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Steve Sipe Global/GAI: Are these Mariano Rivera fakes?

I thought Steve Sipe was supposed to clean up Global Authentics (formerly GAI)?

 

These highly suspect signatures are flooding eBay and they all look like they came from the same hand and I'm betting it wasn't Mariano Rivera's. They seemingly almost always have a Global COA.

 

Who is submitting these? Where are they coming from? Why are they always listed at a fraction of Steiner, JSA or PSA prices? Doesn't that lead one to believe the sellers know they are suspect items?

 

This junk is what i found just browsing this morning. Repeat this every day and week and there are hundreds -- maybe thousands -- of this style Rivera with Global COAs.

 

What is going on here?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tags: GAI, Global, Mariano, Rivera

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Permalink Reply by CJCollector on December 16, 2012 at 8:20am

Mr. Zipper, well written post.

That is one awful Mariano Rivera, Mr. Zipper.  Who over at GA is examing this crap!!! 

Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on December 16, 2012 at 11:43am

How could anyone be examining them? They must just be issuing COAs.

Permalink Reply by Rick Meyer on December 16, 2012 at 12:02pm

Yep. I think so.

Permalink Reply by Jay on January 22, 2013 at 7:45pm

wow thats amazing I would never purchase a GA authenticated item again.

Permalink Reply by terrier8HOF on January 23, 2013 at 3:45am

Zipper did you ever hear back from Steve Sipe on this?   

Permalink Reply by Steve Zarelli on January 23, 2013 at 4:02am
No. I've noticed this style signature now often gets removed when they appear on ebay. So not nearly as many as there used to be. Probably all over Craigslist now.
Permalink Reply by Steve Zarelli on January 23, 2013 at 4:03am
BTW, I have seen the disgraced Justin Priddy / ACE has been certing this style.
Permalink Reply by Null on January 23, 2013 at 8:03am

This one just popped on eBay. Looks quite similar to those above: 
http://www.ebay.com/itm/MARIANO-RIVERA-Autographed-2009-ASG-Basebal... 

Permalink Reply by Steve Zarelli on January 23, 2013 at 8:13am

Yup. Same ugly azz fake from the same slug forger.

Permalink Reply by Null on January 23, 2013 at 8:15am

He's trying so hard to get better it's hilarious. The straight line "ivera" has come a long way! 

Permalink Reply by Steve Zarelli on January 23, 2013 at 8:22am

LOL. I have no fear this loser will ever be a master forger. 

Permalink Reply by Steve Sipe on January 23, 2013 at 1:34pm

This will be removed and sent to us shortly. Any others please email me and I will have the staff member who did them take care of them.

Thank you,

Steve

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