May's autos

bounty37h · 06-20-2024, 03:21 PM

Been looking through ebay listing and of course there are a ton of Mays autos up right now. Many of these have his own authentication sticker, but am i recalling correctly that many of those are highly questionable?

ThoseBackPages · 06-20-2024, 03:23 PM

i would buy his heritage on card autos

Zerokruel · 06-20-2024, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by bounty37h

Been looking through ebay listing and of course there are a ton of May's autos up right now. Many of these have his own authentication sticker, but am i recalling correctly that many of those are highly questionable?

Wouldn't touch them.

LCM1223 · 06-20-2024, 03:44 PM

Willie May?

JustRachel · 06-20-2024, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Zerokruel

Wouldn't touch them.

Same.

MiamiMarlinsFan · 06-20-2024, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by LCM1223

Willie May?

Yeah, just like that character from the movie Major League: Willie May Hay. What don’t guy get?

awz50 · 06-20-2024, 03:54 PM

Say hey authentication is 99% of the time a forgery

ThoseBackPages · 06-20-2024, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by LCM1223

Willie May?

The Say He May Kid!

Dukefett · 06-20-2024, 04:47 PM

My brother has an autograph of his on a scrap of paper. We were waiting for our car at Bally's Casino in Atlantic City like 30 years ago and my Dad was like "That's Willie Mays!" and just found some scrap in our car and he signed for us. My Dad eventually got it mounted on a plaque with his picture.

REGGIE206 · 06-20-2024, 05:25 PM

I would suggest getting a Topps on-card auto. I bought this a while ago and never looked back:

al3xmac10 · 06-20-2024, 05:35 PM

is there a Willie Mays / Ichiro on-card auto?

UMich92 · 06-20-2024, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by awz50

Say hey authentication is 99% of the time a forgery

Is this more likely for the more recently authenticated items? I have an OMLB ball that has both the Say Hey and a PSA authentication. It's from 15-20 years ago.

Scarlet Knight · 06-20-2024, 06:06 PM

Quick story about the autographed photo shown... when I was a sportswriter at The Daily Journal (Elizabeth, NJ) in 1991, I received a call from a public relations rep asking me to cover the grand opening of Mays' chicken eatery in the food court at Menlo Park Mall (Edison, NJ). He said I could interview him and bring an item to get signed. How could I pass up that opportunity! The PR rep said Mays would only sign promo cards (below) for the general public, but I could bring anything to get autographed because I was with the press.

I brought with me a copy of a 1979 Mets yearbook I had in my basement. The inside back cover had a nice photo of Mays, who just had been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. The autographed photo has been a treasured item in my sports memorabilia collection ever since.

awz50 · 06-20-2024, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by UMich92

Is this more likely for the more recently authenticated items? I have an OMLB ball that has both the Say Hey and a PSA authentication. It's from 15-20 years ago.

Share a picture and I can tell you

I have been studying those autographs a long time

Archangel1775 · 06-20-2024, 09:58 PM

So disappointing that people are forging his authentication labels

AllHofers · 06-21-2024, 02:36 AM

Just wait a few month when prices go back to normal. There will be plenty of mays autos. The man signed quite a bit and lived a full life. Good luck

Chicosbailbonds · 06-21-2024, 03:30 AM

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Originally Posted by AllHofers

Just wait a few month when prices go back to normal. There will be plenty of mays autos. The man signed quite a bit and lived a full life. Good luck

Not sure there will be much of a drop. They have been rising for some time. Personally I wouldn’t buy the sticker autos either.

csmtampa · 06-21-2024, 06:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Archangel1775

So disappointing that people are forging his authentication labels

It’s been going on for 15+ years

Luckily the forgeries are terrible so a lot of information is out there about it.

bounty37h · 06-21-2024, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by REGGIE206

I would suggest getting a Topps on-card auto. I bought this a while ago and never looked back:

Yeah, if I was looking at a card I would go for that-a beauty for sure. I am looking at signed HoF balls-not necessarily looking at Mays right now but they came up on an ebay search a lot since his death and got me thinking I had heard the Say Hey authentication was basically worthless.

