The CEO of Beckett has plead guilty to fraud.  It's too early to know what he did, how he did it or if Steve Grad who has frauded thousands out of fake authentication impersonating an authenticator is involved.  We will keep you informed.  It's our understanding that the man behind Beckett is currently in jail which really isn't shocking to anyone who knows how the authentication racket's work within the hobby.

Steve Grad is notorious for flunking autograph authentication.  He went from selling forgeries to authenticating forgeries, failing genuine autographs and even authenticating the wrong people.  One of the biggest TV shows ever was "The Honeymooners."  Those who know autographs know the main cast of Jackie Gleason, Art Carney, Joyce Randolph and Audrey Meadows.  Here a collector either tricked Steve Grad or was also confused.  In a frame instead of Jackie Gleason, the comic, superstar from The Honeymooners, superstar from The Jackie Gleason show, and star of Smokey and the Bandit was instead the tough bald guy, James Gleason.  No resemblance, no work in any of Jackie Gleason's shows, bald with absolutely no resemblance.  In fact he died nearly 30 years before Jackie Gleason.  This is so stupid, only Grad could do this.  Wrong person Steve!  Yet his letter of authenticity reads in part; "Multiple Factors" meaning he used more than one factor to determine that James Gleason is instead Jackie Gleason.  Even a first grader can tell the difference but for an insane fee Steve Grad can make this autograph whatever he wants it to be.  How stupid is this?  It's so common nobody should use the opinion of Steve Grad as any sort of good opinion when he's this BAD!

Good job Steve Grad!  Way to get one closer then the last one you misidentified.  Maybe next time we can have a Brady Bunch cast photo authenticated as Danny DeVito instead of Robert Reed.  Nobody will notice!

Steve Grad of Beckett Authentication screws up again.  He adds his signature to another worthless C.O.A.  

in this case he signed his name on behalf of the Beckett Authentication "Experts."  As always, one will never know who made the decision on the team that decided the autograph was not genuine.  The reasons they claim were the deciding factor are the exact same reasons why a person would clim was wrong on a flat piece of paper or in a book.

However, this is about a signature of Jimmy Carter on a golf ball.

Matter of fact, this is an in person signature signed by Jimmy Carter in my presence.

SEE Grad's turn down letter below.

It is believed that the only reason this signature of Jimmy Carter was turned down is because it originated from a dealer on BECKETT'S BLACK LIST.  We are aware of sellers of autographs that are placed on authentiicating companies black lists from a whistle blower who still works for one of the high profile authenticating companies.  

I WOULD LIKE TO PERSONALLY THANK THIS INDIVIDUAL FOR THIER KIND WORDS AND ALSO FOR RECOMMENDING COLLECTORS TO ME.

I am also aware of other dealers, sellers of autographs and auction houses that are experiencing the same mafia type tactics. Many of them are household names in tha autograph industry.  I am aware of at least two auction houses  that I would call "threatened" by authenticating companies becaue the auction house refuses to have their items authenticated in advance of the auction catalog. THEY ARE TOLD IF YOU DON'T USE ABC TYPE AUTHENTICTING SERVICE, ANY ITEMS SUBMITTED FROM YOUR AUCTION WILL BE TURNED DOWN.

Proof of such, simply read the following email from a  well known and established autograph auction house to Steve Grad of Beckett.

Another major autograph auction house in Florida experienced the same.

You cannnot imagine how many turndown COA's exist that unfortunate collectors paid for and now believe they are stuck with a bad autograph. How corrupt are these authenticating services?

For reasons of so many mis-authenticaed COA's one dealer placed ads in a high profile sports magazine. SEE BELOW-

The response to the above ad was phenominal. Collectors who though they had an autograph that was not authentic was able to sell their now unwanted items.

What has helped avoid the problem of mis-authenticated autographs is that 70 PLUS members of PADAH (Preferred Autograph Dealers and Aution Houses) do not have to refund for an autograph that was mis-authenticated by one of the high profile companies who "claim" to authenticate autographs. Some of these so-called authenticating companies can charge you $500 and upward to look at your autograph. Try finding out who at the authenticating company made the mistake. That's impossible.  They can tell you they can't give you their name for the authenticators own protection. In a recent case, they claim the reference number for the authentication doesn't exist.

Having your items authenticated by high profile authenticating companies, do so at your own risk and peril.

You can avoid this insanity by purchasing from a legitimate professional autograph dealer and auction house. Always remember, a sales receipt, filled out properly is your only legal guarantee.

