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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on August 30, 2020 at 11:55am

Jasmine,

I'm not comfortable with any of these, I hate to say. The person who's authenticated the most Kobes is Steve Grad at Beckett Authentication (BAS). It'll cost you $15 each to get an online opinion and while they have several authenticators there, I haven't seen a Kobe out of them that I had questions on.

https://www.beckett-authentication.com/

You'll rarely find a genuine Kobe autograph offered for sale that isn't from a licensed signing or authenticated by a major reputable authenticator. That's because certified ones typically bring so much more and are much easier to sell. The authenticators most reputable dealers and auctions use for sports are PSA/DNA, JSA and BAS.

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Permalink Reply by Jasmine Li on August 30, 2020 at 1:21pm

I did the Beckett quick review. They said unlikely to pass full authentication, which is the same with you. 

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on August 30, 2020 at 1:17pm

Jasmine,

Alvingo answered for you and deleted it. Is that your account too?

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Permalink Reply by Jasmine Li on August 30, 2020 at 1:20pm

Thank you for your precious opinion. No, that's not my account. 

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Permalink Reply by alvingo on August 30, 2020 at 1:26pm

No wrong thread :-)

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on August 30, 2020 at 1:49pm

Ah...OK. It happens from time to time.

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Permalink Reply by Jasmine Li on August 30, 2020 at 1:30pm

I have another question. I saw a lot of hologram with Panini Public stickers instead of numbers. Is Public leigt? 

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on August 30, 2020 at 1:53pm

Jasmine, I'm not sure how Panini Public is different than Panini. I've never heard of it before but I'm not a sport collector. COAs and stickers are counterfeited, too, so it's best to verify the item is real before you pay for it.

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Permalink Reply by Dan Morris on August 30, 2020 at 2:45pm

Sadly none of these are real. The ball and card are really bad fakes and the shirt is also a better attempt but not real either IMO. Can you try to do a chargeback if you paid via credit card?

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