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Permalink Reply by TheThinWhiteDuke on February 11, 2018 at 11:15am

Some parts looks ok but I don't think that this is real. But if you want to be sure ask Pete

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Permalink Reply by Joe W. on February 11, 2018 at 1:43pm

Interesting. Don't know much about Ledger's signature. Not want ti hijack this discussion although would like some input on this signed photo as well.

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Permalink Reply by Pete Bendu on February 12, 2018 at 9:36am

Photo yes, some serious doubts on the cut.

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Permalink Reply by Joe W. on February 12, 2018 at 10:53am

Thanks for your input, Pete.

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Permalink Reply by Corey Moylan on February 12, 2018 at 11:29am

Hey Pete - saw your name listed on acoa website. Assuming that they didn’t consult you on this one?

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Permalink Reply by Joe W. on February 13, 2018 at 4:41am

Interesting, I didn't know there was a new authentication service. Good group of "top tier" experts. Very reasonable prices.

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Permalink Reply by Corey Moylan on February 13, 2018 at 4:51am

Gotta use those top tier experts Joe, as seen here

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Permalink Reply by Joe W. on February 13, 2018 at 5:11am

I don't understand why there aren't more authentication niche services similar to Phil Sears, etc. There are members here so good in specific areas that I trust their word above any corporate authentication service. And would gladly pay a reasonable fee for their opinion. Seems like a golden opportunity for those who have paid their dues and have earned the respect.

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Permalink Reply by Corey Moylan on February 13, 2018 at 5:24am

+1. However, I would assume litigation purposes would be a big factor

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Permalink Reply by Joe W. on February 13, 2018 at 5:35am

Honestly, if someone is good at what they do then that should not be a big issue. Maybe just a quick opinion service with a disclaimer. Personally, I wouldn't need a fancy paper. Just want to know if the autograph is, with the highest degree possible, authentic. Certificates, in the end, are meaningless. Most of the top sellers don't even include anything with their autographs except a written guarantee return policy. I wouldn't want anyone to purchase an autograph from me strictly because it has a "xyz certificate".

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Permalink Reply by Mr. Steffman on February 13, 2018 at 5:08pm

This item was submitted using our Fast Opinion service which offers up to 5 experts and a conclusion must be made within 24 hours. It was indeed reviewed by 5 experts independently within 24 hours, 100% of which passed the item, and 3 whom have obtained autographs many times in person from Heath Ledger directly, so their opinions were formed not only by comparison to our extensive Heath Ledger sample pool or just to samples found online, but also by their own personal pool of samples obtained directly.

A full authentication submission would be even more extensive, reviewed by up to twice as many team members. Any member who finds a fault in a submission is required to note the specific factor, which then opens a discussion of those factors for the entire team to re-review before a final, official conclusion is made. 

As I recently mentioned to Jason via PM, if this piece was submitted for full authentication, it could have been potentially flagged for various factors that were disliked (for instance, Pete would have seen it and and noted his factors), and a deep discussion would have then opened up amongst the team, and those can remain open for up to a week, if necessary. Unfortunately, that's a lot of work to conduct for a $5 Fast Opinion submission.

My opinion, after studying this item for 27.5 minutes precisely, is that the item looks pretty good. But we setup the ACOA service in a way that taps into as many experts per item as possible, for good reason. We also maintain transparency of who looked at each submission, which can be found on our online COA/cert lookups, for example:

https://www.autographcoa.com/cert/PC31891/

We do plan to work hard to earn the respect of the growing list of collectors and enthusiasts who have lost faith in corporate authentication.

I enjoy studying autographs all day every day and I'm fortunate enough to have a large network of allies with lifetime hobby experience to participate in our service, both on and off the record. Hopefully the result is something new and better.

I'm available to talk almost any time on The Facebook's Messenger, if anyone wants to chat about autographs in general or have questions about ACOA, feel free to message me.

Permalink Reply by Pete Bendu on February 13, 2018 at 8:23am

I did not see this piece prior to this post, but I have seen the piece that I believe it was copied from. I am available to the ACOA whenever they choose to contact me, but that does not mean they will ask me about everything.

These guys are authenticators, I am merely a guy that offers the same service that I do for my friends here.

Authentication is a business not based on science, but opinions, and opinions differ based on the knowledge one has on the subject.

 

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