Help from Gretzky signature experts...

[hockeyhockey]

Originally Posted by jb217676

Thanks guys, figured it was a fake or a "fantasy" type piece. Got a close-up photo of the signature, also a shot of the Certificate Of Authenticity from "expert" Martin Ross at "Toronto Professional Inc." Can't even Google these guys, they no longer exist LOL!

probably in jamaica drinking with the guy from the simpsons who built the monorail

[Throttlesteer]

Yup, no doubt on that one. Its too bad a bad the most optimistic way to view a scammer's forgery is a fantasy piece. I appreciate your positivity. I've been on the wrong end of a few fantasy pieces before.

[irv]

I have to get a pic of my friend's signed Bobby Orr stick so you guys can tell me if it is real or not?

My friend also won this in a similar type auction many years ago and is adamant that the signature is real.

IIRC, the stick is just signed Bobby Orr rather than "To John Doe", etc, which I heard was how Bobby Orr has signed things for quite a while now?

[Stampsfan]

Agree wholeheartedly, that signature does not look like anything from any era that Wayne signed. Bad as bad can be.
Bummer and sad good money was paid for that.

[Jim F]

The name on the certificate, Martin Ross, tells me it is not real. He does a lot of these charity and golf auctions. He was caught selling copies of autographed photos of guys like Curtis Joseph years ago. He has been around since the early 90s, used to run mall shows but seems to have gone rogue since getting into the auction business.

[Huysmans]

Originally Posted by Jim F

The name on the certificate, Martin Ross, tells me it is not real. He does a lot of these charity and golf auctions. He was caught selling copies of autographed photos of guys like Curtis Joseph years ago. He has been around since the early 90s, used to run mall shows but seems to have gone rogue since getting into the auction business.

Good information Jim. It's been a while... I hope all is well with you.

[Tomi]

So the certificate says that the accompanying item is authentic but doesn't state the item. You can pretty much apply it to anything if you want.