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Need help/opinion on Kobe Bryant signed basketball.

Hi! So I purchased this ball from a private seller who says it’s 100% authentic from Panini. Before I bought it, I submitted a quick opinion to Beckett and they got back to me saying that it is “Likely to pass authentication”. So I went ahead and purchased the ball. Once I received it, something told me to take pictures and resubmit it just for reassurance. When I submitted it again I received a “Cannot render an opinion”. So now I have some doubts that it’s real. I’m going to post some pictures for reference.

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Permalink Reply by Luke Perez on July 23, 2021 at 12:47am

Buying a Kobe autograph without a trustworthy COA based on someone’s word is always risky. Beckett definitely knows what they’re doing so the fact they told you it would likely pass is a good sign. I am not an expert whatsoever and would wait for the true experts to give their opinions. However, Kobe rarely signed his last name under his first on fan signings and it does look slowly and carefully signed in my opinion. Usually signs of a forgery. It does look similar to authentic autographs passed by the big 3 as well so I would definitely wait for the experts. I am trying to learn how to depict a real and fake signature so I would definitely not go off of my words alone.