Mantle, Williams, DiMaggio, Mays Likely Not Genuine
According to PSA-DNA certain items in this collection are "Likely Not Genuine". The seller is offering other items that were authenticated by PSA-DNA. See the auction here.
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For one to really understand why this auction is bad - they need to look and actually EXAMINE all of the items listed. If you look closely, the Berra and Koufax balls & Koufax photo are all blatent forgeries. The Mantle ball Williams ball and Mays ball look OK, but are likely good forgeries. At first glance, it appears that someone is selling their collection, and bought a few things before learing about the forgeries that they probably purchased on eBay. I might be innoncent, but then again...if you re-sell something that you have discovered is not real EVEN IF IT INCLUDES A COA, it is a crime. I think many re-sellers of forgeries and fakes think that a COA eliminates their guilt. The "hey, I bought it from someone else" excuse only works once. Good spot on this one, the new collector should see something like this.
Well a lot has happened during the past few days and I would like to review it here. For those that read this blog regularly you are aware of the fact that I was sent three threatening emails from a seller who was booted off Ebay for selling over 2200 forged autograph cards during a 60 day period. This same seller bragged to me that "he had 20 Ebay accounts to harass me with." I, of course, reported all of this to Ebay Security. After three weeks Ebay Security still has taken no action against this seller. Last night (12/11/2006) that seller sent me another threatening email after I caught him once again selling forged autograph cards on Ebay. Here is my point; If Ebay had taken the proper action against that seller I wouldn't have received the fourth threatening email. The sender of that email came from seller "darkbluewater1000" who used to be "baseballdome." "Baseballdome" is now "unregistered" on Ebay for selling forged autograph items, but he came back as "darkbluewater" and Ebay Security doesn't flag him! Now he is back on selling more forged autograph cards with 1-Day auctions and his feedback is now "private." This tells me that Ebay is more interested in fees and commissions than in protecting the honest population of Ebay buyers and sellers. They continue allow seller "Americansportscollectibles" to sell their fakes. They continue to allow "Onlinesportsnmore" to sell their fakes. They continue to allow the following sellers to sell fakes: Fansindastands, Streetsigned, Rsmizel, Pjuice1757, Savant01, Zeke43098, Dqbean252, Ans_Autographs, Diamondsportslegacy, and others. And, of course, I caught another Taiwanese seller (their fake COA's and autographs are from Star Connection) with the Ebay ID of "orz2007" and "r56671." As a matter of fact, when I contacted seller "r56671" about his forged autograph items he sold his forged items to the highest bidder immediately and stopped his auctions. Seller "pjuice1757" every three days puts up 3 or 4 forged Tiger Woods items and Ebay allows him to sell them. Seller "jkmarketplace" has quite a few fake autograph items up for bid. I am only mentioning a few of the sellers that I have reported to Ebay over the past few months. There are literally hundreds more that I have reported to Ebay and Ebay has taken at best token action. Ebay is so concerned with it's "bottom line" that it is letting the crooks run amok with forged autograph items. They have the resources to take care of this major problem and they refuse to utilize its own resources. I have a better chance of being suspended off Ebay for warning a bidder that they are bidding on a forged autograph item than a seller of forged autograph items for selling forged autographs! Is that incredible or what! I had a nice "lively" chat with "Ebay Live" last night and got my point across in a very loud way. I will continue to hound Ebay about these "bad sellers."
hi! i have pretty good handriting and i am interested in starting up an ebay id so i can sell items that i put sports star names on, i heard i'm pretty good at writng thier signatures, and i just wanted an idea for a good ebay id? any ideas?
Bigtruck brings up a great point. Anyone who sells forged autograph items is committing a crime. They are committing fraud with the intention of extracting money for a fraudelent item. It's very cut and dry. One day a particular agency will crack down on these bad sellers that will be reminiscent of Operation Bullpen and I have a feeling that Ebay will not get off so easy this time.
Did you have to pay PSA quick opinon $7.50 to back up that feeling? :-P LOL!
I see that seller "rsmizel" is finally off Ebay. Took too long to bring him down. He sold quite a few high-end forgeries of athletes like Albert Pujols and numerous forged team-signed items.
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the way I see it, is mind your own business, what goes around comes around, one way or the other there is a reaction to every action, so it does not take someone harassing another on ebay to makes things correct, two wrongs don't make a right. think about it, why jeapordize yourself, you could lose your own account or even end up getting yourself hurt. you never know who someone is on the other side of the computers, there are rapists, killers, and phsycotic people out there. Its just best to mind your business and let the authorities handle the problems. I mean thats why there there, they get paid, and if they don't work they still have to answer to the man up stairs. So my suggesting to everybody is to mind your business. Risking your life is not worth it, if you want to risk your life and do something that is worth it, join the army, represent your country. There are alot more problems in the united states then autgraphs, if the united states does not change, we will go through a repression. Which is actually worse then a depression. Your money will be worth nothing. Make more money, and what happens, your money is worth squat. Well just my input on things. But I am usually right.
