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WHEN AUTHENTICATORS AUTHENTICATE (AUTOGRAPHS) TOO STRICTLY- IS IT GOOD OR BAD FOR THE HOBBY??

LET'S GET SOME OPINIONS FROM EVERYONE, THAT IS BOTH GOOD AND BAD ABOUT AUTHENTICATING AUTOGRAPHS TO STRICTLY! DOES IT REALLY HELP THE HOBBY?? OR, DOES IT REALLY HURT THE HOBBY?? EVERYONE'S OPINION, WETHER GOOD OR BAD IS WELCOME AND NEEDED, ON THIS TOPIC. THANK YOU.....

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on September 28, 2018 at 4:44pm

If you have no financial interest in them, you can authenticate them.

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Permalink Reply by Adam Halloran on September 28, 2018 at 5:06pm

If you know it is real, be it you got it signed yourself in person or you witnessed an item being signed (witnessed being you actually saw it signed...Not just you knew "hunter X" was there) i don't see an issue with authenticating the item.

To me, the whole point is putting your stamp on that item saying authentic. If you know it is 100% for sure, that is a +! Maybe an ACOA witnessed cert.

I think it is your integrity on the line with each autograph you authenticate. As a collector, I just want honesty. I think knowing who or what to trust is the biggest hurdle when getting into collecting.

To get back to the topic, that is why I think to error on the side of caution is more important. Especially with the examples of modern celebs. I think a company is only doing themselves a disservice to guess on authenticity.

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Permalink Reply by marc e on September 30, 2018 at 5:41pm

Honestly I thought u were going to say the new sellers claimed they got it themselves. If u know it's real certify it.i see my stuff all the time being flipped.