Why does this look so wrong to me?

[dgo71]

I've bought from Kirk before, but I have had doubts about some items. However, I asked about him on this forum and received nothing but positive feedback on him. FWIW....

[Maddog]

According to Keurajian the majority of Dean HOF plaques actually contain a secretarial signature.
This one looks pretty sloppy.

[mr2686]

Kirk is good to deal with. Here he's selling an "authenticated" plaque so I wouldn't judge him, I'd judge the autograph itself.

[brooklynbaseball]

I believe I stated "I believe the seller is beyond reproach".

[chaddurbin]

just my opinion but i don't like buying stuff i'm 50/50 on from high volume sellers, you know psa/dna will give them the benefit of the doubt. from the stuff i look at khw buy alot of raw stuff from various auctions and they all get certed.

[dgo71]

Yes, that was my concern, not trying to talk bad about Kirk, but it concerns me as I've purchased several plaques from him and would hope he isn't submitting anything willy-nilly knowing he's going to get a cert. I don't think you can simply blame the authenticator, the seller has accountability in not getting involved with questionable autos.

[tjlives]

It's not mentioned in the auction description, but if you look at the picture of the COA it states the autograph is traced.