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Ebay Seller Lakerspride24 Sells Forged Counterfeit 2001 Johnny Unitas Autograph Card

Immediately below are previous threads on forged/counterfeit Johnny Unitas "2001 Upper Deck Legends" cards.

https://live.autographmagazine.com/forum/topics/ebay-seller-daniecarchi-0-sells-forged-counterfeit-2001-johnny-un…

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Added by CJCollector on December 21, 2019 at 12:26pm — No Comments

Ebay Seller Cashusa2000 Lists Forged Signed Thurman Munson Photo COA Coach's Corner Auctions

Immediately below are links to previous blogs on Ebay seller Cashusa2000.

https://live.autographmagazine.com/profiles/blogs/ebay-seller-cashu...…

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Added by CJCollector on December 21, 2019 at 10:30am — 1 Comment

Ebay Seller Cashusa2000 Lists Forged Signed Mickey Mantle Photo COA Coach's Corner Auctions

Immediately below is a link to a previous blog on Ebay seller Cashusa2000.

https://live.autographmagazine.com/profiles/blogs/ebay-seller-cashusa2000-lists-forged-signed-mickey-mantle-basebal

Check out the below forged Mickey…

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Added by CJCollector on December 21, 2019 at 10:24am — No Comments

Ebay Seller Cashusa2000 Lists Forged Signed Mickey Mantle Baseball COA Not Scoreboard

Before I continue, below are links showing hundreds of examples of forged Mickey Mantle baseballs, photos, etc. found on Ebay (the most dangerous place to buy autographs if you're a casual collector or impulse buyer).…

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Added by CJCollector on December 21, 2019 at 9:30am — 2 Comments

Ebay Seller Dreek44 Lists Forged Signed Mickey Mantle Bat

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Added by CJCollector on December 19, 2019 at 6:18pm — No Comments

Willie Mays Forgeries on Counterfeit 2003 Topps Legends Autograph Cards Flood Market

Earlier this year I posted blogs on forged autographs on counterfeit Derek Jeter 1995 Upper Deck cards and forged autographs on counterfeit Sandy Koufax 2000 SP Authentic cards.

During that time I heard rumblings about other counterfeit sports cards with forged autographs but didn't follow-up on it.

Just recently though, by accident, I stumbled upon a Willie Mays…

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Added by CJCollector on September 23, 2019 at 6:00pm — 11 Comments

Sandy Koufax Forged Counterfeit 2000 SP Authentic Card

Immediately below, is a link to my previous blog titled "Derek Jeter Forged Signed Counterfeit 1994/1995 Upper Deck Baseball Card: Part 2."…

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Added by CJCollector on April 24, 2019 at 3:00pm — 9 Comments

Derek Jeter Forged/Signed 1994/1995 Counterfeit Upper Deck Baseball Card: Part 2

I began noticing these obvious forgeries months ago on Ebay, but with Ebay heavily-populated with forgeries, I really didn't think much of exposing them until I began observing them in numbers and that's when I knew I had to expose them.

Immediately below is a link to Part 1 of "Derek Jeter Forged Counterfeit 1994/1995 Upper Deck Baseball Cards."…

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Added by CJCollector on March 23, 2019 at 3:30pm — 11 Comments

Derek Jeter Forged Counterfeit 1995 Upper Deck Baseball Cards--Where Are These Coming From?

I began noticing these on Ebay approximately six months ago or longer.

Before I continue, below are links to Part 2 and to the Sandy Koufax "2000 SP Authentic" forged/counterfeit cards.…

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Added by CJCollector on March 10, 2019 at 7:30am — 53 Comments

GFA Authentication.com Search Uncovers Massive Amounts of Impossibly Identical "Autographs": Mantle, DiMaggio, Ali, Clapton, More

This is the last post in my 4-part series revealing the truth about GFA (Guaranteed Forensic Authenticators) authenticated autographs. The truth may shock you if you own any...unless you've tried to sell them.

Before I start on this most explosive, revealing, compelling and disturbing blog on Guaranteed Forensic Authenticators (GFA and Stephen Rocchi/John Gorajczyk), please observe the below…

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Added by CJCollector on November 23, 2018 at 3:30pm — 17 Comments

Guaranteed Forensic Authenticators (GFA): What Methods Do They Use? Roger Maris Mickey Mantle Forged Photo

This is my Part 3 of "Guaranteed Forensic Authenticators (GFA): What Methods Do They Use?"

