Glenn Gagnon, a sports memorabilia collector from Massachusetts, is facing a disappointing situation with some of his most prized New England Patriots items. Gagnon claims that Tom Brady’s sloppy autographs have ruined these items, making them impossible to authenticate. He had paid thousands of dollars to have the items signed by Brady at a Miami conference, only to find out that the signatures are unrecognizable.
One of the items that Gagnon highlighted was a pair of TB Twelve shoes from a 2018 game, for which he spent $7,200. However, when he tried to have them authenticated, the signature was rejected. In total, Gagnon paid over $14,000 to have these items signed by Brady, and now he is left with items that no one wants and no way to recoup his money.
The authenticity of sports memorabilia is crucial for collectors like Gagnon, and the inability to authenticate these items due to the sloppy autographs by Tom Brady has been a significant disappointment for him. It is a cautionary tale for collectors to ensure that they verify the authenticity of signatures before investing significant amounts of money in memorabilia.
