As someone who started as an autographed sports (mostly football jerseys) memorabilia collector before moving into the role of dealer, I have learned the lessons of hard knocks. As a dealer, I see things in my...
I am saddened by the amount of forged signatures being sold on eBay and the Internet in general. My particular area of expertise is the Andy Griffith Show. The amount of forged Griffith signatures is...
First of all, thank you for the positive feedback I have received from my prior guide on Baseball cards. I am happy I can help true collectors make some money while having fun!!! As always, if you like my...
This guide can apply to Autographs from many areas of sports, etc. I know the newest fad the last few years has been the COA or Certified Autograph craze. But not surprisingly, most autographs are not...
This guide is meant as a follow up to our Avoid Fraud guides (Please make sure you read one): AVOID FRAUD These guides focused on how to tell if an autograph was real.The guide you are currently reading will...
I have purchased a lot of autographs ceritifed by PSA/DNA over a one year span in 2006-2007. Then I noticed that these cerificates don't look hard to duplicate to me. I felt I could duplicate it myself.So I...
Even though, the industry's largest "authenticator" has recently passed a number of preprinted autographs as "authentic", recognizing a preprint is generally pretty easy. First, what is a pre-print? ...
"While it is impossible to definitely estimate the percentage of forged memorabilia, most industry experts concede that over half of the autographed memorabilia is forged. In fact, some cooperating subjects...
"ONE OF THE MOST TRUSTED NAMES IN SPORTS" This is one of the most common lines people use about certificates of authenticity. The problem is, frequently, the company does not exsist. A red flag is there...
"While it is impossible to definitely estimate the percentage of forged memorabilia, most industry experts concede that over half of the autographed memorabilia is forged. In fact, some cooperating subjects...