Vladimir Guerrero

[djson1]

Can signatures change that much? When I first saw this, I immediately dismissed it as a poor forgery...but then I saw the back of this card. Does anybody know if Classic ever issued unsigned cards out there or did Vlad really sign this differently early in his career?

[sbfinley]

Assuming Vlad actually signed his classic cards, yes that is what all them I have seen look like. And yes, signatures can change drastically and quickly (for better or worse) once an athlete gets in the habit of signing hundreds and thousands of times. I have noticed it especially in the case with particular Latin players. Johnny Cueto is a great example.

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[theshleps]

as an in person collector alot of the Dominicans when initially coming to the US had a hard time signing their name but given a year or two it became the typical unreadable mess of most major leaguers of today. I have quite a few early signature that look printed. So Vlad is not unusual at all

[UnVme7]

Agree with the above. Vlad's sig was pretty ugly at that time, but changed around '96ish or so.

For the longest time I thought a child wrote on that card until I saw more of them pop up with the exact same sig. I then noticed the back and was convinced. Either way, his auto's are cheap enough to where you can get his newer auto.

[packs]

First people are upset you can't read signatures. Now they say the signatures you can read are ugly and childish.

Which is it Net54?

[bbcard1]

I have two of those and that's how mine look.

[djson1]

[QUOTE=sbfinley;1483820]....Johnny Cueto is a great example.

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That's a great example. I didn't realize Cueto's signature had changed that much over the years! That's quite a difference.

[xplainer]

Yeah, that is real. I have a 1995 Albany Polecat hat signed by him and looks very similar. Let see if I can find a can.

[chaddurbin]

some of these guys down in the DR probably can't even write their own name when they signed their first contract.