The problem is that the "authorities" are not taking care of the problem. If I hadn't bothered Ebay last year about sellers like Onlinesportsautographs, Losangelescollectibles, Bdiamondsports, Tristateautographs, Legendarygreats, Landmarkmoments, USA4Nate, Celeberd, and dozens of others, those sellers would still be selling forged autographs today. Secondly, it is cut and dry fraud and wrong. Yes, there are other more serious problems in the world and in this country, but this is a problem, too, and I will not ignore it and allow these people to continue to sell forged autograph items. I will continue my work.
Another "copy cat" seller of fake autograph items to be aware of is "bigsportsmachine." He amazingly sells Albert Pujols autograph items. Of course, they are all forged. Check Item Number 300046394807. Someone paid $250.00 for that forgery. The sellers that we discover selling forged Albert Pujols items are being forwarded to a particular Albert Pujols Foundation. We have made them aware of the sellers who are selling fake Albert pujols items.
here's one for bigtruck... 300041837671.
Chris that's great news about those sellers that are no longer on Ebay. Good stuff. I previously reported a few of those sellers (ans_autographs and rsmizel) and it feels good to know that they are now gone (for now). Keep up the good work!
To the person who says mind your own business, if you happened upon a crime perhaps someone being robbed or scammed or anything else you can think of, would you just pass on by? Would you not try to help the party being taken advantage of? I see this as no different. We are watching crimes being committed every day on ebay in this field, why should we let it go when it's very simple to report what we see to the "authorities"? I'm speaking for myself here, but I don't care about the punishment of the bad sellers as much as I care about preventing less informed people from wasting their hard earned money on this garbage. Granted I would love to see some fines/jail for these forgers, but seeing them removed from ebay is a good start and helps protect the buyers. I understand that there are many other issues in the world other than forged autographs, but a wrong is a wrong, and I do believe that this ongoing crime should be stopped or at least slowed. If everyone left punishment to whatever god you believe in, this world would be chaos. So choose your battles as you wish, but don't trash people for which battles they choose to fight.
P.S. I don't know how you can say what Chris is doing is a wrong. I have no idea where you get that notion from.
Hey J-Man.
Thanks for the auction. Actually, that seller had 3 items listed this week, all team signed Cardinals - A bat, a helmet and a ball. Amazingly, the ball sold for over $600! They are complete fakes...not even the lesser known guys are real.
And, just to address the "mind your own business" suggestion:
You are right, you never know who is on the other end of the computer. SO when someone asks a question or purchases a fake item - the seller had better be certain that it is not an authority figure. Let me say this...there is a unit at the St. Louis PD that is dedicated to ebay frad out of St. Louis. If something is shipped out of here, they act. If something is sent here from another state, they act. I am always suprised at the ignorant tones with some sellers when I simply ask them where they acquired their items. The immediately go on the defensive and basically yell at me. I don't harass anyone, I just ask basic questions - one time. I agree with the comment about ignoring crime. When I see someone selling this stuff at shows out here, I quietly let them know that they are in the wrong. Same with eBay. By the way, good job Chris - you got rid of some pests who's fakes cost me hours of my time trying to locate a REAL Cardinals team signed item...still have not found one yet.
I love the blog but I was reading what another blogger said and he was right. This is not going to end and all you are doing is keeping yourself awake at night thinking of the next ebayer you can take down. It is like drugs so if you go after the street hustlers are you really making a dent. I dont think so. What we all should be doing to going after steiner, mounted memories, upperdeck for charging such outrageous prices where the forgers can actually make money. TAKE THE MONEY OUT OF IT AND YOU SOLVE THE PROBLEM. Steiner execs, psa/dna execs, upper deck execs, etc love making hundreds and thousands of $$$ off of each autograph when jeter or lebron sign contracts and dont get paid per piece. What I am saying is that most of you guys, not judgeing what you are doing, you should try to solve the PROBLEM ($$$$) instead of just trying to fix it. Most of you if you have been collecting remember when you went to the ball park to meet the players and get autographs it was for your satisfaction not $$$. Good Luck.
