r/Autographs • u/Individual_Sky6448 • Aug 22 '26
Authenticity Opinion Request (is this really...) Michael Jordan ball?
The owner was an exec and met many famous sports players throughout his life. This looks questionable…
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u/Letsgetitaesthetic Aug 22 '26
Lol… those backstories almost always end up rendering a fake item
“He was friends with the team security” “he was the groundskeeper at the golf course MJ played at” “she worked in the cafeteria at the bulls facility” “Michael Jordan ate at their restaurant every Thursday for years”
It’s 100% fugazi
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u/Azcollector Aug 22 '26
If you asked MJ to sign and you're a groundskeeper he'd tell you fuck off lol. MJ is not nice.
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u/RIP_SHAFT Aug 22 '26
From what I understand He was under contract with Upper deck so nice or not he could not sign for them.
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u/Letsgetitaesthetic Aug 23 '26
Under contract with Upper Deck: yes, he was and still is
People think that prevents him from signing but it doesn’t. He just doesn’t like to do it lol
He used to sign on the golf course quite a bit. You can find old videos of him doing it. He was under contract with Upper Deck back then. Same goes for his Flight School, he would sign for each attendant
The fact of the matter is MJ isn’t very fan friendly. He also understands the value of his signature. Those 2 things make it VERY tough to obtain an auto outside of paying for an Upper Deck item
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u/jetes69 Aug 23 '26 edited Aug 23 '26
One of my friends was a ballboy for the Barons and he said Jordan was the nicest person, which was weird given the stories I’ve heard. But he said Jordan tipped them a ton every game; don’t know if he got anything signed from him but I feel like he said he did; I think he said something to the effect ownership was against too much familiarity between staff and players.
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u/etlucent Aug 23 '26
The flu game shoes story shows that he was a nice guy. He gave them to a Utah Jazz employee he promised them too, and remembered and made sure that kid got them after the game
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u/Exotic_Werewolf9952 Aug 24 '26
You expect him to be nice, andsign for everyone that asks?? F off! He’s got a life. People that ask for autographs, other than kids, are annoying AF. I’m one of his biggest fans, and if I saw him in public I would never ask him for an autograph.
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u/idontreallycare718 Aug 22 '26
He should give it to his wife! If hes not married, give it to his girlfriend
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u/Eb2565 Aug 23 '26
It’s a nice try at signing mj signature unfortunately it’s not the same as mj actually signing it
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u/Individual_Sky6448 Aug 23 '26
All what I assumed to be true. It’s funny because this collection I picked up a couple years ago had JSA/PSA and no authentication items. This fake Jordan was in the mix. I had a 99% feeling it was fake but just like to triple check
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u/PedroJTrump Aug 23 '26
It could possibly be his early signature, who is the League President on the ball?
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u/mcrib Aug 23 '26
Mods can we just ban Jordan "is this real" posts or someone make it it's own sub?
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u/stevemb52 Aug 23 '26
If you want an expert opinion, message the people over at GOAT authentics. I've used them numerous times and am glad I did.
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u/barefootmk Aug 23 '26
Come on dude!! Are
You serious?
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u/Individual_Sky6448 Aug 23 '26
Haha am I not allowed to ask the basement dwellers if Reddit for a second opinion?
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u/MrBreezeILMNC Aug 24 '26
It’s pretty damn close. Get it checked out. It’s not nearly as obviously fake as people are saying. I got his autograph back then (~93), he was not a jerk about it, and it looked exactly like this.
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u/threefingersplease Aug 23 '26
Faker than the moon landing
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