HELP NEEDED: Ty Cobb Auto Real/Fake? Thoughts?

[w7imel]

I would pass for sure on that one!!!! The whole thing just does not look right at all.

[Tanman7baseball]

Originally Posted by w7imel

I would pass for sure on that one!!!! The whole thing just does not look right at all.

Really? Bummer... I thought it might have been a nice little find. Oh well.

[w7imel]

It just looks off but let some others chime in with their thoughts as well.

[Tanman7baseball]

Well I am going to go back to the estate sale on Tuesday and probably buy it. I will take the gamble I suppose. But if anyone has any serious objections, then please let me know!

[ATP]

You may get a lot of casual replies here because a lot of people combat or like to opine when not really advanced knowledge...but that is not a Cobb autograph you would want to buy. DO NOT GO TO AN ESTATE SALE AND BUY IT. I do not believe it is authentic and it will not pass TPA in my opinion. Tons of things wrong with it.

[w7imel]

Originally Posted by ATP

You may get a lot of casual replies here because a lot of people combat or like to opine when not really advanced knowledge...but that is not a Cobb autograph you would want to buy. DO NOT GO TO AN ESTATE SALE AND BUY IT. I do not believe it is authentic and it will not pass TPA in my opinion. Tons of things wrong with it.

Sorry if my knowledge is not as "advanced" as yours but even without being a self proclaimed expert as yourself, my eyes could spot that this was not a good Cobb autograph. Please feel free to keep us without the "advanced knowledge" in our place.

[Tanman7baseball]

I respect all of your opinions. I'm not trying to say one opinion is better than another. I was just curious to what everyone's thoughts were. I am no expert in autographs.

So far, there has been a split between positive/negative opinions in regards to the Cobb's authenticity. I truly appreciate everyone's help.

For future reference, can someone tell me what is specifically wrong with the Cobb autograph?

[Topnotchsy]

Originally Posted by w7imel

Sorry if my knowledge is not as "advanced" as yours but even without being a self proclaimed expert as yourself, my eyes could spot that this was not a good Cobb autograph. Please feel free to keep us without the "advanced knowledge" in our place.

I have no idea if the earlier comment was aimed at you, and it's not my place to comment on the tone, but I think the sentiment is reasonable.

There are people who will base a purchase on the feedback they get here (whether that is advisable or reasonable is a separate discussion) and there are many people who are willing to post their "best guess" without really being all that familiar with identifying fakes. This can result in burying the opinions of true experts who really know what they are looking at among opinions that are not really worth all that much...