Carl Hubbell with HOF

[jimjim]

Anyone have thoughts on this Carl Hubbell baseball? His HOF inscriptions have always been difficult for me. Most of them look like they were signed in a different hand or with a different pen but they get authenticated by a TPA anyways. Thanks for any help you can provide.

[tazdmb]

I have always been nervous seeing all these crazy inscriptions (like this Hubbell) that have entered the market these last 5 years. I remember collecting IP at shows in the late 80s/early 90s and inscriptions like this we’re just odd at the time, let alone players signing their full name. That said, the TPAs are always passing them.🙄

[homerunhitter]

I’ve always questioned inscriptions that come from private signings. How do we know the player wrote it or the promoter wrote it (and charged the inscription price)

[Scott Garner]

Matthew,
The Hubbell signature looks to be obviously genuine.
It is typical of his post-stroke signature.
In my humble opinion, the HOF inscription has the slant of a right handed signer, not a lefty like King Carl.
My best advice would be to compare it to other balls with the same inscription for comparison before sending it in for authentication with a TPA.

[mr2686]

+1 to what Scott wrote. Slant is wrong on the inscription plus it's too strong compared to his slow post stroke sig.

[jimjim]

Thanks everyone. This is another reason I don’t trust TPAs. One bad example gets authenticated, goes in their database as an exampler, and then all the other fakes get passed without a thought. I’d say 90% of the Hubbells with HOF inscription that are authenticated by a TPA are signed in a different hand in my humble opinion. I think I have seen only 3-4 that I feel are authentic.