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Galaxycon
Started this discussion. Last reply by startrekmaniac Mar 16. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Is galaxycon legit? I have bought several items from them. One of the items I purchased from there store came back as not real from swau and Beckett online quick opinion. I contacted jsa and they…Continue
Quick opinions / etsy store
Started this discussion. Last reply by Steve on Saturday. 17 Replies 0 Likes
Just wondering how reliable autograph quick opinions are like swau and Beckett? Also how safe would it be to buy an autograph on Etsy? I found a guy and there are some autographs I’m interested but…Continue
Celebrity authentics
Started this discussion. Last reply by Nick Dimeo Nov 19, 2022. 1 Reply 0 Likes
I was just wondering how reliable/safe is celebrity authentics is? They have some preorders with Hugh Jackman and I’m seriously considering purchasing some items. I haven’t purchased anything…Continue
Cast of TNG
Started this discussion. Last reply by Eric Keith Longo Sep 6, 2022. 12 Replies 0 Likes
I bought this item from the Galaxycon Store. It was signed by Patrick Stewart, Brent Spiner, and Alice Kringe. I was sent a jsa sticker/certificate and I am showing that it is on the database. Long…Continue
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"My limited experience with Etsy and vintage autographs is that the good ones are usually coming from either antiques dealers who have happened upon something (like an old autograph book) and are now listing it or from someone who has inherited an…"
"I get what you’re saying, but I won’t dismiss any online platform out of hand. It’s a matter of percentages, and Etsy scores very low on that front, but I still trust my own instincts, knowledge, and research skills…"
"For items outside signed works, absolutely - I nabbed a deal in December to get a first-edition book (with the intent to get it signed in a couple months) after the price dropped to a very reasonable $100 (for a book that routinely sells for…"
"Thanks so much for your help. For the record is is galaxycon legit? And how reliable is swau/Beckett online/quick authicatation? I have asked about this before and on a place on Reddit but didn’t really get any specific advise/help. Thanks!"
"And just to second what others have said, this seller has every big name celebrity past and present under the sun, and yet he's a nobody in the hobby? That's typically not how this works. This stuff just doesn't fall onto your lap."
"This is a bad forgery. Photo is also not "vintage." It's at most about 5 years…"
"I just had a look at this store on Etsy that startrekmniac is specifically asking about: fakes, fakes and more fakes. Just some of the ones I know....Brando, Stan Laurel, Hitchcock, Buster Keaton.....all forgeries."
"I would agree, in theory.
I, too, have only ever bought one signed item from Etsy, but it turned out to be of the rarest pieces of Bob Dylan memorabilia ever. It’s the only known example of a ticket for the Saturday morning Ballads…"
"etsy and the various off brand auction sites are the last chance saloon for sellers booted from eBay. As bad as eBay is, these other sites show it can be even worse. "
"+1 - I've only bought one signed item from Etsy, and that was a low-tier book signed on a bookplate that couldn't be faked, given the scarcity. I treat most, if not all, signed items over there as anathema."
"When you see high dollar autographs like Lennon, Bruce Lee, Hendrix, Marilyn Monroe without reputable THIRD PARY authentication run away. NO ONE would offer authentic signatures like this without a credible third part COA because they would be…"
"As I said I’m not sure what he means by they are already authicated. How can you tell? "
"BC answered your question above as to why he thinks they are not authentic."
"I’m not allowed to ask on various forums? If you have nothing to add than don’t reply. "
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