Just about any reference book on autographs will tell you that presidential land grants were hand signed by the president of the United States.  This practice stopped after 1834 as there exists only a half dozen land grants which bear the personal signature of the President. There are very few exceptions shortly after 1834, but that is the general rule.

Recently on eBay, a Rutherford B. Hayes Land Grant is offered for sale and listed as rare. After President Jackson there have been twelve presidents up until the inauguration of Rutherford B. Hayes.How sad it is that this Hayes Land Grant has been authenticated by BECKETT. 

One of a plehora of reasons why anyone with an autograph "authenticated" by one of the three high profile so-callled authenticating copanies should get a second opinion. At a later date, so many failed items have been proven genuine  and visa versa.

There is simply no excuse for this incompetence except for ignorance. Look at this atrocious mistake below and understand the lack of knowledge of many who authenticate autographs.

This was yet another year that Steve Grad would not accept an inviation to speak about authenticating in front of a group of collectors. Yet, this sophomoric example is just one more illustration why 70+ worldwide members of PADAH do not have to issue a refund based on a COA (guess)  from Beckett. 

Herman Darvick during the 1990's flooded the market with with knowingly or un-knowingly forged items signed by the popular artist Salvador Dali. Most items were high quality prints extracted from copies of books authored by Dali  Many of these type items were sold at UACC shows in New York by a Connecticut seller of autographs..

Thirty years later these Dali prints are still being offered on a regular basis on ebay, and come with a COA from Herman Darvick.

I knew Salvador Dali quite well.  For several years, I spent much time with him when he spent part of the year in his New York City apartment. We spent many times in this apartment having private signings and walking the streets of New York, especially Times Square where many of the stores that sold collectible imports would have claimed limited edition Dali lithographs.  Actually they were imitation works of art painted by art students. Dali would bang on the windows with his cane screaming "this is not my work."

I got to know Dali's signature on his best and worst days.  Many limited edition Dali prints ended up in auctions on most cruise vessels. I discovered that all the signatures of Dali on these prints were forgeries.  Even after seeing so many of them on the dfferent ships, all signatures of Dali were almost identical, all signed by the same hand. After notifying the FBI amazingly these prints were removed from the auctions.  No matter which cruise vessel company you were on, all of the Dali prints were signed by the same person. Not one was personally signed by the artist.

My last few trips on cruise lines, I could not find an example of Dali being offered on their auctions.

Just taking a peak on eBay this week I found two Dali forgeries each coming with a COA from Herman Darvick.

 Herman Darvick of Rockville Center, New York is still claiming to be an autograph expert.  After dozens of years of denying he forges autograhps, with much preesure from those who witnessed him doing so, he finally came clean an admitted in writing that he forged autographs. His specialty seems to be Presidents of the United States but for decades and unlimited amount of high end items signed by Marc Chagall, Joan Miro and Salvador Dali have flooded the hobby, with Darvick COA's even today on eBay.

According to his COA's Darvick states: "He was President of the Universal Autograph Collectors Club."  What he fails to tell you is that he was thrown out of the club by the UACC Ethics Committee for serious ethics violations.

On his COA's he has said "Herman Darvick PSA/DNA Authentication Services Expert."

On the same COA right under the above he continues: "This is not a PSA/DNA Letter of Authenticity."  One can only wonder how many PSA/DNA COA's that bear his signature have the wrong conclusion.

This is the same Herman Darvick  that at his auctions he sold several forged items signed by Shoeless Joe Jackson.  JACKSON SIGNATURES ARE NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND BEING SOLD DURING THE LAST CENTURY.  Experts in sports autographs all deemed the items not authentic. Many requests, in writing, for Darvick to contact the buyers were ignored.

One of Darvicks associates in Connecticut, were selling Marc Chagall prints by 100 signed items per order.  They contained forged signatures of Marc Chagall and Darvick has been selling them since.  Even today, on eBay you can find these prints with bogus signatures being sold by uneducated sellers of autographs that come with a Davick COA.

Below, see a few examples from this week....

The above information is just the very tip of the Herman Darvick escapades. The following should say it all. Herman Darvick who claims to authenticate autographs posts the following question ON THE INTERNET.

 Darvick is the fellow who wants you to spend money with him so he can authenticate your autographs.  HIS POSTING ABOVE IS MOST EMBARRASSING

It is obviously the very common signature of Sir John Glubb (1897-1986). A British General who formed , commanded and trained the Arab Legion under King Hussein.

