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Permalink Reply by Dave B on January 1, 2019 at 10:51am

I have a few and that one looks off. His W is usually straighter and he seems to finish his name and surname more completely.

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Permalink Reply by Woody2Shoes on January 1, 2019 at 1:21pm

I agree. After the letters W and G, it appears that the writer was unsure about the proper path for the pen!

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Permalink Reply by John Spillane on January 2, 2019 at 1:29pm

I just showed it to a friend of mine and he knows Gretzky pretty well.

He said,  John, I think there’s forms of autopen involved with his mail. Look at the “99”. Looks mechanical compared to the thousands of IP autos I have see. He never does that sort of loop back under the second 9 like that.

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Permalink Reply by Prashant Kaushik on January 1, 2019 at 5:12pm

Without a doubt authentic.

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Permalink Reply by Rick Meyer on January 1, 2019 at 6:08pm

Hopefully you’re kidding.

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Permalink Reply by Prashant Kaushik on January 1, 2019 at 9:20pm

No Rick.  I am confident it is authentic.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on January 1, 2019 at 10:46pm

Prashant, it looks close enough to a real Gretzky that I can see why you think it's real. PSA Autograph Facts has a ton of Gretzkys that you can compare this one against. If you do, let us know if you still feel this one is good.

https://www.psacard.com/autographfacts/hockey/wayne-gretzky/images/92

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Permalink Reply by Prashant Kaushik on January 2, 2019 at 10:57am

Hi Steve!

I am still very certain this is a real signature of Wayne Gretzky.  The Z in Gretzky is more common than you think, via this signature.

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Permalink Reply by John Spillane on January 2, 2019 at 11:59am

Was wondering if this was obtained through the mail?

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Permalink Reply by Bill on January 2, 2019 at 12:39pm

Yes, it was obtained through the mail.  He has been known to sign ttm on rare occasion.  

He has so many different variations that it is very difficult to tell if it is his signature or the dreaded auto pen.  I have one I received years ago in the 90's which I know is real which looks nothing like the "newer" autographs of his.  

Thanks for the feedback everyone.  Much appreciated.

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Permalink Reply by Prashant Kaushik on January 2, 2019 at 1:08pm

Bill...there is no way this is autopen.

I am very confident it is real.

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Permalink Reply by John Spillane on January 2, 2019 at 1:23pm

His autograph, I find so hard to evaluate sometimes. He must have 50 different types of signatures. Some are really sloppy. Like scribble. Some are really neat. His earlier ones, especially with the closed 9s, which I own a few, are much more legible.

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