Authenticity of GU/GW cards

[Gary Dunaier]

Originally Posted by MooseDog

all the pens (both players used about 5 of them) had to be collected as well.

What was so special about the pens that they "had to be" retrieved after the signing?

[MooseDog]

Originally Posted by Gary Dunaier

What was so special about the pens that they "had to be" retrieved after the signing?

I don't recall the brand or type of pen, but they were not Sharpies, and my friend who works for Topps didn't explain, and I didn't think to ask at the time. The may have been special as I don't recall any of the signatures I watched smudged in the slightest.

I suspect since the cards they were signing were no different from "regular" Topps issues that perhaps they didn't want the player signing TTM request with them so as to confuse with the Topps insert autos.