UMich92 · 06-21-2024, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by awz50

Share a picture and I can tell you

I have been studying those autographs a long time

This ball has both the Say Hey and PSA stickers. Purchased at TwinsFest in 2010 after deciding not to pay for an IP signing. What do you think?

csmtampa · 06-21-2024, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by UMich92

This ball has both the Say Hey and PSA stickers. Purchased at TwinsFest in 2010 after deciding not to pay for an IP signing. What do you think?

This is bad

TPA’s were authenticating them for a while but stopped years ago

awz50 · 06-21-2024, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by UMich92

This ball has both the Say Hey and PSA stickers. Purchased at TwinsFest in 2010 after deciding not to pay for an IP signing. What do you think?

That sadly is a forgery and the common style one that almost all Say Hey authenticates will look like.

HeritageKing · 06-22-2024, 09:46 AM

Are you doing an eBay search for Willie May?

rittdk01 · 06-22-2024, 12:08 PM

C’mon had 70 years to pick up his signature…

HeritageKing · 06-22-2024, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by REGGIE206

I would suggest getting a Topps on-card auto. I bought this a while ago and never looked back:

Why authenticate and already authenticated card?

06-20-2024, 03:21 PM	#1
bounty37h Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: North Cackalacky Posts: 1,434	May's autos Been looking through ebay listing and of course there are a ton of Mays autos up right now. Many of these have his own authentication sticker, but am i recalling correctly that many of those are highly questionable? __________________ Looking for UNC and Reds cards/autos/memorabilia. Go Heels Go Reds Last edited by bounty37h; 06-21-2024 at 10:11 AM.

06-20-2024, 03:23 PM	#2
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06-20-2024, 05:35 PM	#11
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06-20-2024, 04:47 PM	#9
Dukefett Member Join Date: Aug 2022 Location: San Diego Posts: 370 dukefett	My brother has an autograph of his on a scrap of paper. We were waiting for our car at Bally's Casino in Atlantic City like 30 years ago and my Dad was like "That's Willie Mays!" and just found some scrap in our car and he signed for us. My Dad eventually got it mounted on a plaque with his picture.

06-20-2024, 05:25 PM	#10
REGGIE206 Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Mukilteo, WA (hometown: Vallejo, CA) Posts: 9,783	I would suggest getting a Topps on-card auto. I bought this a while ago and never looked back:

06-20-2024, 06:06 PM	#13
Scarlet Knight Member Join Date: Jun 2022 Location: New Jersey Posts: 311	Quick story about the autographed photo shown... when I was a sportswriter at The Daily Journal (Elizabeth, NJ) in 1991, I received a call from a public relations rep asking me to cover the grand opening of Mays' chicken eatery in the food court at Menlo Park Mall (Edison, NJ). He said I could interview him and bring an item to get signed. How could I pass up that opportunity! The PR rep said Mays would only sign promo cards (below) for the general public, but I could bring anything to get autographed because I was with the press. I brought with me a copy of a 1979 Mets yearbook I had in my basement. The inside back cover had a nice photo of Mays, who just had been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. The autographed photo has been a treasured item in my sports memorabilia collection ever since. Last edited by Scarlet Knight; 06-21-2024 at 01:37 PM.

06-20-2024, 09:58 PM	#15
Archangel1775 Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Cali baby! Posts: 21,861	So disappointing that people are forging his authentication labels __________________ *There are the intangibles that set someone apart from the pack.So the blur isn't your inability to see his greatness, it's merely the inability to measure it.*

06-21-2024, 02:36 AM	#16
AllHofers Member Join Date: Jan 2024 Posts: 73	Just wait a few month when prices go back to normal. There will be plenty of mays autos. The man signed quite a bit and lived a full life. Good luck

06-22-2024, 09:46 AM	#23
HeritageKing Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 5,627	Are you doing an eBay search for Willie May? __________________ #2 Topps Heritage Autograph Collector

06-22-2024, 12:08 PM	#24
rittdk01 Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Indiana Posts: 2,416	C’mon had 70 years to pick up his signature…