Here's one for the books. Send in your item to PSA and pay their fee for an autograph authentication and get it back authenticated "as genuine." Little while later send it back to them with their authentication sticker attached. You are sending it in to have it encapsulated and it comes back rejected (not genuine).

Read from bottom up.....

 
HOW MUCH MONEY IN YOUR WALLET TO SPEND ON SO-CALLED AUTHENTICATION COMPANIES?

Shame on the PSA/DNA sports authenticators. Sports authenticators listed on the PSA/DNA website are Bill Corcoran and Kevin Keating.

How do they explain the following???  They can easily respond to this message near the bottom of this story.

If you are a collector who still believes in spending money for an "opinion" from one of those high profile companies who claim to authenticate autographs, this story should change your mind.

The following illustration is of a slabbed card bearing signatures of 9 members of the Baseball Hall of Fame. All signatures authenticated as "Genuine" by the "experts" at PSA/DNA. Most of the signatures are not rare and there is an unlimited amount of exemplars all over the Internet where anyone can try their authenticating skills.  It is my opinion that a true sports authenticator will not have to do much if any researce on all these nine signatures.

According to PSA/DNA's website, it should have cost the collector $710 for authentication fees and who knows how much was added for the encapsulation.  The seller obviously embarrasses themselves by not knowing that all nine signature are pooorly forged. So much respect for 2,395 feedbacks. 

THE SELLER IS ASKING $7,999.00 FOR THIS WORTHLESS SLABBED CARD OF AUTOGRAPHS.

LET'S SEE HOW LONG IT TAKES PSA/DNA TO RESPOND!

Over the years, MUCH DAMAGE HAS BEEN DONE TO THE REPUTATIONS OF BILL CORCORAN AND KEVIN KEATING.  THIS EMBARRASSMEMT ALONE SHOULD BE ENOUGH FOR THEM TO RESIGN FROM PSA/DNA.

Buying autographs on eBay could be a good thing for the professional dealer or seasoned collector.  For EVERYONE else it's a mine field.  We're going to illustate a football autograph on a 2023 fairly new card.  We don't know if it'sgenuine or not so we go with our feelings.  Or we can do something real dumb and pay for an authentiation fee from one of those companies who claim to authenticate autographs. That would be a very foolish move. Spending good money on what could probably be a bad guess, isn't smart.

Let's look at the description of this newly printed card.

#1-  $29.49  If the seller thinks this is a good price, then why offer "a best  offer"?

#2- Basically an unlimited amount was available. Sold 97 of these cards, better hurry only three left!

#3- Why no returns, does the seller know something that we don't?

#4- The seller possibly had a cost for the card, a cost for the autograph, and a cost for the plastic holder, a cost to put it on ebay, and a fee from PayPal when sold, and they accept your offer for $20 or less, how's money being made?

#5- NO RETURNS??????????? Smells somewhat, I think we'll pass.

#6- Use common sense and be educated before dealing on eBay for autographs.  Many collectors and even some small time dealers got burnt many times, thay are gone, no longer collecting or buying autographs.

This is the final respose from the PSADNA representative regarding the badly forged signature of Mark Twain authenticated  as genuine and encapsulated by PSADNA..

The autograph authenticators for PSADNA are as follows;

Tom Poon (?), Bill Corcoran(Sports), Kevin Keating (Sports), and John Reznikoff of University Archives. Reznikoff is the authenticator for Historical Autographs.

 Find below a "scan" of a PSA/DNA encapsulated signature of Mark Twain. Certified genuine item # 85170821.  Your current web site lists your current expert for historical autographs is a John Reznikoff of University Archives.  I request that you have another one of your "experts" take a quick look at this signature and decide that you might want to reverse your decision.

Anxiously awaiting your reply

On March 8, 2024   PSA/DNA replied:

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 There's no question that what some believe there are three high profle companies who claim to authenticate autographs, Beckett Authentiation seems to be the one most distrusted with accuracy.

All one needs to know is that the lead authenticator is Steve Grad,

By his own admission, his autograph experience comes from working at a Chicago Autograph Auction.  The owner of the auction, Bill Mastro went to prison.

Steve Grad claims that his expertsie came from handling millons of dollars worth of autographs while working for Mastro's Auction.  That to the uneducated seems quite impressive.  However what he does not tell you is that he worked in the mail room wrapping the items that were being sent to the successful bidders.

