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Permalink Reply by Joe W. on January 25, 2020 at 9:27am

Human error. It happens all the time. Trust no one completely. Not even yourself.

Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on January 25, 2020 at 10:19am

+1. Mistakes. Half of PSA Facts page for Jackie Gleason are secretarials/forgeries so it does and will happen.

Permalink Reply by BallroomDays67 on January 25, 2020 at 10:27am

Is the autograph a reasonably typical example? Is there anything unusual about it?

Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on January 25, 2020 at 10:32am

This as well. 

Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on January 25, 2020 at 10:54am

RDDB,

The major third-party authenticators don't sell autographs. Some of their staff authenticators may from time to time, but on a very small scale. The money staff authenticators make authenticating autographs is typically far beyond what they would make buying and selling. If the word got out that they were declining submissions to boost the value of theirs, their business would plummet.

There are specialist authenticators who often also sell autographs but they don't want their reputations damaged either.

Is the person who told you not to trust ones that sell, and that many or most sell, is an autograph dealer or auction house? I'm asking because that "advice" is common among those who sell a lot of forgeries.

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