W600 Signed Cy Young - Now Authentic?

[tinkereversandme]

The authenticating game is all hooey. Why would you think it's unauthentic?

Because authenticators make errors (a lot more than people believe) and let's hope for Jimmy's sake, he isn't passing this thing as a "favor" for someone.

Cheers,

Larry

[packs]

I just don't see how if this is the only ever DT Young signature that anyone would stake their entire reputation behind saying it is likely authentic even though there is nothing to compare it to. Even if JSA thinks that the signature is authentic, I would have a hard time staking my reputation on a maybe. This is going to be a high profile auction. If they are wrong, people are going to know. Would JSA authenticate a Plato signature on the side of some ancient pottery too just because it matched the time period and writing device?

[Matt]

Originally Posted by packs

This is going to be a high profile auction. If they are wrong, people are going to know.

Not sure how anyone can prove one way or the other to say they were "wrong."

[packs]

I don't see how there can just be one. After this auction someone will probably come out of the woodwork with another DT Young signature that may or may not have a little more provenance, which would either confirm or deny the authenticity of this one. At least that is what I'm thinking. Not saying its a bad sig. Maybe it is and maybe it isn't.