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Originally Posted by lewdog
That's not necessarily true. If you do your research, the source looks legit (like this known baseball collector) and you compare known authentic signatures, this is a way to snag cheaper items and then pay to get them authenticated yourself. I have balls I got signed myself by the current Royals. When inclined, I can pay money and have them authenticated to make them worth more. If I can get something I think is real but not authenticated, it's usually much cheaper. You've got to know what you're doing though.
Hell, half of the authentication that took place in the 90's was fraudulent stuff anyway. Those companies have since went under after it was made public their practices. Still happens today so just because something is authenticated, doesn't mean it's actually legit. I trust most JSA authentications, however.
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Wasn't saying anything to question the authenticity of the items. Just stating market facts.
Use to be a big collector. Gave a bunch of Griffey jr stuff to Flopnuts. Gave huge tubs full of cards and memorbilia to Phobia to auction off and he couldn't get shit for the stuff in the mid 2000's when the market crashed.
Most of my stuff on the wall is personal stuff. I got my World Series winning ticket made into a 4x2 foot poster. Have a big frame with a baseball diamond inside of it with pedestals at the player positions to display some of my best cards. That kind of thing.