Some third party authentication companies will glance at your autographed memorbillia and instantly tell you it's not genuine, but not before charging you a huge fee to do so.
Make Sure You Do Not Fall Victim to Third Party Authentication Companies.
Don't say you haven't been warned for years about the inability of the high profile authenticators who are unable to authenticate autographs accurately. One "expert" sold ladders at a hardware business. He thought he knew how to climb to the top of authenticating. Another was caught selling bogus autographs out of a shopping cart at the National Sports Card Convention in Chicago. He was removed from the show by law enforcement. Later in a court of law he was asked if he was the person that sold bad autographs at the event and his response was "I don't recall."
A Chief Executive Officer of a third high profile authenticating company admitted to me, in writing "In a twelve month period .....admitted they paid over $300,000 for errors." Of course the little guy is usually ignored and only the very active customer gets the attention.
A very recent email from a well known collector wrote the following. Amazing after all the warnings throughout the years, there are still a handfull caught up in the autograph authenticating racket. Read the following twice to ensure you fully understand the serverity of the text.
Wed, Jul 16 at 12:56 PM
How about this post by XXX XXXX
Are these two Michael Jackson autographs authentic? What are your thoughts on if these 2 autos are real or not. The first one is authenticated by PSA but I did a Becket quick opinion and they said it was unlikely to pass authentication.
The second one is authenticated by REAL (Roger Epperson) but Becket also said it would not pass authentication. I have one that did pass Becket but then PSA said it wouldn't pass authentication so I sent it to Spence who said it was real but then Real (Roger Epperson) stated it was fake and that LaToya Jackson signed it instead. I asked LaToya if she signed it and she told me not to be stupid.
Do these people hate each other or do they just have no idea?
Most legitimate auhenticators will tell a collector that they need to send in the actual piece so the paper and ink can be examined. Some were foolish enough to spend additional money got caught up in the hype and had their precious item slabbed in a plastic case. Adding insult to injury one cannot imagine what damage can be done to the paper and ink after being buried in a plastic cofin. Try to rmoeve the autograph from the coffin and it will most likeky damage the little treasure it contained.
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