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Permalink Reply by Jason Poulos on April 15, 2022 at 1:38pm

I'm not very well versed in Johnny Depp autographs but I can tell you that 97% or higher of GA items are fake.  Why would a seller pay them an authentication fee when their items command 15% of what PSA does?   

The answer is very simple.   GA has a reputation and for good cause.   Stay away

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Permalink Reply by Jason H on April 15, 2022 at 1:48pm

I agree with this.. but there are rare cases where you can get a good deal. GA actually decreases the value of autographs today.. i picked up a cheap Avril Lavigne autograph that was GA authentucated and took the sticker off. The same photo signed almost the exact same way had sold for $110 more than I bought mine for. There are needles in the GA haystack but you really have to know every detail of the signature you are looking for.. im no expert on Depp either but I can tell you, if you don't know how to authenticate a signature yourself, stay away.. many people will see the sticker, not even looking at the autograph, and tell you its fake

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Permalink Reply by Ian Roberts on April 15, 2022 at 1:55pm

Thanks for the help, guys. If I had a second opinion on the signature based on the authenticity of the signature alone, I'd absolutely have no problem in ripping that GA sticker off. 

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Permalink Reply by Jason H on April 15, 2022 at 2:46pm

Don't trust me on this because its just a quick opinion, based on a few known in person examples and other psa examples... (10 minutes of quick research) I do not like it. Its true over time signatures change. They also can vary widely when rushed.. it takes way more than 10 minutes of research but ive been doing this for lots of signatures over the years, i usually start with a few main aspects of a signature that i would expect to remain constant over long periods of time (Dan Aykroyds style of signing his "a" clockwise comes to mind as an example). If these aspects look off to me, I automatically move on quickly.. also, if i was going to buy a questionable autograph with no time to research, I would stay away from the rushed styles all together. This is not a definite opinion on this signature, just a very quick rough opinion based on initial comparisons 

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Permalink Reply by Steve Viola on April 16, 2022 at 12:14pm

good attempt, but no IMO.  The vertical line coming thru the signature is too long

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Permalink Reply by rob kunne on April 19, 2022 at 6:46am

not one of his autographs looks the same so how to authenticate that? i have one depp from a in person collector from paris ''france'' all autographes (racc) and trust that company for 100%. the ones on ebay that are authenticated by first class companys are mostly just opinions.

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Permalink Reply by Ian Roberts on April 20, 2022 at 4:17pm

Thanks for the help everyone! How does everyone feel about this one? https://www.ebay.com/itm/223456432345?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkri...  

I’ve see people ask about the seller and it seems like he was okay. 

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