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<p>[QUOTE="BaseballGames, post: 1180959, member: 7826"]The "Authentic Appraisals" website won't open (invalid security certificate) on any of three different browsers we tried, which suggests that they're either no longer in "business" or just one of countless scam sites purporting to "authenticate" memorabilia. In any event, no -- no knowledgeable collector would trust that COA, which was probably just concocted on John or Jane Doe's home computer/printer to enhance the sale. </p><p><br /></p><p>We personally wouldn't trust any autograph we hadn't obtained in person, but in the world of autograph collecting, it seems COA's from only Richard Simon Sports, James Spence, and PSA/DNA have any weight at all in the marketplace, despite the documented errors by even the latter two of those certification services. </p><p><br /></p><p>We hope all four of your sigs are indeed authentic, but you'd need a respected COA on them to maximize your profit on a sale.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="BaseballGames, post: 1180959, member: 7826"]The "Authentic Appraisals" website won't open (invalid security certificate) on any of three different browsers we tried, which suggests that they're either no longer in "business" or just one of countless scam sites purporting to "authenticate" memorabilia. In any event, no -- no knowledgeable collector would trust that COA, which was probably just concocted on John or Jane Doe's home computer/printer to enhance the sale. We personally wouldn't trust any autograph we hadn't obtained in person, but in the world of autograph collecting, it seems COA's from only Richard Simon Sports, James Spence, and PSA/DNA have any weight at all in the marketplace, despite the documented errors by even the latter two of those certification services. We hope all four of your sigs are indeed authentic, but you'd need a respected COA on them to maximize your profit on a sale.[/QUOTE]
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