Mid West Authentication

Has anyone heard of Mid-West Authentication? A bunch of their items are hitting eBay (see here, for instance), and I haven’t heard of them before. Many of their items are being bid on strongly. 
Thanks!

EJ

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Permalink Reply by Rich on December 10, 2020 at 7:11am

I don't think that company (or person) actually exists. The website noted on the COA certainly doesn't.

Permalink Reply by Steve Zarelli on December 10, 2020 at 9:15am

Worthless COA from a fake company and authenticator.

Following the link you provided, the signatures I am familiar with are all bad in my opinion.

Permalink Reply by stephen aronson on December 13, 2020 at 3:47am

Anyone have any thoughts on whether the milton hershey autograph in the link with the mid west authentication certificate is real?  Hershey is an incredibly rare signature, i have been looking for many years without seeing a real one.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Zarelli on December 14, 2020 at 5:52am

If you look at the seller's offerings -- current and completed -- he has an endless array of 99 cent baseball cards and also a never-ending supply of rare and valuable autographs even the most prominent dealers could not procure. Multiple Ruth Bader Ginsberg's with "US Supreme Court" inscriptions. All "rarities" accompanied by COAs from a fake authenticator with a dead website.

What does common sense tell you?

Permalink Reply by EJ on December 14, 2020 at 6:13am

And the Hershey signature is squeezed in to the letter snippet at a weird place, too. Not below a salutation, etc. Seems quite fishy. 

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