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Absolutely Worst Auto Ever?

megatronmegatron Posts: 955
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I'm currently working on an autograph collection and wanted to obtain an autographed card of Greg Maddux. But why should I invest my hard earned money in this?

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  • megatronmegatron Posts: 955
    For a better picture, click here.

    Just as a side note - the seller did a wonderful job of providing a good picture. Too bad Greg scribbles instead of autographs.
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  • RaymondRaymond Posts: 153
    Worst auto:

    -Rafael Furcal
    -Orlando Cepeda
    -Ryne Sandberg
    -Tommy John
    -Pat Burell


    Best:

    -Harmon Killebrew
    -Nolan Ryan
    -Stan Musial
    -Charlie (Chas) Gehringer

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  • CubfanCubfan Posts: 1,545
    I remember getting Sandberg's in the mail from a direct sending in the mid-80's and it took me over a week to figure out who had signed that 3 X 5 card.
  • AknotAknot Posts: 1,196 ✭✭
    O please have you seen some of the SP Auth Football autos? Its hard to believe these people were in college. I mean there was a spot to sign on the card, yet they signed where they pleased...... O well.
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  • CON40CON40 Posts: 1,324 ✭✭✭
    When talking about bad auto's, you have to include Willie Mays... he looks like he's angry in every signature!

    And for best auto... my vote goes to Ted Williams...
  • mikeschmidtmikeschmidt Posts: 5,756 ✭✭✭
    Maddux used to have a much neater signature - and he was a willing and nice signer in the early 1990s...
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  • Bighurt4Bighurt4 Posts: 384 ✭
    My favorite autos (all from spring training in '89) are John Smoltz, Tom Glavine and Randy Johnson. They are beautiful, clear sigs with Johnson and Glavine personalizing. Smoltz's auto looks almost artistic (best word I could come up with).

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  • FabfrankFabfrank Posts: 2,312
    That Maddux autograph looks like it was signed with his foot. His left foot!image
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  • helionauthelionaut Posts: 1,555 ✭✭
    I like Derek Jeter's and Nomar's autos. With as many as they sign, they always look great. Special kudos to Nomar. With a handle like that, most people would've gone to "N-G---5" a long time ago.
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  • KallMaloneSayKallMaloneSay Posts: 390 ✭
    Worst AUTO ever: Delmon Young hands down. Sad part is that he will be one of the top 100 players of all time and you will see his AUTO's everywhere in the next thirty years and still never want one as dispicable as it is.
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  • goodriddance189goodriddance189 Posts: 2,388 ✭✭
    Lebron should have gone to college, cause apparently he didn't learn how to spell his own name in HS
  • bladefoxbladefox Posts: 198
    I'd like to add two worst: Donovan McNabb and Ron Francis. Both look like a big circular swirl/blob.

    Best: Bill Mazeroski(Sp) and Michael Jordan
  • TheRoachTheRoach Posts: 483


    << <i>Worst AUTO ever: Delmon Young hands down. Sad part is that he will be one of the top 100 players of all time and you will see his AUTO's everywhere in the next thirty years and still never want one as dispicable as it is. >>



    Easy Jason. They said the same thing about Josh Hamilton. He may never play again.

    Bets Auto I received through the mail: Brett Favre, Teemu Selanne, Jaromir Jagr

    Worst: Paul Kariya, Pavel Bure, and Joe Sakic

    These were mailed out and received back about 8 years ago. I am very aware that these players would probably not respond now. I used to have my wife send out the really good players bia registered mail from work.

    Hockey was hands down the best results. I even got back a Sergei Fedorov, and Steve Yzerman. Trust me, they are legit!



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  • schr1stschr1st Posts: 1,677 ✭✭
    Worst autograph I've seen so far would have to be Ilya Kovalchuk's. It looks like 2 checkmarks!
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  • estangestang Posts: 1,322 ✭✭✭
    The best I've seen is Harmon Killebrew. Have to give him extra credit with a longer than normal name.

    That Maddux is pathetic; it lessens my admiration of him.

    How about the Barry Bonds signature where if he's spelled it all out or written it differently it suppose to be worth more.



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  • RainmanRainman Posts: 1,001
    i'm a huge maddux fan and have 2 of those particular autos. mine look slightly better than yours, but not by much. however, i don't think maddux's sig is as bad as either lebron's or delmon's. not to mention nearly all of maddux's autos have that 'scribble' to them- including the auto/jersey /25 i have of his from prime cut and including the leaf limited auto/jerseys i have of his. sure, i wish he signed more clearly- but the fact is i collect his autos b/c i'm a huge fan of his. heck, i know some people can't decipher MY signature.
  • FuturemanFutureman Posts: 135 ✭✭


    << <i>Lebron should have gone to college, cause apparently he didn't learn how to spell his own name in HS >>



    Yeah, no kidding. Talk about inconsistent. He doesn't even sign the same way on cards in the same set. It's constantly changing, so you never know which version you're going to get. Once the UD cards started popping up it looked like he started trying to immitate Jordan, so he signs the "L" and the "B" to look like a "2" and a "3" or 23, his jersey number. Real original Lebron.
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  • goodriddance189goodriddance189 Posts: 2,388 ✭✭
    nothing can top Roger Maris' autograph in 61*
  • DirtyHarryDirtyHarry Posts: 1,917 ✭✭✭
    Worst baseball autograph has to be Maddux. Mays is bad, but after you've seen it a few times - you know it's him. Bonds is the same - but true to his disrespect for baseball fans B...B...s.

    I had some Maddux balls amongst others as part of a promotion the company I worked for was involved in, and the only way I could figure it was him was via process of elimination.
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  • kr580kr580 Posts: 4,420 ✭✭
    Worst: Michael Vick, Lebron James, Greg Maddux, Barry Zito, Yao Ming.
    Best: Michael Jordan... there's a bunch of good ones.

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  • NickMNickM Posts: 4,895 ✭✭✭
    Stanislav Neckar's autograph looks like this:

    vvvv

    I'm not kidding. image
    I have several of his auto. from '94 Classic hockey draft, and it's a jagged line that could be one of those symbols used on ESP test cards.

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  • MrRookieMrRookie Posts: 462

    my votes:

    hockey: marian gaborik
    basketball: troy murphy
    football: peter warrick
    baseball: vlad guerrero
  • gonzergonzer Posts: 3,025 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Carl Yastremski's is the absolute worst for a guy in his playing days. I know because I was hanging upside down on the dugout at Anaheim Stadium with my notebook as he signed. Makes you wonder how the autographs compare between playing days, retirement and promotional events.
  • TheRoachTheRoach Posts: 483
    Yeah, Michael Vick isn't too impressive either. All You get is M7. That stinks!




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    7 MVP awards, the single season HR record, career walks record, single season walks record, 700HR/500SB, and two batting titles near 40 years old. How can one argue that those aren't stats of the greatest to ever play the game??? All this and there is still more to come!!!! Bonds:2005 NL MVP. Or are you going to doubt him again?
  • Lothar52Lothar52 Posts: 2,664 ✭✭✭
    Mays and Vick..why does Mays sign his like that..whats teh deal???

    loth
  • MrRookieMrRookie Posts: 462

    I don't know about you but "4euu TeuP" says Willie Mays to me.
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