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Do These Rogers Hornsby Certified Autographs Appear Markedly Different?

I'm looking to pick up a certified autograph card of Rogers Hornsby. There's a 2009 SP Legendary Cuts Rogers Hornsby Auto currently on ebay. I'm passing on it because the autograph looks horrible. But beyond that, the autograph is markedly different from the other Hornsby auto I have saved pictured below. Any Hornsby experts out there? Does the top one appear legitimate? Thanks.

/s/ JackWESQ

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  • OAKESY25OAKESY25 Posts: 4,726 ✭✭✭
    yikes.. good idea to stay far away
  • csmtampacsmtampa Posts: 1,828
    I will say this about cut autographs. They can easily be switched out, and in the pass UD has had problems with authentic cuts.

    If you want an authentic Hornsby, just buy one authenticated by PSA/DNA or JSA.

    If you buy a cut autograph that was inserted in packs, you will pay MORE than the cut is worth.
  • mikeschmidtmikeschmidt Posts: 5,756 ✭✭✭
    The second one is consistent with the Rogers single-signed ball I used to own
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  • NickMNickM Posts: 4,895 ✭✭✭
    If the first one is real, it was done near the very end of his life. I have seen some really ugly last days signatures from other HOFers.

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  • Any particular reason you want a card?

    There are quite a few player contracts he signed from when he was in management. Should be able to find a reliable source for around $500 to $800. Would definitely be a better piece than an index card with a fancy header
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  • I used to own the first Hornsby auto. I sold it only a couple of months ago to a well established dealer out of Florida.

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  • digicatdigicat Posts: 8,551 ✭✭


    << <i>I used to own the first Hornsby auto. I sold it only a couple of months ago to a well established dealer out of Florida. >>



    Woah, that's kinda cool, seeing an auto in it's previous state before getting carded.
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  • Here are some other Hornsby auto's I have sold.

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  • << <i>I used to own the first Hornsby auto. I sold it only a couple of months ago to a well established dealer out of Florida. >>



    That is very interesting.
  • csmtampacsmtampa Posts: 1,828
    << I used to own the first Hornsby auto. I sold it only a couple of months ago to a well established dealer out of Florida. >>

    Let me guess, Rich Altman
  • JackWESQJackWESQ Posts: 2,133 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Any particular reason you want a card? >>


    Not really. I thought, perhaps, that was the "safest" way to go. But I would be perfectly happy with virtually anything as long as I knew it was real.

    bigjed ... Those are some sweet autographs/items!

    /s/ JackWESQ
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  • Real or questionable, I'd probably pass on both examples above and hold out for a higher quality signature.

    Hornsby currently in my collection:
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    Hornsby that I sold a couple of years ago:
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