"beardog1, You are correct, It is all ways about the ink. The sticker means nothing. If you have enough exemplars and have hand enough autographs in hand to be able to tell the difference ……., what is the old saying, after 10,000 hours…"
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Is global authentics reliable?
Started this discussion. Last reply by David Lewis Mar 18, 2021. 14 Replies 0 Likes
I started collecting sports memorabilia & autographs probably 5-6 years ago now and haven’t added anything to the collection for a long while now, just started looking for new stuff recently.…Continue
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"Presumably in part because they're defaced by not one but two butt ugly stickers."
"at this moment i see more and more GA authenticated items re authenticated by company's like beckett and jsa and ask myself what to think about that?. but what do you autograph live members think?. at this time you can buy these items for low…"
"I have only seen one good autograph authenticated by them in all these years."
"ones bad always bad? several years ago i did contact steven sipe and he was honnest about what happened back than and think they did learn their lesson. but the only thing they should do is taken the ones who are bad from their database because…"
"I may do the same after hearing all this, I’m just scared to find out they’re fake lol"
"well if you sticker everything chances are you will get some real stuff . the company sucks!! they should not be in business "
"I have a couple items with Global authenitcation and for peace of mind got them reviewed by JSA and they all passed. So yes be skeptical but at the same time they do have some legit stuff. "
"Everything about that "company" is vomit."
"Well I do know at the time I did try to compare them to pictures of the players signatures online on the same item, but one of them I just looked at is a Miguel Cabrera signed bat and I also I got his autograph in person on a jersey and baseball.…"
"agreed but if you sticker everything good you will eventually get a few real ones lol i woukd takevtheir sticker off or get another tpa to go over it . i agree with your philosophy do your homework and no tpa makes the item 100 percent real "
"As Todd Johnson said, Global has a questionable reputation in the industry and their COA sticker may actually decrease the value of an item even if it is truly authentic. However, I also agree with Todd that you should evaluate the autograph…"
"garbage! most of their stuff they certify is totally not good. worthless company "
"Most avoid Global authenticated items because were known to cert everything I believe. I've read that early on they were good but that changed over time. But don't go based on the COA alone. The autograph could be good…"
Is global authentics reliable?
I started collecting sports memorabilia & autographs probably 5-6 years ago now and haven’t added anything to the collection for a long while now, just started looking for new stuff recently. Most the time I’d prefer to get the autographs in person, the majority or what I have are from in person signings but I have a few from auctions that have COAs from GA. Now back 5-6 years ago say when I got those I look up the company and seen positive things about them which is why I bought the few I…See More
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