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Permalink Reply by Tina thompson on April 2, 2012 at 1:24pm

thanks Mike - its hard to knw if i am buying things that are genuine.  Anyone else heard of sports memorabilia.com?

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Permalink Reply by Rich on April 3, 2012 at 8:49pm

Uneven dealer from what I can tell.  I checked out the Aaron Rodgers stuff and saw a mixture of good, bad and questionable.  The ones that looked undoubtedly fake, not surprisingly, were generally the GAI items.  Personally the only ones I would even consider would be the the Mounted Memories items.  

There are genuine items in the mix for sure, but based on what I'm seeing, this is a big, sloppy, incompetent dealer.

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Permalink Reply by Rich on April 3, 2012 at 9:07pm

Tina, I just did a quick google search, and there appears to be a business out in California called Lefty's Sports Cards that does signings with several members of the Giants, including Lincecum.  I can't personally vouch for them, but it might be worth looking into.  

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Permalink Reply by Dan Morgan on April 8, 2012 at 7:31am

Tina,

Don't buy any autographed item unless it comes with a certificate of authenticity. All reputable dealers will offer this.

Dan

http://grandslamsports360.com

http://sportsfantalking.com

 

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Permalink Reply by terrier8HOF on April 8, 2012 at 9:26am

Certificates of Authenticity are not worth the paper they are printed on.  Yes, some reputable dealers offer them, but the problem is that many non-reputable (aka crooks) offer them also.  I would not judge a dealer based on their certificates. some make them very nice, but again, it does not make up for the forgery that most of them represent.

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