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Willie Mays Say Hey real or fake hologram???

Hello!!

If the Willie Mays experts can help confirm if this is a real hologram and autograph or a fake? I have heard that there are fake Say Hey Holograms out there. How can one tell if it's real or fake?

Thanks for your time!!

Tags: Willie Mays, fake holograms, say hey

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Permalink Reply by Steve on September 11, 2019 at 5:21pm

The signature looks off to me. The problem with the hologram, even if real, is that they can be easily removed from a legit ball and added to a fake.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Zarelli on September 11, 2019 at 5:33pm

I am not comfortable with this signature. In my opinion, it is consistent with the style that has been questioned by many educated collectors. Regarding the hologram... no one seems to have definitive answers. Stolen holograms, swapped holograms... counterfeited? Who knows?

In my mind it's a moot point given the signature.

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Permalink Reply by Ru007 on September 11, 2019 at 9:05pm

It doesn’t match the examples I’m comfortable with,

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Permalink Reply by Mike Shepherd on September 12, 2019 at 3:27am

Here is one to compare it to. It was purchased from Steiner Sports. Notice that mine was signed with a felt tip pen, and not with a ballpoint pen.

Willie Mays “Say Hey” Autographed Baseball

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Permalink Reply by TradeGeek on September 12, 2019 at 3:12pm

As others have said, the hologram means nothing. There are authentic examples with the hologram and terrible forgeries. Like this one. My lawyer paid $350 for this garbage at a charity auction.

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