The practice of forging and selling fake autographs online has began to reach epidemic proportions. A quick search for Sports Memorabilia on ebay will bring up thousands - if not tens of thousands - examples of just how pervasive the problem is. Recently, the FBI released a report that indicated more then 70% of Autographed Memorabilia sold online was fake! So just what is a collector to do in order to avoid being ripped off by unscrupulous memorabilia dealers?
Enter the Autograph Authentication Companies. The best known Authenticators of Autographed Sports Memorabilia and Sports Cards are PSA, Beckett Grading, James Spence Authentication and GAI. All of these companies charge a hefty fee to analyze and certify even the smallest piece of Sports Memorabilia. But what are you really getting from these companies? Fox News recently did an undercover investigation at a Sports Card Show in Chicago to find out for themselves. This is a video that every Sports Memorabilia Collector needs to see for themselves.
