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Is ANY authentication service reliable?

So here's a question for the entire group and your opinion will be respected. BY ALL! OK?

I read that PSA/DNA is nothing but a scam, James Spence is nothing but a scam, and it goes on and on. Is there any reliable authentication service out there that is at least 90% reliable?

I have two Dale Earnhardt Sr. autographs that I want authenticated. I've posted here with no response. I'm willing to pay the money to have them authenticated and I'm willing (and suspect one could be a forgery) to accept the verdict that they are fake. I just want someone who will stand on some morals and tell me straight up.

Any opinions? Thanks

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Permalink Reply by Lynn Wolfe on February 4, 2017 at 8:06am

Wanted to thank everyone here for the opinions. There's some really good info here that will lead me in the right direction. I never meant to bad mouth any of the services and have no experience myself, but I keep seeing things posted that are less than complimentary. I have two Dale Sr autographs that, if authentic, are certainly worth the cost of verification. I don't plan to sell either but it's for my own self satisfaction. I guess it all goes back to the fact that if you didn't see it signed personally there's never any way to know for sure
Thanks again everyone

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on February 4, 2017 at 8:17am

If you're not planning on selling them, and can't return them if you purchased them, why don't you just wait a while, do more research and gather more opinions first? When time comes to sell, more current authentication is generally more valuable than older authentication.