Any Reggie Jackson signature experts out there?

[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

[MooseDog]

It looks like an attempt to copy the bat sig. However that means it would have had to been signed in the 1967-69 era. Early years in Oakland Reggie was notoriously difficult IP and Sharpies were not prevalent back then and may not even have been available.

He used Adirondack bats most of the rest of his career. So if the bat is not a gamer from the era it's probably not likely a genuine Reggi signature.

[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.

[roarfrom34]

Originally Posted by JoeDfan

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.

Yes they are....They get the signature to use on the bats once the player signs a contract with LS (obviously early in their career)...No one makes them up