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Global Authentication....BEST IN THE WORLD?

but seriously.... I found this on ebay and both signatures look spot on, but.........IT IS AUTHENTICATED BY GLOBAL so now instantly I feel it may just be a good forgery. ANY OPINIONS?

If this were PSA or JSA I would have already bought it, but that GA scares me to death. It is almost like an instant sign of a forgery IMHO

I need opinions guys http://www.ebay.com/itm/John-Elway-Ed-McCaffery-Signed-Auto-Broncos...

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Permalink Reply by Ken K on October 24, 2014 at 8:12am

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Permalink Reply by Null on October 24, 2014 at 8:20am

GAI + Justin Priddy? LOL YIKES. I know nothing about either of their sigs, but GAI and Priddy have as bad of a reputation as you can possibly have for "authentication".

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Permalink Reply by Ken K on October 24, 2014 at 8:27am

I bought a Golf/Art/Memorabilia company last fall and there are about 20-25 pieces in there with the GAI Crap COA. At the time I was obviously very uneducated on the whole COA process, Palmer Nicklaus, are most of the GAI stuff

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Permalink Reply by Rick Meyer on October 24, 2014 at 8:34am

I'd burn all that junk and write it off as a business loss using the retail value it would have had if authentic. Just me though.

Just seen Justin Priddy's work. 99% its crap without even looking at it. The guy sucks and has no clue about authenticating autographs.

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Permalink Reply by Mike Kaminski on October 24, 2014 at 8:22am

The Bush looks off to me.

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Permalink Reply by Null on October 24, 2014 at 8:26am

Knowing NOTHING about Bush, this does not look like a swiftly signed "autograph". Looks unnatural IMO. Some Bush people will chime in hopefully.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Zarelli on October 25, 2014 at 7:36am

While I do not claim to be an expert in this area, I am fairly familiar with the Bush signatures and have collected them over the years. In my opinion, these signatures are garbage. This is one flag that should be burned.

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Permalink Reply by Rick Meyer on October 24, 2014 at 8:23am

Even if authentic the GA sticker kills the value of it. I've passed on authentic stuff that had a GA sticker solely for that reason. Many times GA items sell for less than unauthenticated items do. Their sticker adds no value to a piece.

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Permalink Reply by Dom Vito Castiglione on October 24, 2014 at 9:31am

Rick, you're right it adds no value to the piece to collectors. We won't buy that crap. Problem is, they add tons of value to the people buying that crap on ebay. The final bids on the Jordan forgeries that come certified by GA on ebay is staggering!