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Permalink Reply by Jay Mosher on May 17, 2017 at 7:36am

I have been collecting autographs for almost 20 years, and I have had everything from sports to movie stars to historical, ect.  I find a lot of my stuff on auction sites cause you can usually get the best deal that way.  Not ebay, but actual auction websites.  There are so many to list but I am sure if you decide that way you can find them.  As for the authenticity, well in the end I believe it is whatever you think is real from all your own research.  I have had stuff authenticated by the best companies (PSA, JSA, ect) and have tested their methods by having one company say that the signature is authentic then send that same item to the other company and they said it was fake.  I am to the point that people will pay a lot of money for something they want even if it isnt authenticated.  I have had stuff signed personally by the person when meeting them at conventions and shows and then told by authenticators that the signature is fake, which is obviously not true because I did indeed actually meet the famous person, so it has left me to believe that if I think the signature is real, then it is real.  If it is something I am reselling, then it is up to the buyer.  Hope this helps! 

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Permalink Reply by utlunatic20 on May 17, 2017 at 8:07am

Thanks for your input, Jay. I was recently directed to a book that has proved to be helpful in identifying signatures. The author basically says to rely on being able to spot a real from a fake on your own rather than depending on authenticators.

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