Disturbing Confession ...

ullmandds · #1 07-17-2025, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Fandom0610

Unfortunately this hobby is filled with greed and its only getting worse. The damage has already been done. At this point unless you personally see the player sign the item I wouldnt feel comfortable buying any modern player auto.

I don't really understand the allure of modern autograph collecting...most modern sigs aren't signatures at all. They're lines...or squigglies. Most are unintelligible as signatures.

Snapolit1 · #2 07-17-2025, 09:18 AM

Quite a few players appear to be illiterate. And/or just don't give a shit. Modern baseball and basketball . . . . signatiures are a joke. Many guys now just do their initials. I've even seen one initial as a signatue.

Brent G. · #3 07-17-2025, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Snapolit1

Quite a few players appear to be illiterate. And/or just don't give a shit. Modern baseball and basketball . . . . signatiures are a joke. Many guys now just do their initials. I've even seen one initial as a signatue.

This is my NFL team’s QB’s signature. It is of NO surprise he doesn’t have the work ethic or processing ability to do the job. He did make me decide I wanted nothing to do with modern autos after getting back into the hobby.

Fandom0610 · #4 07-17-2025, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by ullmandds

I don't really understand the allure of modern autograph collecting...most modern sigs aren't signatures at all. They're lines...or squigglies. Most are unintelligible as signatures.

Exactly. Its just a quick scribble or sloppy initial. Theres a few modern players I would be interested in collecting but technology and fakes are getting better every year so who knows what I'm really buying. And if I had any I would never feel 100% certain I had the real thing unless I was there to get the signature.

This problem is only going to get worse. Theres too much money to be made with all these celebrities, "influencers", and kids entering the hobby.

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