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Permalink Reply by Michael Selby on January 30, 2023 at 8:33am

I'm surprised all of them don't have bad reviews. Their greed has pushed them to take on a workload that is unmanageable. Turn around for standard grading services with CBCS is roughly a year. Of course, if you pay them extra they can get it to you in a few weeks. 

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Permalink Reply by BGK on January 30, 2023 at 9:04am

Sorry for the dumb question:  is "Beckett Media" the same as "Beckett Authentication Services"? Beckett media looks like a trading card seller.

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Permalink Reply by eddy on January 30, 2023 at 10:51am

"Beckett Authentication Service" (begun in 2017) is an offshoot of "Beckett Media".

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Permalink Reply by crazyrabbits23 on January 30, 2023 at 11:06am

I'd put more stock in any of the members here than I would over BGS or PSA. At the end of the day, it's reliant on an opinion, and given the gulf in quality between a specialized authenticator and a corporation that expects to be an expert in all fields, to all people, I'll take the former.

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Permalink Reply by Beatlesfan64 on September 27, 2025 at 1:32pm

I know this is in response to an older post, but I too consider the opinions of this group to carry more weight relative to determining if an autograph is likely authentic.  Additionally, an

alarming number of “quick review” results I have received from one of the above-mentioned authentication vendors have been at odds with the majority of opinions noted from this group for the same items.  I get it - it’s a quick review.  But if a company is listed as a premier authentication service, it needs to do a better job.  They have one job.  They need to do better at it, IMO. 

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Permalink Reply by Steve Zarelli on January 30, 2023 at 2:02pm

In all fairness, this links to a review for Beckett Media and most of the reviews are for their card grading division, not the autograph authenticating division. 

Secondly, there are countless "review/complaint" sites that will publish anything from anyone including anonymous submitters. They should be taken with a grain of salt. 

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