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Account for autograph forgeries.

As a collector of autographs, rock memorabilia, I feel that I need to allow for a percentage of forgeries that I may have purchased over my time of collecting. Well I hope to keep the percentage small, but I think it's almost impossible to have a 100 percent success rate ,not being an expert that is. Even these days people are disagreeing with tpa.

Well that seems to be the reality for me , how about you and your collection?

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Permalink Reply by larson e whipsned on August 17, 2016 at 3:25pm

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on August 17, 2016 at 3:28pm

There is no room for that sort of talk here, larson. There is a door around here you might find sooner than later...

Eric

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Permalink Reply by larson e whipsned on August 18, 2016 at 1:00am

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Permalink Reply by larson e whipsned on August 16, 2016 at 7:05pm

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Permalink Reply by terrier8HOF on August 16, 2016 at 7:13pm

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Permalink Reply by larson e whipsned on August 17, 2016 at 3:26pm

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Permalink Reply by Joe W. on August 16, 2016 at 2:48pm

TPA are still just opinions although educated ones. Unfortunately, there are so many forgeries out there that TPA have been given more influence than they sometimes deserve. Too many collectors have become too dependent on TPA and do not take the time to actually learn about the hobby they supposedly enjoy and invest in. We eventually reap what we sow.

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Permalink Reply by Paul on August 16, 2016 at 3:00pm

Pete chukka, has the right idea of seeking out the right tpa for the job, but it's not an easy task by the sounds of it. Sometimes I hear of guys doing a round house trip to this company and onto the next. If one fails it's onto the next.

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Permalink Reply by James on August 16, 2016 at 3:02pm

PSA and JSA get the majority of things correct, but they also make many mistakes. Given the incredible number of autographs they look at and the great variety of celebrity autographs that are sent to them, there is no way they can become "experts" on all celebrity autographs, and hence always make the right call. None of us here are experts on all things; nor can PSA and JSA be. Are they really experts on both Babe Ruth and Ariana Grande? I don't believe they have enough employees to spend the requisite time on each and every piece they see in order to make a sound judgement. But regardless, if you send it in, they will take your money and give an opinion.

I think we need TPAs in the hobby, but they simply cannot be experts on every celebrity.

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Permalink Reply by Adam Halloran on August 16, 2016 at 3:09pm

+1, just be honest about it! Roger only authenticates music. PSA has spread themselves so thin.

Frank Caiazzo only authenticates Beatles. I appreciate an expert who specializes in one or two areas and does that job well. Unfortunately there aren't that many other TPAs that come to mind that are just say authenticators of just 60's and 70's rock with out also trying to authenticate grunge, pop, blues etc.