Willie Mays Autograph? opinions needed!

[travrosty]

We interrupt this program to bring you the following news flash.

http://haulsofshame.com/blog/

$41,000 item being certed by abc, xyz with (according to the author) some of the signatures looking shakier than their counterparts being peddled at coaches corner. Evidently a lot more to come that will blow your minds.

Now back to our 10 dollar Mays signature.

[travrosty]

I believe he is one of the best, all around the best I know, I guess I am some person now. I always wanted to be some person too.

This great authenticator who is being called into question has been asked by some of these companies to join them numerous times. As you can relate to, I have been asked by one too. We declined because although we must have met their standards for inclusion into their group, they didn't meet ours.

[mr2686]

I'm not liking this one. Here's two in person examples from the late 80's...one on a ball and one on a flat surface of a book.

[thecatspajamas]

Originally Posted by travrosty

I believe he is one of the best, all around the best I know, I guess I am some person now. I always wanted to be some person too.

This great authenticator who is being called into question has been asked by some of these companies to join them numerous times. As you can relate to, I have been asked by one too. We declined because although we must have met their standards for inclusion into their group, they didn't meet ours.

I'm confused by your response. Are you saying that the authenticator of the above was right? Or that the mistake should be overlooked because he was asked to join abc company? I don't even see in the above post where it says who the authenticator was, but maybe that was in the auction description and didn't show in the screen-shot.

[RichardSimon]

Travis,
Not to pound on this, but anyone experienced in baseball authentication, or buying and selling baseball, knows that wife signed Mays. If the a in Mays looks like an a,,, well it is the wife. If it looks like an o it has a shot at being real.

[RichardSimon]

My favorite ballplayer of all time and maybe the greatest ever.
Too bad his autograph turned so ugly and his personality too

[thetruthisoutthere]

Originally Posted by travrosty

I believe he is one of the best, all around the best I know, I guess I am some person now. I always wanted to be some person too.

This great authenticator who is being called into question has been asked by some of these companies to join them numerous times. As you can relate to, I have been asked by one too. We declined because although we must have met their standards for inclusion into their group, they didn't meet ours.

Travis, just out of curiosity, which authentication company asked you to work them? I've always respected your knowledge of boxing autographs.