National - autographs

[CurtisFlood]

Originally Posted by Fballguy

Who knows what's in that jock strap! In a few years we may have been able to clone him. I think Spielberg is already working on this concept for his next film Geriatric Park.

I eyeballed that tired old strap, but did not lay hands on it. That kind of memorabilia is not my specialty. Guess DNA could have proved that old lady's claim, but not worth the hassle. What kind of label would one put on that in your showcase?

[Oscar_Stanage]

Does anyone have experience with the Tristar autograph authentication? I just learned they put some sort of sticker directly on the card. Is this visible? Would a TPG mark it as ‘altered’ . I am getting cards signed for my personal collection but I do like the idea of some sort of official authentication. But not sure I was a sticker on the PSA 9 card I just cracked out

[BillyCoxDodgers3B]

Originally Posted by Oscar_Stanage

Does anyone have experience with the Tristar autograph authentication? I just learned they put some sort of sticker directly on the card. Is this visible? Would a TPG mark it as ‘altered’ . I am getting cards signed for my personal collection but I do like the idea of some sort of official authentication. But not sure I was a sticker on the PSA 9 card I just cracked out

PSA disregards the stickers (even those of competitors) when grading/slabbing as if there's nothing on them. I've seen cards graded 10 for condition and 10 for autograph with stickers on the backs. Who's not to say that there isn't some blemish on the back that the sticker conveniently obscures? How can a card with a foreign element stuck to it possibly be "perfect"? How about I put a piece of tape on my card. Is it still a 10?

[clydepepper]

What drives me nuts is the lack of legibility of modern signatures (not that I'm doing any better these days, but I'm not charging either).


Here is an example of how autographs have changed.


the first signed ball is from the 1960's, the second much more recent:

SF Giants Team-Signed Ball 1960s.jpg

SF Giants Team-Signed Ball Modern.jpg