Replies to This Discussion

Permalink Reply by N.Steiger on February 28, 2015 at 4:09pm

Can you tell us the source please, He is highly forged. M initial thoughts are the lower one on the ray charles thing is pretty good but the top one has issues. However, he can sign really sloppy and I'd like to see who the seller is because he could just be a good forger.

• ▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Susan Thames on March 1, 2015 at 11:38am

Here's what I saw wrong with (the top  photo)=> see if my eye is any good here (novice) LOL =>I think the loop in the capitol "R" is not shaped  "right" and that the beginning vertical line in the  "R" in "Rod" seems to be too short (doesn't meet the top of the loop in the capitol "R" as in the bottom photo). Also the small "t" at the very end of the signature in "Stewart" (from the top photo) the way he came back up and crossed the "t" => it looks too "low" on the stem of the "t" and the shape just doesn't look "sharp" enough - I feel the bottom looks "better" - but as I said..I'm  a novie with no training...let me go back and see the names on the sellers -brb 

• ▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Susan Thames on March 1, 2015 at 11:45am

the top Rod Stewart photo is being sold on Ebay by a "cheribaseball"

the bottom photo (with Ray Charles) is the same site by "steve88dodgers"

please let me know if you find either one of them to be "questionable" - thanks for looking at these for me! =} 

I noticed that a lot of his autographs have subtle variations....with the shape of the "o" in Rod and the shape of the "circle in the "d" and the slant of the circle in the "d". Also I did see that most of the examples I saw had a stem on the "d" which was straight (not looped), but then the bottom photo has a loop in the Rod "d" - but botoom photo also seems to flow and looks very natural and fluid in the execution of that particular autograph -Also the capitol "S" in the bottom photo looks different (the loop looks questionable or different to me) - hmmmmm - and  wondering how I would get graded on this observation! .LOL..=}

• ▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Dan Gregory on February 28, 2015 at 6:20pm

Both appear okay to me. Both look rushed but have positive traits and seem okay

• ▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Richard Booth on March 1, 2015 at 5:56am

They both look ok to me also.

• ▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Dan Gregory on March 1, 2015 at 1:40pm

cheribaseball is selling a lot of garbage but this still looks okay. I always go by the signature not the seller, others do the opposite but the Rod still looks okay to me.

steve88dodgers seems okay, the autographs I know are fine and the Rod is okay too

• ▶ Reply