If you guys want to see some really badly forged team-signed items check out items, 300041837671, 300041842775, 300041833418. The same person forged all the autographs on all three team-signed items. Some poor guy paid $1500.00 for all three fakes.
the person who bought all those fakes (yummydietpepsi) always bids on stuff from fansindastands. it's a shame they haven't stumbled onto this site. they probably have a very impressive looking collection, except for the fact that most of it is fake.
MANTLE AND WILLIAMS BALLS ARE BAD 8X10 JOE D IS ALSO BAD WHAT A JOKE!!
This seller: rsmizel was actually back on ebay - I submitted one of his Jeter b-balls for PSA Quick opinion - likely not genuine - reported this to ebay & the seller and the auctio has now disappeared. Hmmmmmm . . .
TLM
J-man, you make a good point about the buyer of those fake St Louis Cardinals team-signed items. That buyer (yummydietpepsi) write to me that he sent them to get authenticated and that they came back okay. Of course, we all know that isn't true, especially since all three team-signed items were forged by one person. Also, seller "Savant01," who just sold another fake team-signed St Louis Cardinals item just put up on Ebay another 29 fake autograph items. He also had up a Brett Favre autographed jersey that I had submitted to "Quick Opinion." It came back fake (Item Number 320061804165) but either he pulled it or Ebay did. Another big seller of fake autograph items named "Streetsigned" just put up another 120 fake autograph items plus another forged Ladainian Tomlinsom football. He previously sold a fake LD Tomlinson football for $202.00. Really bad fakes, too. "Streetsigned" also has a infinite supply of Derek Jeter fake autographed photos.
Check out the fake autograph items by seller "gladiator8182." All forged by the same person.
Although Bigtruck mentioned this before it is worth repeating. Any forgeries of Albert Pujols that we discover we are forwarding to The Pujols Family Foundation. Mr. Pujols's Foundation sells various autograph items of Mr. Pujols for charitable purposes. We have already forwarded numerous seller names of those who are selling forged Albert Pujols items on Ebay. The Foundation will be taking action.
Seller "2004senod2004" just put up a ton of fake autograph items. Check out this horrible David Wright autographed baseball (300059849591).
I love the blog but I was reading what another blogger said and he was right. This is not going to end and all you are doing is keeping yourself awake at night thinking of the next ebayer you can take down. It is like drugs so if you go after the street hustlers are you really making a dent. I dont think so. What we all should be doing to going after steiner, mounted memories, upperdeck for charging such outrageous prices where the forgers can actually make money. TAKE THE MONEY OUT OF IT AND YOU SOLVE THE PROBLEM. Steiner execs, psa/dna execs, upper deck execs, etc love making hundreds and thousands of $$$ off of each autograph when jeter or lebron sign contracts and dont get paid per piece. What I am saying is that most of you guys, not judgeing what you are doing, you should try to solve the PROBLEM ($$$$) instead of just trying to fix it. Most of you if you have been collecting remember when you went to the ball park to meet the players and get autographs it was for your satisfaction not $$$. Good Luck.
NOT EVEN A REPLY TO THE TRUTH???? Dont worry Mr. Anonymous # 2 ... I think these guys are on the PSA payroll. I bet bigtruck and Chris gets $2 everytime they mention thier name. They said it best themself... PSA quick opinon got back to them in 15 minutes... whoops.. auto denial must have been left on again! If PSA admits that in its testing they have a 3% error rate in person, what is the error rate for picture sent over the web... probally at least 50%.... Chris, you should save that $7.50 auto decline fee and just flip a coin. I know you couldnt tell a forged autograph from a blank piece of paper, so you need to ask PSA.. Thanks for being the problem.
Well thanks to our work numerous sellers have either had their auctions removed, quit Ebay due to the pressure of getting caught or they have been removed from Ebay. There are a few sellers that I am still working on like Streetsigned, Dqbean252, Jkmarketplace, Onlinesportsnmore (who has sold in excess of 7500 fake autograph items), Americansportscollectibles, Savant01, Fansindastands and a few others. And by the way, I submit "Quick Opinion" reports to confirm my findings and to have documentation for my investigation. One day, when all of this escalates (and one day it will), I will have plenty of documentation to provide. That attitude of "leave it alone it is none of your business the authorities will take care of it" wouldn't be morally correct from my standpoint and it isn't working. None of the "authorities" are taking care of it, they are ignoring it. We're suppose to just stand on the sideline and let the sellers of forged autograph items run amok? I think not.
