Opinion on Ott and Bottomley 1940 PlayBall

[tha-rock]

I have these cards which have been in my collection a long time, and I cannot recall where I got them or who I got them from.

The Ott is in a red fountain pen and Bottomley in blue fountain pen. Ott doesn't give you much to compare since it is only 6 letters, and I know Bottomley's signature varies greatly. If you are familiar with these signatures, any help would be welcomed and appreciated.

[Duluth Eskimo]

No and no.

[bigfanNY]

I have purchased 3 Ott's in the past 5 or so years for 500 HR pices including a 39 playball from BST here. None match up to your example.

[Duluth Eskimo]

Originally Posted by tha-rock

I have these cards which have been in my collection a long time, and I cannot recall where I got them or who I got them from .

In addition to my earlier comment I have to call BS on this info.

[theshleps]

I know tha-rock and he is one of the most honest people I know and been collecting and buying for a long time. I agree that I do not like either auto but he did buy some good and some bad autos in the past- many 20+ years ago.

[ronniehatesjazz]

Originally Posted by Duluth Eskimo

In addition to my earlier comment I have to call BS on this info.

Not cool man. I agree that both of them are bad forgeries but no need to insult a guy asking for an opinion... would be a different story if it were on BST.

[Duluth Eskimo]

I just happened across these two very tough signed HOF autographs, on cards no less, but don’t know where they came from? These are worth a lot of money if authentic. All I’m saying is that if you are looking for an opinion, ask for it. There is no way these were just hidden away in some 800 ct box and happened across. That’s the equivalent of saying oh I forgot about this couple thousand dollars and don’t know where it came from.

[HRBAKER]

I guess it's arguable about whether these are very tough autographs, certainly tougher on cards, particularly Bottomley. The post is not necessarily false just because you don't believe it. As someone who has collected over 40 years and rarely gotten rid of anything, I have no idea what all I have and yes I may have forgotten about something that may not have been hyper valuable when I acquired it and I still have. Not saying it's true just certainly not impossible.

[HRBAKER]

For comparison, hope this helps.
For the record I agree with the opinions offered above.