Any Reggie Jackson signature experts out there?

[baylife]

I have never seen a reggie jackson like that. I would say no.

[lrspaulp]

Reggie has been my all-time favorite player and my main PC, that us not a good signature. "R" is off and it looks way too slanted.

[yankeesjetsfan]

I have a few Reggie's in my collection & is also one of my favorite players. I'm no expert, but I'd bet my collection that graph is phony.

Mike

[JoeDfan]

Thanks everyone!

I am wondering if I should just buff it off, and not have to look at it anymore...

[rjackson44]

Horrible

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by JoeDfan

Thanks everyone!

I am wondering if I should just buff it off, and not have to look at it anymore...

I would, if I could get it off with no alteration to the bat's finish.

[stewbacca]

I am not so sure it is a fake:
1. Many of Reggies old signatures used to look like Leggie. If there is no loop in the R it would look like an L
2. Look at the bat stamp autograph. The R's are similar in my opinion. It looks like the R in blue didn't start far enough to the left with the pen.
3. The rest of the signature looks good to me. It's just the R and if it was done in a hurry or done on a curved surface, especially as a young signer, it may look slightly different.

I also wouldn't bet my collection on it. The only way you can be sure is to have seen him sign it in person. Very neat bat. I had one of his black bats from 1980 and got him to sign in. Does the knob of the bat have anything stamped on it?

Thanks,
Paul

[Steve D]

Isn't the "J" shaped incorrectly? Every Reggie autograph I've seen has a much narrower top loop, and a much wider bottom loop, as the bottom loop is where he put his uniform number.

Steve

[JoeDfan]

Originally Posted by stewbacca

2. Look at the bat stamp autograph. The R's are similar in my opinion. It looks like the R in blue didn't start far enough to the left with the pen.

Are the signatures on LS bats supposed to resemble an actual signature? I guess I always just thought someone at the factory just sort of made them up.