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Larry Bird & Magic Johnson Signed Jersey's

Hi all,

I'm looking to purchase a Bird and Magic signed jersey from the same seller.

The seller has a few signed items for sale (nothing that's the same) and looking at his previous history, doesn't look like he has sold anything similar previously. It looks like he's just trying to clear his collection.

Both come with PSA COA's and sticker. The PSA numbers checkout on the PSA website but I have heard horror stories regarding fake stickers so was hoping someone here could have a look and let me know if they look authentic.

The Magic jersey PSA/DNA is certified signed in the presence of a PSA rep so that fills me with a bit of confidence but the Bird one has me a bit worried based on the L and Y.

Any help would be great.

Thanks all!

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Permalink Reply by TradeGeek on November 5, 2018 at 1:54pm

Those look fine. Magic and Bird have both done quite a few private signings in the past few years. I know the OC Dugout has done several. They still have a lot of both Bird and Magic at good prices. https://www.ebay.com/str/ocsportscards

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Permalink Reply by Alex K on November 6, 2018 at 12:32am

Thanks for getting back to me TradeGeek, it seems like I've come across some winners here!

I was a bit concerned regarding the Bird one more than the Magic one (Magic one was signed in the presence of PSA rep based on the Verification info of COA number), but his signature seems to match most of the legitimate ones I've looked at while doing research.

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Permalink Reply by Alex K on November 6, 2018 at 4:10am

Can anyone else add to this? The more the better!

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Permalink Reply by Rfitzz on November 6, 2018 at 12:22pm

Alex, I can't speak to the Magic signature...but you are already confident in that one. The Bird signature looks good to me. I own several pieces signed in person by Bird and all of the main characteristics are there. I see what you mean about the "Y" but I think it was done that way given the lack of space. The "L", in my opinion, is spot on with my own examples, especially given the lack of space. When there is very little room, I have seen him simply sign "LB". Hope this helps.

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Permalink Reply by Alex K on November 6, 2018 at 12:55pm

Thank you for responding Rfitzz. I've compared the Magic one with other examples and it looks fairly consistent, plus the in person PSA/DNA COA certainly helps.

But I'm really glad to hear from someone who can compare the Bird to their own in person signed examples. Comparing his with others was tough because they aren't always very consistent. The Y and the B looked a bit off based on other examples but then like you said in some cases he just signs LB, so it's hard to compare.

I purchased both from the seller and I'm glad you responded as it's gives me much more peace of mind. Thanks again!

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Permalink Reply by Rfitzz on November 7, 2018 at 9:07am

Yeah, I've looked closer at mine and other examples and I believe that yours is authentic. Larry has signed A LOT over the years and there are many factors that affect his signature, space being the main one. However, his "L" and "B" are very consistent in yours and all the other examples I have viewed. His starting and ending points of the "L" "B" and "D" in Bird are all very consistent with the authentic examples. Congratulations, Enjoy !