Now, a Steve Grad was once removed by security at the Chicago National Sports Convention.  Reason for this is professional dealers exhibiting at the show compalined to security that Grad was seelling numerous forged autographs.

Grad was removed from the building.  Some years later, Grad in a deposition and under oath was asked: "Are you the Steve Grad who was removed from the National for selling forged autgraphs"?

Grads response: "I don't recall."

Each year for five years Grad has been invited to an autograph seminar to discuss Beckett's Autograph Authentication Service to the autograph community.

There has never been a response.

This is most unfortunate, as the amount af authenticting mistakes made by Beckett is unfortunate and costing collectors an unbelieveable amount of money.

"PADAH" the largest autograph club in the world has over 70 professionl autograph dealers and auction house as members.  Not one member is required to issue a refund based on a "guess" from Beckett.

For more information on Beckett, required reading should be logging onto Beckett Media.Reviews

This is simply an educational  story trying to help those who may want to purchase something autographed by Marilyn Monroe.  There are some land mines to avoid stepping on. This is also a lesson to learn about trusting the persons, companies and auction houses who claim to be experts.  The largest International Autograph Organization is "PADAH."  Preferred Autograph Dealers and Auction Houses that has over 70 professionals who deal in autographs.  The following most likely would not have occured should the buyer have purchased a Marilyn Monroe signed item from one of PADAH's members.

See below, illustration #1.  A genuine signed photograph adding "Love and Kisses" in her hand.

$14,999.99 for the real deal.

The following three examples are just a few of many that bear pre-printed signatures.  Added are "Love and Kisses" which is fairly common.  These type photographs can usually be purchased on eBay for under $20.00.  Carefullly examine the "Love and Kisses Marilyn Monroe."  It should be easy for everyone, newcomer to the hobby or someone with years of experience to determine that all three contain IDENTICAL writing and signatures.  These are all pre-prints not hand signed by Marilyn Monroe.

Let's take a close look at one more. A fairly common example that can also be found for sale on the internet.

The above photograph can usually be found on the internet for under $20.  Identical pre-print as the three illustrated before.

Now that the writing on the four photographs is imbedded in you mind, take a good look at the next illustration. 

For clarity let's look at the above two photographs side by side.

The photo on the left is also in green ink, just doesn't show well on this screen. Did you determine that some low life in this hobby took the photo on the left and has written in matching green ink "To Gil."  The forger, con-man has turned a $20 photograph into one that sold at auction for $15,943 including the buyer's premium. The following is the catalog desciption for the inscribed photograph.

Read the last line...."pre-certified PSA/DNA and RRAuction  COA.  This worthless photograph is sitiing in some collectors collection.

SO MUCH FOR THE AUTOGRAPH EXPERTS. It would be wonderfull if the auction house would due diligence and go into their files and find the name of the person who submitted this item for the auction. Just maybe we could get to the bottom of these type forgeries and start to clean up the corruption in this hobby.

Every year for the past several years Steve Grad of Beckett and James Spence of JSA Authentications have been invited to an autograph seminar to speak about the autograph authenticating service they represent.  A total of only 50 tickets would be available to attend this seminar and it would be filmed.  This would be the perfect opportunity to explain to the collecting public why their services are needed in the autograph industry.

Each would be asked about 25 questions about the service they offer and a little about the company they represent.  A fabulous opportunity for them to promote autograph authenticating at no expense to them.

During the last several years both have received an invitation, there has never been a single response.  This is very concerning to collectors and dealers. During the last few years more collectors and autograph dealers are very concerned about the accuracy and even the ability of companies who claim to authenticate autographs. 

As an example, the following is an email from a very seasoned collector of autographs.

Steve Grad is the individual who was removed from the Sports Collectors Convention in Chicago by law eforcement. The reason was exhibiting dealers were complaining that Grad was selling non-genuine autographs from binders in his shopping cart.  Later, Grad was asked in court if he was the Steve Grad who was removed from the show. His response: "I don't recall."

Many collectors and dealers feel law enforcement is desperately needed to investigate 3rd party companies who claim to authenticate autographs.  Thousands and thousands of dollars are wasted every year on autographs that have been mis-authenticated.  The situation is so bad that over 70 professional autograph dealers, members of PADAH, no longer have to issue a refund based on a "guess" or "opinion" from a 3rd party authentication service.

Is autograph authenticating legitimate by those who work for these type companies or is it basically a scam?

