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Permalink Reply by Grant Davis on June 24, 2011 at 4:55am

I contacted them and they have offered a refund which i have accepted based on this sites opinions.

 

Knowing my luck its probably authentic/??!!! ROTFL

 

Will await the result

 

thanks

 

Grant

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Permalink Reply by Grant Davis on June 25, 2011 at 12:18pm

Questioned them (AACS) re their expulsion and authenticity of the item and they have offered and I have accepted refund - now just awaiting the refund??!!

 

Thanks

 

Grant

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Permalink Reply by Kelly Wilkins on June 21, 2011 at 10:08am

I don't trust ANY company that sells autographs.  I go to conventions, I contact the person to whom I want their autograph and deal directly.  

If its someone's autograph that's dead, then I'll forget about it.  

I feel autographs are only worth it if  you have a story to go with it.  That's why I go to conventions and what not.  Meet them, interact with them... do shots with them... complain about our hangovers together the next day, get crazy job offers (Norman Reedus drunkenly offered me a job as his personal security, true story, but I knew it was drunk talk)... anyway... buying things from a 3rd party is so... impersonal. 

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Permalink Reply by Robert Zarrillo on June 21, 2011 at 11:02am

But if you are really a Horror fan wouldn't you also want Karloff, Lugosi, and so many others?   Especially since unlike most of us, your background as a document examiner would make it much easier for you to spot the fakes.  What you need perhaps is more study of exemplars in the field that most interests you.

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Permalink Reply by Kelly Wilkins on June 21, 2011 at 3:19pm

No, because I wouldn't want to take any chances.  I have my movies.  I have my printed pictures of them.  I only collect autographs when they're made out to me or at an event that I was there. Collecting an autograph that you buy blindly, I don't see a point in it.

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Permalink Reply by Josef R on June 21, 2011 at 3:15pm

LOL. 

Some Czech items are NOT authentic. I know what I am writing...

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Permalink Reply by Pablo Abilez on June 24, 2011 at 11:35pm

The best way to tell if the autograph is real or not is if you actually saw the celebrity or athlete sign your item in person.  I too go to comic book conventions to get autographs from celebrities, artists, and writers.  I also go to fan sporting events like Padres FanFest, the Celebrity Golf Championship Tournament hosted by Drew Brees, and in person store signings at CJ's Sportscards & Memorabilia (no longer in business) and American Icon Autographs.  If the celebrity or athlete does a private in store signing, I usually won't get their autograph because I hate private in store signings.  With private in store signings, you can't see the celebrity or athlete signing, you can't meet them, and you can't take a picture of them (or with them).  If you live too far away from Hollyweird, or don't live close to any celebrities or athletes, your best bet would be your local comic con and/or a local autograph signing event for any in person signatures.  If you must buy from a dealer, do your homework and make sure the dealer has a good reputation, is trustworthy, honest, and offers a no questions asked refund.  Plus, I always get a COA whenever PSA is around for the in person signings.    

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Permalink Reply by Steve Zarelli on June 25, 2011 at 8:15am

Actually it does if you ever want to have any resale value years down the road.

 

I got hundreds of in-person sigs at card shows back in the 90s. I KNOW they are all 100% real, but what if I want to sell them some day? I really wish I could have paid an extra few bucks at the time to ensure future resale value. 

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Permalink Reply by Pablo Abilez on June 26, 2011 at 12:55am

Hey Mike Aring,

PSA is good for authenicating your item just in case you want to sell your item someday, and to prove that the celebrity or athlete signed the item.  So it makes perfect sense.  And we can sell our items to people who trust PSA and to trust us sellers to sell real autographs to other collectors.  There also are some forgers out there willing to sell you forged items while the athlete or celebrity is still around signing for fans waiting in line.   Why wait in line when you can pay somebody to sell you their (fake, forged) autographs that they claim to have gotten from the actual athlete or celebrity?  Didn't you read Mr. Kelly Wilkins' discussion about his encounter with a forger?  Do you not understand that one of the main points of this website is to point out the fake stuff from the real stuff?  Are you new to this website and collecting autographs?  You don't have to PSA authenticate anything if you don't want them to, but it helps for the reasons that I just pointed out.      

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Permalink Reply by Steve Zarelli on June 26, 2011 at 3:21pm

why would you need to authenticate if your sole intention is to collect items

 

My sole intention is to collect items. I've never bought an item for the primary purpose of resale. However, a few years down the line, you find yourself with doubles, or your interests change, or you need to sell a few items to fund a big purchase... what are you supposed to do? Keep items that don't fit in your collection anymore? I don't know any collectors who retain forever every single item they ever obtain.

 

Also, it's also financially wise to protect your investment. Even if your primary intent is not investment, who wants to spend hard-earned cash on autographs that will have minimal re-sale value down the road. Someday all collectors (or their heirs) sell their collections. It's a smart move to ensure maximum resale value when that time comes.

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