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Ozzie Smith Inscription and auto

Hi everyone,

I bought this OZZIE SMITH bat from one of the most respected and oldest LCS in DFW. I don’t have a COA and want to sell it. But before I do, I feel I must be able to discern if this entire inscription and Auto are authentic from Ozzie Smith. I have a few concerns: the “blacking out” of the old inscription above the new one and the fact that this bat was only in use for about 2 years before Ozzie Smith retired. I also haven’t seen another one like it on the marketplace and I know forgers will take an expensive bat or rare one and make an autograph to claim it is 1 of 1 or whatever. Thank you a bunch! Here’s to hoping it’s real!

Tags: Autograph, Cardinals, D125, Inscription, Louis, MLB, Ozzie, Smith, St, baseball, More…bat, black

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Permalink Reply by D R on August 26, 2019 at 8:56am

Ozzie Smith doesn’t have a huge market to where forgers target him like they do other more desirable players.  The signature itself looks okay compared to other Oz signatures.  I think it’s genuine, however the quality is pretty poor - smudging/smearing, missing ink, etc.

Permalink Reply by D R on August 26, 2019 at 8:57am

It was probably inscribed “To _______” and they tried to black out the name to broaden the buyer pool.  If it’s made out to Tony, only people named Tony could enjoy the bat.

Permalink Reply by Jason Maimes on August 26, 2019 at 9:21am

That’s what I thought as well. Thank you very much for your opinion. When I sell I disclose every defect an item has not only via pictures but in this particular case, in very descriptive writing. Thanks again

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