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What to Do About My Possibly Fake Autograph

well what do I do regarding the muhammed ali sig which I bought from a company which has had good revues on here but having posted on here people have expressed it might not be genuine , it has a lifetime garrentee do I send it back or keep it ?

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on August 19, 2013 at 6:07am

Talk to the dealer you bought it from. Who is the dealer?

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Permalink Reply by alan david munns on August 19, 2013 at 7:48am

jg autographs , who are going to say its genuine

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on August 19, 2013 at 1:50pm

Alan,

The autograph is unusual, with the two separations in Muhammad, but I don't know whether it's good or not. Others here have stronger opinions than me on it, and study Ali more than I do. I think JG will want to resolve this fairly, and may even give you a refund whether they think it's bad or not. They are a good outfit, and all dealers make mistakes from time to time. It's the nature of the hobby. So contact them, tell them your concerns and see what they do.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Zarelli on August 19, 2013 at 8:46am

IMO, JG is a reputable dealer who takes authenticity seriously. Maybe they made a mistake... I don't know.

I would contact them with my concerns and give them an opportunity to respond before concluding they won't be of any assistance.

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Permalink Reply by Ken Mills on August 19, 2013 at 1:18pm

Any chance you could post the picture up again on here ?

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Permalink Reply by alan david munns on August 19, 2013 at 1:20pm

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Permalink Reply by Ken Mills on August 19, 2013 at 2:08pm

I and many other Dealers have known and dealt with Jared in excess of 10 years and have always found him an honourable man. He will undoubtedly know from where it originated and that will have a huge bearing on others opinions too. Just because Companies have cornered the Market with Ali signings over the past decade tends to make some collectors forget just how long Ali has been signing autographs and long before he was paid to sign them. I have got him In Person in the 70's, 80's and 90's the last time being in the foyer of the Savoy Hotel in 1999 when he came over to be presented with the Sportsman of the Century award and there are such variances that only I know for sure they are genuine. Talk to the man he will do the right thing by you I'm sure.

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Permalink Reply by terrier8HOF on August 19, 2013 at 3:02pm

I remember this. I commented about the signature breaks being unusual.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Zarelli on August 19, 2013 at 2:07pm

I would seek an opinion from Shawn Anderson at AliAutos.net.

He has a good reputation and he has a very reasonable fee for an online opinion: http://www.aliautos.net/opinionservice.html

If he says it is okay, I'd be comfortable with it. If not, then escalate to JG.

Just my 2 cents.

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Permalink Reply by JXE on August 19, 2013 at 9:03pm

I was going to give this advice as well. I recently purchased an opinion before buying an Ali auto, and I found him to be very professional, courteous and thourough. This guy knows his stuff, and if he says it's okay along with it coming from J&G, I'd be happy with it. Bring up the breaks in the signature and see what he says.

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Permalink Reply by Anthony Bautista on August 19, 2013 at 10:08pm

This is by far the best person to ask. Its like $15 . JG wont give you any problems about returning items. Ive never had to return anything Ive bought off them . But I know the guy is a stand up guy and will gladly take it back .