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How is this Clark gable?

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on December 2, 2021 at 1:23pm

Johnny,

Would you eat at a steakhouse run by Hannibal Lecter?

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Permalink Reply by Jonny on December 2, 2021 at 9:29pm

I don't know what Hannibal Lecter has to do with this, but I would buy an authentic Anthony Hopkins signed item regardless of what (if any) authentication comes with it. All that matters is if the signature is legitimate. It sounds like you are looking more at relying on who the authenticating company is rather than determining if the signature is authentic yourself. Actually authenticating autographs is not as tough as you make it seem. It is the fact that people don't want to do the work themselves that cause the authenticating companies to exist. This is the exact same reason why food and grocery delivery services exist. What is funny is that this tangent all started because some people were willing to discard a legitimate Clark Gable signature solely due to the included authentication papers.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on December 2, 2021 at 1:21pm

Johnny,

If authenticating autographs was easy, authentication services wouldn't exist. I never said everything Global Authentics certified was fake. I'm saying that their COAs are a sign of forgery, not authenticity.

Collectors who buy Global Authentics certified autographs may have genuine autographs they send to GA because they don't know better. But why would a dealer send their own genuine autographs to GA when ones certified by PSA, JSA and BAS are generally far easier to sell and bring a lot more?

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Permalink Reply by David Lewis on December 2, 2021 at 1:52pm

Etienne P, +1….Stick to the ink……leave the politics of the sticker to those who do not know the ink….IMHO

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Permalink Reply by Nick Dimeo on December 1, 2021 at 5:35pm

Authentic

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Permalink Reply by Mark Saunders on December 1, 2021 at 5:36pm

Thank you!

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Permalink Reply by Joe W. on December 1, 2021 at 5:42pm

My eyes believe it looks fine.

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Permalink Reply by Mark Saunders on December 1, 2021 at 5:53pm

Thank you!

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Permalink Reply by David Lewis on December 2, 2021 at 12:42pm

Mark, It is always about the ink. The ink is good and the sticker could get it for you at a better price……

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Permalink Reply by Joe W. on December 2, 2021 at 12:47pm

Actually the sticker appears to be on the letter and not the signed page. The seller could possibly not mention the LOA and get a better price.

It is about the ink but when a company acquires a bad reputation it's hard to shake.

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Permalink Reply by Joe W. on December 2, 2021 at 2:48pm

My suggestion would be for the seller to ditch the LOA. Then sell it without a certification or get one from one the better know services. Or if you are considering to buy offer a low price and get yourself a good deal.