. If you have no idea what era it's from, then you can do a little research and figure it out. If you can't find any examples that look similar, then you have your answer.

Also, it's not that early. When I say "early" for Mays, I'm talking 1950's.

bobbyw8469 03-23-2015 11:39 AM

Mays early autographs, you could at least read his name. His later year autograph, looks like japanese hieroglyphics. This signature the OP question is obviously trying to look like the later years, however, the W doesn't look like any I have seen before.

bigfanNY 03-27-2015 08:32 PM

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A 1973 mays that was signed in the 70's hope this helps. I am no auto expert just trying to help.
Regards
Jonathan


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