Are These Autographs Legitimate? (Jodi Birkholm's Quick Opinion is in Post #14)

[HRBAKER]

I didn't see the auction. Did the seller comment on why he didn't have it authenticated. And David is right, it is their informed opinion I believe and you have to decide what that is worth.

[thegashousegang]

Originally Posted by HRBAKER

I didn't see the auction. Did the seller comment on why he didn't have it authenticated. And David is right, it is their informed opinion I believe and you have to decide what that is worth.

Jeff, the seller wasn't sure what the item was to begin with, so I don't think authenticating was even a thought. The reason I wasn't comfortable with the item is that I'm far from being an expert on autographs - however it might have been worth a gamble.

[leftygrove10]

First of all, thanks for all the opinions and comments, guys.... I appreciate it!

I have the card in-hand now... Here are some enlarged scans of the autographs....

I will be submitting the Foxx for authentication via the internet shortly... The results of that evaluation will determine the next step...

My gut feeling is that the Grove autograph (and likely all of them) are legit... Time will tell whether or not some authenticators agree with me...

[HRBAKER]

I hope you got some good ones there. I think they are good.

[mighty bombjack]

My gut instinct was that the Grove looks legit, the "Foxx" looks right while the "Jimmie" looks a little off to me, and the Cochrane just doesn't look right at all. The coloring over of the first loop on the M makes me question the Cochrane even further.

I really hope the authenticators think they look good, as that is one sweet card.

[leftygrove10]

I just got the following response from Jodi Birkholm. He did a quick evaluation of the card using the high-res scans shown above.....

Jodi's opinion is.... "This item is likely genuine. Nice pickup if it's yours."

[mr2686]

One thing about the Cochrane, on the smaller scan, the beginning of the M looked like it started towards the top of the M, which is unusual (at least I haven't seem them like that), but with the larger scan it looks like it actually starts normally from the bottom but is covered up by some kind of residue...it also doesn't quite look as neat as from a distance so you may be good.