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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on November 1, 2023 at 12:40pm

PSA:

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Permalink Reply by Joey Farino on November 1, 2023 at 12:42pm

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on November 1, 2023 at 12:48pm

These are not by the same hand. Not the exact same signature:

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Permalink Reply by Joey Farino on November 1, 2023 at 12:50pm

Damn I was afraid of that. Thank you very much. Looks like I'll be returning it. Should've done more research. Lesson learned 

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on November 1, 2023 at 12:52pm

Research first, purchase LAST. :-)

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on November 1, 2023 at 12:52pm

And of course, most welcome.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on November 1, 2023 at 1:46pm

I don't know Ichiro's autograph but if you have time wait for more opinions. These look extremely close to each other.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on November 1, 2023 at 1:51pm

Joey,

I just checked PSA Autograph Facts. This and the one similar much like it are far different than the other Ichiro exemplars. They don't resemble them at all. So I'd definitely pass.

https://www.psacard.com/autographfacts/baseball/ichiro-suzuki/image...

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on November 1, 2023 at 2:28pm

PS - That's PSA's example upper left and lower right with the OP upper right and lower left. I should have captioned. Examining autographs upside (and backward where possible) is a very useful tool as it allows you to see shapes beyond the normal letter forms, and the negative spaces really sing out. Here is a thread about the technique and a Joni Mitchell:

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