Any thoughts on this Splendid Splinter

[bender07]

[GrayGhost]

The W looks weird. Id lean to no.

[Mr. Zipper]

I am not expert on Ted, so take this for what it is worth...

The "ed" looks odd to me and the "illiams" is all over the place and appears to have extra characters jammed in there.

Finally, isn't it odd that Williams would inscribe 1954 in 1954? Why would he do that?

[chaddurbin]

this was mine and i sold it to the OP. i don't see alot of vintage williams to compare it to but i thought the "W" is good. the only things out of the norm to me were the "d" and the "am", but i'm far from a williams expert. the seller i bought it from assured me it'd pass psa/dna or jsa and i offer the same guarantee. hell if richard would opine his thought i'd also take it.

the buyer never expressed to me he had doubt about the auto (he's probably just looking for opionions) but like i said i'd take it back no problem.

also it's a gpc...don't know williams' habit but lots of players date their sigs. the coa is from legends are forever if anybody is familiar with them?

[bender07]

Right Chad just looking for opinions. No malice here. Williams' variations of his autograph have been a somewhat hot topic around here. I was on vaca for the last couple weeks so I haven't gotten it in my hands yet (hopefully tomorrow).

Here's another that I have, any thoughts?

[chaddurbin]

i hear ya mark. i tried looking for a couple of his vintage autos before buying this piece...don't remember which but here are a few below. i would love a free opinion from richard

from kevin keating site:



another gpc in '46:



1980 gpc:

[JollyElm]

williams.jpg

In another thread I posted the Teddy Williams I got through the mail years ago, wondering if they were authentic. Your bottom one there has the same interconnected "dW" as mine do. The plot thickens...

[bigtrain]

Originally Posted by chaddurbin

this was mine and i sold it to the OP. i don't see alot of vintage williams to compare it to but i thought the "W" is good. the only things out of the norm to me were the "d" and the "am", but i'm far from a williams expert. the seller i bought it from assured me it'd pass psa/dna or jsa and i offer the same guarantee. hell if richard would opine his thought i'd also take it.

the buyer never expressed to me he had doubt about the auto (he's probably just looking for opionions) but like i said i'd take it back no problem.

also it's a gpc...don't know williams' habit but lots of players date their sigs. the coa is from legends are forever if anybody is familiar with them?

"Legends Are Forever" is a shop on Main Street in Cooperstown. I cannot vouch for their expertise. Most shops there do not sell a lot of vintage stuff.

[JimStinson]

Yea Rich , Only took 5 years but finally listened. I'm usually a decade or two behind the curve

[chaddurbin]

Originally Posted by bigtrain

"Legends Are Forever" is a shop on Main Street in Cooperstown. I cannot vouch for their expertise. Most shops there do not sell a lot of vintage stuff.

fighting with them to get a refund as they only accept the opinions of psa/dna or jsa, not richard simon and jim stinson...barf. will probably have ebay make a ruling as the psa/dna fee is probably more than the gpc itself (unless they wanna pay for it).

also welcome aboard jim looking forward to buying stuff from you.