One more thing, too. I, as a collector, have no problem differentiating between a legitimate and a forged autograph, but unfortunately the majority of collectors do have a difficult differentiating. I do this to try to educate them; make them aware of the sellers of forged autograph items. I don't need to submit a "Quick Opinion" for myself, but is is necessary for both documentation purposes and to prove my point about the various crooked sellers of forged autograph items. If Mr. Anonymous isn't a seller of forged autograph items (of which he hasn't convinced me of) then why would he be against what we are doing here? No matter what is written about me here, no matter what personal attacks are taken against me here, no matter any email threats I receive, I WILL NOT be dissuaded from performing my investigation. I really think the crooks are trying any method possible to get me to stop. Even the method of sounding like a legitimate seller. Won't work.
Actually, I only use PSA for a second opinion on things I already believe are fake. I do not spend the kind of money Chris does (though I respect him for doing it). And I agreee that PSA makes mistakes.
The reason I started posting here is sellers like baseballdome who lists BLATANT fakes that are not even close to the real thing. I don't have time to scrutinize every auto out there...I usually just look at it and shake my head.
And I do not agree that we are part of the problem. What we do here on this blog is minimal and is open to criticism if it is constructive. As far as eBay goes, Chris has been working on his investigation for a while, and I am just supporting his efforts because I believe that what he is doing is right...not to mention the time, the money, etc. IF he deters a guy who is selling thousands of fake sigs, like baseballdome - or a guy who sells fake game used itmes like JDaddy05, then he is saving people their hard earned money - and anyone who slams that effort is part of the problem.
I have noticed people berating Steiner, UD and Mounted Memories because they charge so much money for legit autos of superstars. If I were to go out and spend $150 on a box of baseball cards that guarantees two autographs, I might get a good sig - but the chances of getting a Jeter or Pujols is slim to none...and If you go to the ballpark - especially at Yankee Stadium, you are spending super $ to get close enough to Jeter to get him to sign - Same with Albert, who by the way...is signing less and less these days because of the many forgeries out there. Why not save and spend $300 on a legit authenticated Jeter ball (which you can find on eBay), at least you know it is real and will hold value - unlike a fake sig on a Franklin baseball that in 50 years will be deemed as a fake...after it had been an heirloom in someone's family for half a century.
Real collectors are willing to pay the extra, and if not, they might make a trip to spring training or a team event for the chance to get a legit sig (maybe with a photo as an added bonus) - regardless, the sig is going to cost money.
Anyone who pays $50 for a Pujols signed baseball on eBay - or anywhere else is under-educated, and that is why we write in tis blog...to help them out.
i was at a local silent auction tonite, and i saw signed pictures of michael jordan, ted williams, pat burrell, al pacino, and johnny depp all up for auction, all from the same seller, and all signed with the same marker. coincidence?
there's a kiosk at a mall i go to that sells signed mini helmets, pictures, and baseballs. i hate to say it, but i believe they are all fake. they had autographs of all the top name players.. a-rod, ripken, mattingly, dan marino, david ortiz, manny ramirez... i could go on and on. you name the player, they probably have it. it's amazing.
i was also at a card show where i saw a signed picture of ryan howard. the signature didn't look at all close to any of the ryan howard autographs i own. 3 of which are in person, and others are card company authenticated.
now people want to come on here and complain about chris and say he needs to mind his own business. think about it, he as well as other people on this site are offering their help for FREE. if it was easier to access this blog, i bet many many many people could be helped before buying any of the items i listed above. as well as the 6565644587 forgeries listed on ebay at any given moment.
chris gets threats from people, and he's still going. with how easy it is to get somoenes address on ebay, chris pretty much puts his life at risk to help other people. are there more important things in the world? yes. but also, people are willing to thoughtlessly shell out thousands of dollars on an autograph collection that is worthless. ebay allows it. what do they care? they get paid. police pretty much won't do anything because they have bigger things to worry about.
if ebay won't do anything about it, and the police won't do much, if anything about it, people should be glad to have other people such as chris and bigtruck willing to devote their time and assistance free of charge.
also everyone wants to bring up the fact that comnpanys like steiner charge so much for autographs. take derek jeter for example.. what's a signed jeter ball from steiner sell for? $300+? sure it sounds crazy, but think of the long term investment of it. imagine getting a baseball signed by babe ruth when he first started playing baseball. fast forward to now. did anyone think that anything signed by babe ruth would increase that much in value by this point? probably not. spend the extra money... don't buy some worthless crap on ebay just because it's cheap. buy from a respected company, so that way when your grandchildren's grandchildren have the ball passed down to them signed by derek jeter or barry bonds, they will never have gotten the chance to see them play, but they will deffinately read about our modern day players as "baseball legends and heroes of the past"
thank you allauthentic for this blog.