Before I continue, immediately below are links to Parts 1 and 2.…

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Added by CJCollector on November 4, 2018 at 2:00pm — 25 Comments

Ebay Representatives Audrey Zwibelman & Gordon Cheng Meet With Dealers/Sellers At 2018 National Sports Collectors Convention

Below is a link to Rich Mueller's "Sports Collectors Daily" from August 5th, 2018.

Rich, by the way, does a great job of posting hobby-related news and I highly recommend subscribing (doesn't cost a penny) to his daily column.

I want to thank Rich for posting the below.…

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Added by CJCollector on August 5, 2018 at 4:00pm — 44 Comments

Forensics (GFA, Stephen Rocchi, Goraczyk) Ebay, Forgeries And Autographs

Before I start here, immediately below are a few links to Blogs about Guaranteed Forensic Authenticators (GFA) headed by Stephen Rocchi and John Goraczyk.

https://live.autographmagazine.com/profiles/blogs/guaranteed-forens...…

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Added by CJCollector on January 28, 2018 at 7:00pm — 6 Comments

Guaranteed Forensic Authenticators COA (GFA): What Methods Do They Use? Billy Martin Mantle Signed Photo

Immediately below you will find a link to my Part 1 of "Guaranteed Forensic Authenticators (GFA): What Methods Do They Use? Please read that before you continue with this blog.…

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Added by CJCollector on January 16, 2018 at 4:00pm — 17 Comments

Guaranteed Forensic Authenticators (GFA): What Methods Do They Use? Stephen Rocchi John Gorajczyk

Stephen Rocchi opened Guaranteed Forensic Authenticators (GFA) in September 2011, with John Gorajczyk listed as their forensic document examiner.

I remember reading in one of the baseball forums that numerous autograph collectors were excited that a new Third-Party Authentication (TPA) company was going to compete with PSA/DNA and JSA.

But that excitement was short-lived when collectors…

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Added by CJCollector on January 3, 2018 at 10:30am — 115 Comments

Examples Of Mickey Mantle Autographed Forged Photo COA GFA Rocchi Part 2

This is Part 2 of showing various examples of Mickey Mantle forged photos.

Immediately below, is Part 1 and a second lick to forged Mickey Mantle photos/baseballs "authenticated" by Stephen Rocchi and his Guaranteed Forensic Authenticators (GFA) group.…

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Added by CJCollector on June 25, 2017 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Antiquities Caesars Palace, GFA/Stephen Rocchi and AAU/Drew Max Sued for Autograph Fraud

According to the Courthouse News Service, Mr. Daniel Odobas has filed a lawsuit against Antiquities Of Nevada (Toby Stoffa), Drew Max (Authentic Autographs Unlimited) and Stephen Rocchi (Guaranteed Forensic Authenticators for "Fraud, Deceptive, Trade, Misrepresentation, Unjust Enrichment, Conspiracy, Bad Faith, Breach Of Contract and Breach Of Warranty."

Immediately below are links to the story.…

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Added by CJCollector on September 4, 2016 at 6:30pm — 371 Comments

The Victims Of Muhammad Ali Forgeries On Ebay GFA/Rocchi

As we've noticed during the last 48 hours, both Ebay and the Ebay sellers of Muhammad Ali forgeries are making a killing on Ebay.

The victims (who don't know yet that they are victims) are getting scammed to no end.

It's both sad and disgusting.

First, immediately below, link to my first four threads on GFA-certed (Stephen Rocchi) Muhammad Ali…

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Added by CJCollector on June 5, 2016 at 3:15pm — 10 Comments

Examples Of Roger Maris Forgeries On Ebay With COAs From GFA Stephen Rocchi

Below you will find examples of no-brainer examples of Roger Maris forgeries that list and sell on Ebay.

Roger Maris passed away on December 14, 1985.

If you want an authentic Roger Maris autograph on anything it will cost you big bucks to own one.

Here are examples of Roger Maris forgeries that you want to stay away from.…

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Added by CJCollector on January 18, 2016 at 6:30am — 7 Comments

Ebay Seller Gofsu2010 Discusses Stephen Rocchi/GFA

We all know about the thousands of forgeries of Mickey Mantle, Joe DiMaggio, Willie Mays, Ted Williams, etc. "authenticated" by Stephen Rocchi and his Guaranteed Forensic Authenticators (GFA) group.

I already posted a thread similar to this one, but decided to post another one.

Let's once again break down some of the statements made by Ebay seller Gofsu2010 in his auction descriptions in…

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Added by CJCollector on December 6, 2015 at 4:30pm — 5 Comments