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Permalink Reply by CJCollector on March 8, 2017 at 5:21pm

Because the only people who care are us true autograph collectors.

Sellers of forgeries are very well aware that 70% of the people who buy autographs do not know autographs, and unfortunately the majority of that 70% are impulse buyers who believe that a piece-of-paper makes an autograph authentic.

And many of those sites employ Forensic phonies.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on March 8, 2017 at 5:36pm

Several good points. As for auction houses, generically speaking of course, the answer would be, in my opinion, smoke, mirrors and very small print. Some houses will state, deep in the terms, that the description may be inaccurate, the info incorrect, the photos juiced to enhance the sale and folks still bid, buy and pay premiums to do so. This applies to almost any collectible I can think of that can be auctioned.

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Permalink Reply by Ian Baldock on March 8, 2017 at 5:44pm

Avoid the site you mentioned! The answer to knowing a graph is practice. Most people comment on the signatures they know,not everybody knows all the different genres (sports,music.entertainment,historical etc.). The ones that do are more advanced and look at slant,speed of sig,pen pressure,size of loops spacing,street graps compared to sit down and many other things! You've already made a good decision by coming here and reading back through the archives.Welcome!

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