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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on February 24, 2020 at 10:26pm

Even if so it would be an incredibly poor example with a poor showing - hard pass. 

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Permalink Reply by Dan Morris on February 24, 2020 at 10:27pm

Not authentic IMO

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on February 24, 2020 at 10:50pm

Hi Ben,

Could you please take more photos of the signature. It looks pretty rough to me, but more pictures of the signature will help. 

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Permalink Reply by Ben R on February 24, 2020 at 11:03pm

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on February 24, 2020 at 11:19pm

Thanks for posting this photo. I hate to say it but your Kobe does not look like it's probably real to me. Others may have different opinions.

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Permalink Reply by Ben R on February 24, 2020 at 11:21pm

No worries. Damn 

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on February 24, 2020 at 11:31pm

Sorry. The surface is so rough that I think it would be unlikely that Kobe would be paid to sign on a ball like that.

Again, others may have different opinions. 

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on February 24, 2020 at 11:12pm

Ben,

Go to this page and near the end you'll find links to genuine Pannini and Upper Deck Kobe-signed memorabilia, and the third one, from Steve Grad, is a link to ones Steve thinks are forgeries:

https://live.autographmagazine.com/finding-authentic-kobe-bryant-au...

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