Poll: Is this Cobb legit, or is it a "rotten peach"?

[travrosty]

Here is an autograph with PSA slabbed certification that is a subject of controversy. Haulsofshame reported on it being pulled from ebay. You can go read the story if you haven't already to gain some background on this autograph.

Do you think this autograph of Cobb is an exact replication of the autograph that Ron K. has, or is a totally different autograph as the owner of the autograph has claimed, or are you undecided?

I have shown Ron's autograph of Cobb, also the Cobb in the slab, and my diagram of the slabbed autograph showing that there are stray dots on Ron's example that also show up on the slabbed autograph, possible evidence of the background also being scanned and replicated along with the autograph in my opinion.

But make up your own mind. What do you think?


p.s. there is a fourth option, that being that the slabbed cobb is legit, and ron k's is the facsimile, but i havent added that as an option because i believe that option to be incredibly remote as to not even be a possibility. If you think that is the case, just post and mention that that is what you think has happened.

I have also added the owners comments on why he believes it is a totally different signature, in the name of fairness. And here it is.

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I spent half of the night looking at both specimens in question. I noticed a few differences in the two autos. Would really like some others feedback.

In the so called "original" as Mr. Nash calls it, where the "T" in Ty makes an "X", going up & left from the center of the "X" there is a distinct dot where it appears the pen sat longer. There is no dot in mine. Where the "T" in Ty makes a "J", there appears to be more space in the Keurajian copy. The "X" in the Ty is again, going downward & left from the center of the "X" in the "original" the pen mark becomes immediately thinner in the "original". This does not happen in mine. In the "C" on the "original", as the "C" is coming down left to right, the "C" appears quite circular & the ink thins as it is coming down. The "C" in mine is not quite as circular at the top & does not thin as it comes down. The first "B" in Cobb on the "original"....from the very top coming down the ink gets thinner. Mine does not get thinner until closer to the "o" part of the "B". Also....look closely at both "o" parts of the first "B" in Cobb. They do not flow the same. Also.....look at the line connecting the two "B's" in both autos. The "original" gets thinner as it connects to the second "B". Mine gets thicker. Last, but not least.....look at the line under Cobb's name. There is a small hump directly under the 2nd "B" in mine & after the "Y" as well. The Keurajian copy does not have either of these small humps in the line below Cobb's name. They are very subtle, but blow up the Keurajian copy to the same size as my copy, and you will notice that this is not the same auto.