Thoughts on this Ted Williams Ball

[jimjim]

No good

[greenmonster66]

Thanks guys, kind of thought so myself! But you never know!

[shelly]

I say this over and over. If it has an open d or a it is probably not good

[RichardSimon]

Originally Posted by shelly

I say this over and over. If it has an open d or a it is probably not good

Yoda has spoken

[Stampsfan]

Originally Posted by shelly

I say this over and over. If it has an open d or a it is probably not good

Can you please explain what you would look for? I am in the market for one, and have really not looked past the UDA stuff he signed.

I randomly pulled one off eBay for compare:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/UDA-TED-WILL...sAAOSwlY1ZMyW-

[shelly]

Go to ebay. Look at all the uda williams. No where would you see and opened d or a. If you look at the ball we are discussing just take a close look and you will see a space in the d vs the balls on ebay. Same thing is true when you see and open a. I hope this helps. Richard and Zipper might be able to explain this better than me.

[Stampsfan]

Originally Posted by shelly

Go to ebay. Look at all the uda williams. No where would you see and opened d or a. If you look at the ball we are discussing just take a close look and you will see a space in the d vs the balls on ebay. Same thing is true when you see and open a. I hope this helps. Richard and Zipper might be able to explain this better than me.

Thanks Shelly. I am a little daft though, as I am serious on adding one to my collection.

When you say "Open A or Open D", are you talking about the top of the letter? Open how?

Thanks for the help, as I am not understanding what part is open that I should look for.

[Steve D]

Originally Posted by Stampsfan

Thanks Shelly. I am a little daft though, as I am serious on adding one to my collection.

When you say "Open A or Open D", are you talking about the top of the letter? Open how?

Thanks for the help, as I am not understanding what part is open that I should look for.

You're correct Bob. One of the first things to look at is the "d" and the "a". Both letters should be "closed" at the top. If they are "open", meaning the strokes don't come together/overlap, then it's likely to be a bad signature. There are of course other things to look at, but those are the first two usual "giveaways".

Steve

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by shelly

I say this over and over. If it has an open d or a it is probably not good

As a matter of fact, Ted used to say this over and over while signing.

"Gotta close the d, gotta close the a."

[deeg23]

Originally Posted by frankbmd

As a matter of fact, Ted used to say this over and over while signing.

"Gotta close the d, gotta close the a."

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