Any larry bird auto experts?

Sandberg23 · 08-15-2022, 05:50 PM

I have the 2 cards shown, the signatures look different to me but both are supposedly authentic.

Moneychrome20 · 08-15-2022, 05:52 PM

One is probably an earlier version of his auto they both look the same to me

Sign your name 1000000 times and make them all exact lol

gowizards0 · 08-15-2022, 05:53 PM

one also had to be fit on a small sticker, both look fine to me

gottagitdemjs · 08-15-2022, 05:54 PM

Yeah, one is earlier. Also, his sig is normally pretty "tall"...if that makes sense, so on that second one, he is shrinking it down to fit the sticker.

discodanman45 · 08-15-2022, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Sandberg23

I have the 2 cards shown, the signatures look different to me but both are supposedly authentic.

One autograph looks like it was for a signing, and he took his time signing and wasn't constrained on space. The other auto looks like they locked Bird in a room and made him sign 1000 stickers and fit his autograph into a tight space. A lot of athletes have different signatures when the have to sign stickers. Plus, over 20, 30 years, autos can change. I don't see an issue here personally.

ballhawkdawk · 08-15-2022, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by gowizards0

one also had to be fit on a small sticker, both look fine to me

I think that's the only thing that makes the sticker auto a little funky. Bird tends to sign a larger auto.

401cards · 08-15-2022, 06:03 PM

The left definitely looks a bit odd for a Bird auto. What threw me off more than the bottom left of the L is the second "r" in Larry, which is almost never there. However, the Bird looks spot on and the pen flow and flourishes look consistent enough with all other Bird autos I've seen, so I don't have a hard time believing it is real with JSA's AOK.

Sandberg23 · 08-15-2022, 06:18 PM

thanks everyone.

chetb · 08-16-2022, 10:56 AM

If I can piggyback with a very similar question, any chance this one is real?

Had it since 1990 and always assumed no, but held onto it in case.

401cards · 08-16-2022, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by chetb

If I can piggyback with a very similar question, any chance this one is real?

Had it since 1990 and always assumed no, but held onto it in case.

I doubt this is authentic, unfortunately. The B and d in Bird are very different from any Bird auto I've ever seen.

chetb · 08-16-2022, 11:54 AM

Figured as much, thanks!

byronscott4ever · 08-16-2022, 12:48 PM

Bird IP stuff can look different but in a worse type of way

chetb · 08-16-2022, 12:54 PM

I got it through the mail in 1990. Sent him a drawing when I was a kid. But figured there was a 0% chance he was actually signing TTM then (or ever).

And yeah I couldn’t find any authenticated examples where the B and D look like that.

Even so, I have a hard time tossing it after owning it so long! To the base card box it goes.

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chetb Member Join Date: Feb 2021 Posts: 245	Any larry bird auto experts? I got it through the mail in 1990. Sent him a drawing when I was a kid. But figured there was a 0% chance he was actually signing TTM then (or ever). And yeah I couldn’t find any authenticated examples where the B and D look like that. Even so, I have a hard time tossing it after owning it so long! To the base card box it goes.

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Moneychrome20 Member Join Date: Oct 2020 Posts: 1,808	One is probably an earlier version of his auto they both look the same to me Sign your name 1000000 times and make them all exact lol

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401cards Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: The 401 Posts: 672 401sportscards	The left definitely looks a bit odd for a Bird auto. What threw me off more than the bottom left of the L is the second "r" in Larry, which is almost never there. However, the Bird looks spot on and the pen flow and flourishes look consistent enough with all other Bird autos I've seen, so I don't have a hard time believing it is real with JSA's AOK.

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Sandberg23 Member Join Date: May 2021 Location: Chicago Posts: 21 dgordo76	thanks everyone.

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chetb Member Join Date: Feb 2021 Posts: 245	If I can piggyback with a very similar question, any chance this one is real? Had it since 1990 and always assumed no, but held onto it in case.

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chetb Member Join Date: Feb 2021 Posts: 245	Figured as much, thanks!

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byronscott4ever Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 11,378	Bird IP stuff can look different but in a worse type of way