What happened to AFTAL ?
HiMaybe I'm late to the party but what happened to AFTAL? I just see their website is no longer active & company is dissolved. See More
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What happened to AFTAL ?
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HiMaybe I'm late to the party but what happened to AFTAL? I just see their website is no longer active & company is dissolved. Continue
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Firma Stella Sports Memorabilia
Started Nov 23, 2025 0 Replies 0 Likes
Firma Stella Sports MemorabiliaAnother UK company repeatedly selling the same fakes.The Maradona signed shirt is a poor fake, so is the Manchester City squad signed shirt with counterfeit Manchester…Continue
Manchester UK Gang selling Football / Soccer signed fakes & have compromised ICONS Memorabilia & many others!
Started this discussion. Last reply by David Oct 27, 2025. 1 Reply 0 Likes
⚠️ Important Notice for Football Memorabilia Collectors and DealersI would like to alert all collectors and dealers of football (soccer) memorabilia to a serious issue currently affecting the…Continue
Has PSA Quick opinion gone?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Steve Zarelli Jan 13. 17 Replies 0 Likes
HiCant seem to find a link to the PSA quick opinion. Have PSA removed this service? Continue
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"I had no idea PSA Quick Opinion was no longer available. Just discovered today... I must have missed the memo. "
Firma Stella Sports Memorabilia
Firma Stella Sports MemorabiliaAnother UK company repeatedly selling the same fakes.The Maradona signed shirt is a poor fake, so is the Manchester City squad signed shirt with counterfeit Manchester City certificate.More and more of these fake Manchester City certificates & Manchester United certificates signed by the then CEO Richard Arnold are flooding the marketplace.These certificates are being supplied with fake Cristiano Ronaldo signed shirts as well as fake Manchester United and…See More
"Not only have they managed to copy the certificates and holograms but also the gift boxes!"
Manchester UK Gang selling Football / Soccer signed fakes & have compromised ICONS Memorabilia & many others!
⚠️ Important Notice for Football Memorabilia Collectors and DealersI would like to alert all collectors and dealers of football (soccer) memorabilia to a serious issue currently affecting the market.A Manchester UK - based gang is producing and selling forged signed football shirts on a mass scale.These individuals are replicating Certificates of Authenticity (COAs) and holograms from companies — including Icons Memorabilia, as well as those associated with Manchester United and Manchester City…See More
"Why is "Authentic" in quotes BTW?"
""Our Label Means Authentic"
"...the Guarantee does not apply to the authenticity or grade assigned to any autograph..."
Perhaps I misread the following:
the Guarantee does not apply to, and cannot be utilized by, the…"
"Good point. Apparently they don’t include additional info even when there’s more than one with the same name in the fee schedule."
"Another suggestive problem. Basketball, football, business or baseball? IDK, but then I'm not making the claim or charging for these blunders. It clearly says "Candy." Google Image Search can easily "read" "Candy"…"
"Here’s a Warhol superstar Candy Darling that was authenticated as Charles Darling. Candy Darling wasn’t included in their fee schedule."
"At least that is (if ugly) vaguely understandable as some sort of mix up of related names. I expect they will fix that? I would not know - do they tend to fix clerical errors?
The Marshall - one is a vocalist (d. 1994) and one a 6'4 actor…"
".....or confusing with Costello with Abbott (and slabbing it that way as well)"
"It is, I suppose, one thing to confuse William Marshall (actor) with William Marshall (singer/actor), especially when they are using very similar forms and style, but to confuse James Gleason with Jackie Gleason is unacceptable."
"Better off giving it to my 5 yr old niece to authenticate. The amount of fakes Beckett have passed is staggering. They're no better than the forgers IMO. "
"I remember when I used to sell on ebay (over 20 years ago), mostly sports, I would use PSA QO as an authentication service to help me sell my items and it did work very well."
"Beckett’s service is useful in that you can use it prior to submitting an item for authentication. I wouldn’t use it to make a buying decision."
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