Autograph Authentication “BEWARE”

Not For The Faint of Heart

Should you be a newcomer to having an autograph authenticated by one of the so-called companies who claim to be able to authenticate an autograph, the following story is just the tip of the iceberg.

Should you choose to go this route, you will be on your own and you will learn the hard way!

One word of advice before getting started, find a professional autograph dealer to have an item authenticated.  There are over 75 professional autograph dealers worldwide who are proud members of PADAH (Preferred Autographs Dealers and Auction Houses).

The following is an illustration of the conclusion of a handwritten letter by Mohandas Gandhi. This partial portion of the letter states: “(i)s my autograph. Yours sincerely M.KGandhi.”

 SEE BELOW.

This item was to be sold at a February 2006 auction by Heritage Auction Galleries. Heritage in need of an autograph authentication chose PSA/DNA to authenticate the item. Frightening from the wording in the second line of the COA it states: “Heritage Auction Galleries describes the item(s) as:…just a signature “MK. Gandhi”….the signature is in fine condition, the signature has been clipped from a larger document….”  See Letter of Authenticity below.

As you can see, what PSADNA did for their fee is improperly describe this item which will without a doubt affect the value of this autograph when it is sold. Some of these types of companies charge a minimum of $300 to authenticate a signature of Gandhi.

The letter of Authenticity continues: “ For information on how to receive a full authentication upgrade on the item(s) above, please contact…..for details”.  PSADNA’S “experts” are listed at the bottom of the letter.  Most interesting is if you have time, do a little research on the history of the names listed. Most find it shocking!

 Now that PSADNA states the autograph is genuine, the Gandhi item was sold at Heritages 2/21/2006 auction.

EIGHTEEN YEARS LATER, when experts “should” have 18 more years of experience, this same Gandhi autograph is sold in another auction. The buyer decides to do the unthinkable and send it to PSADNA for their “expert” opinion.

 This time on Thursday, January 24, 2004   PSA Authentication sends a letter stating “PSADNA Authentication Services has examined the aforementioned signature(s) and in our opinion it is not authentic and did not pass PSADNA authentication. . The item has a “?AUTHTCT” sticker attached to it.

The “?AUTHTCT” sticker indicates that your item exhibits one or more of the following.

 Nine items for rejection are listed below, not one checked off.

• Atypical letter slant, angle and/or pitch.
• Drawn slowly.
• Excessive pen pressure and/or improper shading.

See Above Unbelievable….THE ITEM IS WRITTEN IN PENCIL.

• Irregular letter shape and/ or formation.
• Irregular spacing between letters,
• Lacks spontaneity, rhythm, conviction and / or movement.
• Poor line quality and transition between connective strokes.
• Sizing of letters disproportionate / Exaggerated / Undersized
• Other

 TAKE NOTICE No “experts” have their signatures placed at the bottom of this rejection letter. If they truly believe they have an expert on their staff, why hide their name?  Why not check off a box or two why the item is rejected? 

 What you now see after someone paying two fees for the same autograph to the same company tells a full story of wasting time and money.

 Two well know dealers in this industry have said that there should be a Number 11 on their rejection letter stating the item came from a dealer on their “blacklist."  It is well known that all of the high profile companies that claim to authenticate have a "blacklist."  If the item is sold by  certain dealers the item in most cases fails, in other cases it comes back as not being able to be authenticated.

Next step is trying to get a refund from the company you purchased the autograph. Then why, first they said is was good, now they say it is not genuine. If purchased on the internet, good luck.  This would not have even happened if purchased from a reputable dealer member of PADAH.  Always ask dealers if they are a member of PADAH before making the purchase.

 The partial letter of Gandhi has been personally examined by two members of PADAH. The conclusion is the letter is 100% g genuine and hand signed by Mohandas Gandhi.

See below.

Moral of this story; how much more proof does anyone need that companies who claim to authenticate autographs, can’t get it right?  There’s so much more to be written on this subject!

There is an unlimited amount of reasons why collectors and sellers of autographs should avoid supporting those who "claim" to be autograph authenticating experts. They are basically people with very limited knowledge in the hobby who offer simply an opinion for money.  Try tracking down one of the self proclaimed experts. We have for several  years requesting that they attend a seminar to discuss their expertise and reasons WHY anyone should use their services. Not one so-called expert has even the courtesy of a reply.  This is a wonderful  reason, at no cost to them, to introduce themselves in public and promote their business. One can only guess after so many of their mstakes why they hide from the collecting public.

