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What's the Scoop on Guaranteed Forensic Authenticators, a New Authentication Company?

Could it be real... as in they know what they are doing?

http://gfaauthenticated.com/guarantee/ could it be that TPA's have some competition?

If authenticity is determined under such “Guarantee Resubmission” procedures to be found non-authentic, GFA shall pay the purchase price for the autograph in question or at the owner of the signature’s option to replace the signature with a GFA authenticated signature of the original signer of similar item and value. GFA will also refund the reauthentication fee and postage and insurance costs incurred by the signature owner in sending the signature to GFA. It is understood that GFA will replace the signature or refund the purchase price after reexamination and a verifiable receipt of price paid is supplied to GFA.

Of course, it would be nice to know what the procedures for determining non-authentic are..

Service pricing model seems reasonable;

http://gfaauthenticated.com/services/

Since it's headed up by Steve Rocchi could there be another player in town?;

Since 1991 Stephen Rocchi former PSA President, and founder, a former President, CEO and Founder of Global Authentication and was responsible for hiring JSA authenticator Jimmy Spence also a former PSA authenticator. Stephen Rocchi has been instrumental in bringing the three largest authentication companies into the sports world.”

Since it stands for Guaranteed Forensic Authenticators (GFA). and so long as we keep certain FDE's out of it - wouldn't it be nice.

Tags: GFA, GFA-Authentication

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Permalink Reply by Steve Zarelli on March 27, 2013 at 5:56pm

By the way, are you claiming the horrible, obvious forgeries displayed in this thread are authentic? If so, you have zero credibility or knowledge.

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Permalink Reply by terrier8HOF on March 27, 2013 at 6:56pm

I am sorry to correct you, Zipper. but he has zero credibility or knowledge whether or not he deems these pathetic forgeries authentic. People that come to this site either read the garbage published elsewhere and believe it, or just have no idea about what this hobby has become. Or he does have an idea and is an integral part of the proliferation of this garbage.

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Permalink Reply by Rich on March 27, 2013 at 5:45pm

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Permalink Reply by Gary T Mannix on March 27, 2013 at 5:49pm

hee hee.....well said(?)! Much needed is this particular arena though. Cool, brother.

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Permalink Reply by Carl Ryan on March 27, 2013 at 6:46pm

Ummm he was making fun of you Gary. Get a clue. OH wait, your on an autograph site trying to defend forgeries, and you know nothing about autographs. So that already proves you dont have a clue. Keep going, please, your making yourself look stupider by the moment. Hey why dont you check out Chris Morales, and Drew Max. He appears on pawn stars, and they both have forensic in their qualifications. That means they have to be legit..right? IN Gary logic, which seems to be a bunch of broken English, then thats exatly what it means.

Keep defending your forgeries Gary, and members will keep getting them yanked. Oh yeah, isnt GFA on the ebay banned list?????? LOL LOL.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on March 29, 2013 at 5:04am

GFA isn't on the eBay banned COA list as far as I knew. Have they been added?

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Permalink Reply by Rick Meyer on March 27, 2013 at 6:01pm

You think Mr Rocchi is new to the game or is he the "daddy of authentication"? Guy is a lying crook who uses only the scuence of taking money from ones pocket to stuff his own pocket. He has that down to a science. New only because places like Atauction needed a new crook to pass forgeries off on morons like you.

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Permalink Reply by Carl Ryan on March 27, 2013 at 6:40pm

Let me ask you Gary, are you Rocchi yourself? Because you obviously have no knowledge about autographs or anything autograph related. Your ignorance on the subject is not only overwhelming but also quite funny. Your comments are really not even worth responding too.

Bottom line, you are one of 2 people. 1 is that you are Rocchi or one of his corhorts. Or 2, you are one of the countless ebayers this site has exposed b/c you are selling bad forgeries. I imagine you are number 2. And its a song and dance we have all heard before. Wah Wah Wah, you took my items down, you dont know what your talking about, you are all fools, you know nothing, it has forensic in the name. LOL LOL. You all are the same. You are mad b/c your forgeries are pulled from auction sites. So keep crying about it. Keep trying to convince potential buyers that this site has no idea what they are talking about. You are just making youself look like even more of a fool than you are.

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Permalink Reply by Rick Meyer on March 27, 2013 at 7:09pm

You may be on to something. Might be an AtAuction employee. They used to have a computer guy who surfed the internet and either acted as a customer service manager of the company or a satisfied customer and would create a both sides argument for complaints that were found.

This company knows these are not authentic. They are hiding behind ignorance of saying they had a 3rd party fool say it was.....duh.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Zarelli on March 27, 2013 at 7:39pm

I think you are right. It's a shill whose sole purpose is to try to diffuse and add doubt to the claims of critics. The intended audience isn't us, it's the unknowing dupes who may be searching prior to making a purchase.