Tom Brady accused of purposely defacing sports memorabilia with sloppy signature

This man claims Tom Brady’s sloppy signature turned $500,000 worth of collectibles into defaced keepsakes (msn.com)

Both sides seem to agree that Tom Brady was upset with being asked to sign so many items -- at an event where "VIPs" paid $3,600 for a signing session (that was for 1 item, some paid up to $20,000 to get multiple items signed). Brady's side says he had only agreed to sign books and other certain items. The "VIPs" said they were not told that, and that “Tommy tantrum” scribbled on their $500,000 worth of items in a way that made them less valuable. According to the link, collectible signature verifications companies say that Brady has an easily identifiable signature and are refusing to authenticate these signatures, making the items "defaced" instead of "signed".

Personally, I never understood worshipping a person to this level ... I can see autographs being cool for kids, and Ive even seen sports stars sign items for kids and ignore adults, which I think is great. There may really be some obsessed adults out there who really want his memorabilia, but selling signed items has become such a huge market, I also get why celebrities are sick of dealing with people who just want to make money off them...

 

Yeah, it kind of sounds like that was what the fans thought this was, and I'm sure Brady was paid well if the event was charging $3600 a person ... but it seems like Brady thought this was more like an author book signing, where fans were supposed to buy his book and then he'd sign the book ...

I do kind of feel bad for anyone who really was a big fan and had some cherished item scribbled on ... but even the main guy interviewed in the story I linked, while he says a lot of the right things about being a fan and having treasured items ... he's also clearly concerned about the value of his collection, how much he lost, how much having a certified signature would have added, etc, so it is about the money. I mean, he watched Brady sign his items, so why run it to a dealer for signature certification the next day? He knows who signed it ... it was about the added monetary value ...