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Authenticity is Everything
DON'T BE A SUCKER! advice for newbies
You have done your research and have located a great deal on that autograph you've wanted for quite some time now.
Now you have decided to consult an authenticator or autograph website for a "quick opinion"
DON'T BE A SUCKER!
Don't just hand over your great deal to the authenticators.
*(use common sense, they will take it from you)*
PLEASE DO SOMETHING TO DISGUISE WHERE YOUR FIND IS LOCATED!
1. Crop the signature, rename the .jpg file before sending it to the authenticator.
2.Never send a direct link of the item to an authenticator, you may as well kiss it goodbye if it is a genuine bargain!
3.Learn about "Tineye", a reverse image search engine authenticators can use to sneak your bargain away from you.
Authenticators are being PAID by inexperienced collectors to check out the bargain they've sweated and searched for.
Please remember there is NO licensing for these authenticators!
There are NO educational requirements!
There are NO existing standards for these individuals and companies.
There is NO code of ethics.
DON'T BE THEIR NEXT SUCKER!
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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on
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Greg,
Why are you accusing authenticators of "stealing" good deals people have found?
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Your "Don't be a sucker" warning isn't based on anything you have knowledge of? Just what possibly could happen if they were unethical?
So if I said,
"Thinking of calling Greg's Plumbing and Heating?
DON'T BE A SUCKER!"
Without proof of any kind--even accusations--that you were doing anything unethical...you would still love that phrase?
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Then please explain the differences in the contracts.
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Permalink Reply by CEE GEE on
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conspiracy theory...did this ever happen to your or ever here of this happening ?....it sounds like these same authenticator's you talk about are the same ones that sold you that STACK of Gleason autos....Iam calling shinanigans....
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I've NEVER heard of PSA or JSA doing what you're accusing them of, Greg. What you're writing here isn't fair, isn't right and is a disservice to collectors everywhere. I'll bet the forgery industry is jumping up and down in joy.
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Bigfoot and the Lockness monster are the ones behind this story....this story like the Gleason stack of fakes you purchased to flip for "thousnads" got BS written all over it !!!...sorry Greg...I really find this hard to believe after your fake Jackie Gleason cry wolf story you posted and how "gullible" all the poster were that answered your last post...I am not buying it...its just a STORY at best...please post some proof on this matter...this really is a really insane allegation
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It is safe to say that these experts have made some foul ups on authenticating some bad secretarial pieces as you have shown with out a doubt...on a site like this iam certain the news of this should've gotten back to them by now...a recall and a refunding should be in order...but I think egg on the face and a apology would be much more damaging then doing the right thing because it would most certainly cause a frenzy of collectors to bash and plant a devistating seed of distrust in using what is none as the leaders of authenticating...in that case I feel that its just not fair to collectors pouring there hard earned money into a piece that's not authentic and are simply relying souly on the cert and not doing the research...it happens every day and with this news out there it may never be corrected...that's why I personally stick with what I know
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