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03-07-2016, 09:54 PM
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the only story i heard was don zimmer was having his wife sign his "certified: autos. are thee other stories? i would like to know before i shell out any money on "factory certified"; autos, thanks
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03-07-2016, 09:58 PM
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Remember rules number 1 through 3. You still need to educate yourself as to what the auto should look like. There are no guarantees, even with factory certified. Plus, if you only buy those, you will limit yourself pretty greatly in what autos you will own.
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03-07-2016, 10:36 PM
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03-07-2016, 11:31 PM
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When I worked there (again, 2001-2), Topps was serious about having a rep present at all signings. I myself was sent to sit with Steve Garvey, Orlando Cepeda, and Chris Childress while they signed 2000 cards each. This was a big part of the player reps' jobs. One of those reps did tell me story of a (then) recent football draftee who had his friend signing his Fleer cards while the rep watched him sign the Topps cards!
I don't know if Topps still does this (or even pays it lip service). It would certainly be an easy cost to cut (so I'm guessing Eisner's group did so when they took over).
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03-08-2016, 01:27 AM
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I have spent the last 32 years working for people who are are asked for their autographs as part of daily life. There is only one of them who I know for a fact has never had somebody else sign an item for him. That same person also has two completely different signatures, one for business (pretty much illegible), and one for fans (quite readable).
Generally speaking, from my experience, the more famous the person, the better the chance that somebody they are associated with is capable of signing their signature. And, if somebody they are associated with is capable of signing their signature, then that person has done so, and will continue to. I define "famous" as somebody who is asked for their autograph while walking thru an airport, or up the street. These days, a "selfie" is actually far more requested than an autograph. There are people who I have worked with who sign less of their own autographs than their associates do. I would bet that there are situations where the people who get paid for their opinions would pass the associate's autograph but flag the famous person's autograph.
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