"Melissa, if it helps you sleep better, here are known exemplars that include PSA/DNA authentication and/or Online Authentics (Koufax's official signing partner for a time) next to yours. I'm confident you're standing on solid ground…"
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Is this Sandy Koufax autograph authentic?
Started this discussion. Last reply by AustinCollector Sep 26. 16 Replies 0 Likes
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"Hopefully, others will chime in too. More opinions never hurt."
"I am not being rude, but run away from this ball. This isn't even a good fake. I'm not trying to insult anyone, but this is a bad fake. I have no idea how anyone could say otherwise. I'm just trying to save you some money."
"This was just a copy printed on an insert. The words were moved about a bit when it was "created." Certified authentic. Original below. Thanks to Corey Moylan."
"I would seek additional opinions from the baseball folk here than believe that signature review/quick opinion off the bat (sorry - bad pun). Beckett certified these as authentic but...just forgeries, prints etc."
"The Beckett quick opinion said unlikely to pass full authentication. "
"Me too. When I download the picture and zoom in on the details, I don't see much that concerns me. "
"I would not throw any money away on certification unless you plan on selling this ball in future, by which time the papers may not be any good anyway."
"Thank you for the suggestion, just submitted to the Beckett quick opinion. I appreciate your expertise and feedback! It’s a sentimental gift for my boyfriend, so trying to make sure it’s legit. "
"I think it is good too."
"I would trust certain eyes here over Beckett, PSA or JSA any day. "
"The branding of the ball and the AA Sports COA are not necessarily red flags for me, but they are yellow flags. I try to ignore everything but the signature when evaluating.
When I zoom in on the signature, it looks consistent to me in…"
"The foil hologram was issued by All American Sports, which I don’t really have much faith in. I’m planning on having it authenticated by JSA at comic con this weekend, but just wanted to get some opinions before I spend the…"
"The foil hologram was issued by All American Sports, which I don’t really have much faith in. I’m planning on having it authenticated by JSA at comic con this weekend, but just wanted to get some opinions before I spend the…"
"This one is good. Out of curiosity, is it a William White ball? Who issued the foil COA/sticker?"
"I'm assuming this is on a William White ball based on the signature style? Can we get a closer look at the foil hologram, and who issued it? "
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