Take a look at the baseball below that is guaranteed to be signed with a genuine signature of Barack Obama by JSA.You make the call, true or false?

Would like to see what the so-called expert used as a genuine exemplar.....

The PADAH group (Preferred Autograph Dealers and Auction Houses) has stated from its inception that all members, 70+, do not have to issue a refund based on the guess/opinion from the 3rd party companies who claim to authenticate autographs. The two, who claim to be the best, for several years, have been invited (at no cost to them) to be part of an authenticating seminar and discuss with attending collectors why they are qualified to authenticate autographs. This would be a fabulous opportunity for JSA (James Spence Authentication) and Beckett Authentiation (Steve Grad) to discuss autograph authenticating.  Both companies have not even the courtesy of responding and to take advantage of free publicity.

PADAH's leadership in the industry has taken off as others are following this clubs lead.  The following is a newly published "Guarantee Section" of an active monthly autograph auction house.

 Autograph Authentication

Who Is The Best or At Least The Most Accurate

There’s so much negative talk amongst collectors about how poorly is the accuracy of  the so called autograph authenticating companies.

At a recent sports show a group of collectors were discussing how they all agree that COA’s from the more active high profile companies on eBay are basically a joke and useless.  More and more collectors are no longer submitting items for their autographs to be authenticated.

 They are now depending on an accurate bill of sale from an autograph dealer that has credentials.  After all it’s your only legal document.

 Since popular areas of collecting seem to be sports and Presidents of the United States that was the area to do a short study on the accuracy of some of the authenticating companies.

 A team of autograph experts from  PADAH (Preferred Autograph Dealers and Auction Houses) was chosen to do a survey and President Bill Clinton’s signature on a baseball was their choice.

 The following two signed baseballs were chosen from eBay as good exemplars to start the investigation.  Both baseballs were authenticated by PSA/DNA.

 It is recommended that one uses these two illustrations as a guide.

 On eBay it seems that  JSA has authenticated the most baseballs believed by their “experts” to be genuinely signed by Bill Clinton.

 We have chosen four illustrations from eBay.  How can someone (an expert at JSA) state that the following baseball is genuinely signed by Bill Clinton?

Compare the following signature with the two certified by PSA/DNA.

 Now if  JSA states the above ball is signed by  Clinton, then how can the next one also be genuine.

 The “experts” at  JSA have stated the following ball is genuinely signed by Clinton.  How could this possibly be if the one’s illustrated  above are genuine.

 Based on JSA believing the above two Bill Clinton signed balls are genuine, who at JSA has determined this third one below is real?

 Let’s look at one more ball below passed by JSA.     This one is only asking  $449.99.

Which of the four balls above would you purchase?  CAN THIS TYPE OF AUTHENTICATING BE CALLED LEGITIMATE?

 If this short study thus far hasn’t convinced you that COA’s are basically worthless, you deserve to have one of these balls in your collection.

 Let’s try another one of the high-profile companies. The signature on this ball is so bad that only one example will be illustrated from this company. This should convince anyone not to spend more time with this authentication company.

The ball illustrated below has been authenticated by  Beckett Authentication, Steve Grad as the lead authenticator . With his past history authenticating autographs, enough said.

 How can anyone, certify the above signature as genuine. Like the old saying goes, "Is something wrotten in Denmark?"

 Trying one more time with a little unknow outfit is a ball authenticated by PAAS.  The lead authenticator is listed as Mike Frost.  However from several court records his name is Michael Fiegenbaum.  Why hide your real name?

Maybe you hide your real name when you put out a COA like the following.

One more thing, his “experts” listed are his wife and brother and son. Two others have asked Feigenbaum to remove their names, Neil Lanigan and Roger Gilchrist. They have done so in writing, as they have never  been associated with this PAAS. 

Most interesting, is that this item is authenticated as genuine.  the signature is so bad, in the description the seller has written “PAAS Authenticated full letter of authentication. Please also make the determination of authenticating for yourself by examining the photo/signature."

PAAS has a history of being the choice of forgers.  Based on the above xample, it is understandable.

The autograph experts at PADAH have determined that:

 PSA/DNA is the obvious winner of being the most accurate when authenticating signatures of Bill Clinton on a baseball.

 As for the other three, apparently they don’t appear to be in the game.  SOMETHING IS VERY WRONG WITH THE BUSINESS OF AUTHENTICATING AUTOGRAPHS. It needs to be examined by some agency to clean it up.  Even a barber who charges $15.00 to give a haircut needs a liscense!