This auto contains quite a few inconsistencies. 1. Bird wouldn't underline his first name with the letter "Y" like that, at least not from all of the bird autos iv'e seen. 2. The loop in the letter "L" comes to a defined point at the bottom of the loop. This is also not in line with what bird would do. In my opinion, you should send this card in and get it authenticated. It just doesn't seem totally right to me. Having said that, I could be wrong but it is still a good idea to get professional authentication of these cards. I hope this helps. Good Luck.