Thank you very much for the nice compliments, J-Man, and for joining and sticking with us. Mr. J-Man makes a good point; all we want to do is help. To be honest, I'd rather be writing about collecting in general than about the crooks that overwhelm Ebay every day. Not once have you read anything in this blog about us promoting ourselves. I have never mentioned my Ebay ID on this blog and never will. The only people who have mentioned my Ebay ID on this blog are the crooks so they can phoney bid on a few of my items. We simply want to help and educate collectors about the pitfalls of Ebay; and the pitfalls are that more forged autographs are sold as opposed to authentic autographs of famous athletes. It's so ironic that people like Bigtruck, J-Man, myself and others get ripped for trying to educate others about autographs and collecting. But, of course, the people ripping us are the crooks because WE ARE disturbing their fake autograph business. I really do wonder how these crooks sleep at night knowing they are selling forged autographs to unsuspecting (at least most of the time unsuspecting) buyers. And J-Man makes a great point about all the forged autographs he observes at local card shows. The majority of those fakes are bought on Ebay intentionally with the sole purpose of selling them at card shows. I've gotten into some major arguements at the Freehold Mall here where the majority of sellers are selling fakes and COA's that I've seen on Ebay. I will have some great news in my next comment...
The great news is that The Pujols Family Foundation is getting involved in eradicating the fake autograph sellers of Albert Pujols items. We found the Foundation last week and forwarded them a ton of forged Albert Pujols autograph items on Ebay and they are extremely disturbed by it. Today I forwarded 61 sellers of forged Albert Pujols items to The Foundation and they will be taking action. That is great news! I also forwarded Steiner Sports the sellers of forged Derek Jeter autograph items. We are hoping they get involved. I especially forwarded to Steiner Sports numerous forged Derek Jeter items by seller "Streetsigned" who seems to have a infinite supply of Derek Jeter autograph items. More later....
By the way, seller "Streetsigned" emailed me tonight after I asked him "how he sleeps at night selling all of his fake autograph items." All of a sudden he writes me that he acquired "70-75% of his autographs through the mail directly from the celebrity." That's pretty amazing that he's received over 25 autographed Jeter items through the mail. As busy as Derek Jeter is, he's found the time to send "Mr. Streetsigned" all of those autographed photos. They are horrible fakes, too.
The point is your a drop in the bucket.. you know it and youve admitted it before. Quit acting like your Teddy f-ing Roosevelt going after everyone. I am sure the FBI is knocking on your door to get all your PSA quick opinon results. I bet thats top priority on thier list. Keep your hobby up.. by hobby I mean the time you waste looking stuff up you have no idea is good or not to a company that probally makes a mistake 20% of the time with thier quick opinon. Do whatever you want, but don't act like PSA quick opinon is the end all be all God like prover of authentication. Most of the guys you say are forgers are indeed forgers, but what about the ones you say are, send your $7.50 to PSA and they make a mistake? Don't lie and say... "oh its never happend PSA knows everything!!!!!" Any retard (obviously) can pick out blatent forgeries. Good job! But it takes a massive idiot to send that blatent forgery to PSA and waste $7.50 on it. I will just send you my address and everytime you get the urge to waste that $7.50, please just send it to me. Again, your not a drop in the bucket and never will be so please quit acting like your something else!
Oh and BTW, Pujols doesnt sign in person anymore because the guy is a total jerk off, not because of the forgeries. His "family Foundation" is just a big tax write off. For being so God loving, the guy is sure a lot "hollier than thou"... probally has something to do with the roid rage he has. Maybe if the jerk didnt has signed 8x10's on his website for $250 forgers couldnt get $50 for fake ones. Cardinals fans are notorious yuppie losers anyways, so thier more gullible than most sheep. The A hole is part of the problem, too... and he needs to get off the juice.
Chris. Please quick opinon item # 250059883349 for me.. could be a forgery! Im thinking about buying it and your into wasting money, so i appreciate it!
#1. Why do you care what Chris does with his own time and money? I don't understand...
#2. These fakes are obvious, you don't need Quick Opinion to know it, he's explained his reasons for using it.
#3. Would you rather own a fake auto or a real auto? Seems to me you'd be fine with a fake collection, or you just want everyone else to have one.
#4. Why is it so hard for you to understand that he/we are trying to help the situation, not hurt it. By doing nothing would hurt, and I think that's what you want.
#5. Even though Chris may only be a "drop in the bucket" I think it shows how much he cares about our hobby to continue with the dilligence that he does. The forgers are just as determined to pawn fakes on the uneducated people who buy them, and it's nice to have at least a few people on the other side trying to make a small difference.
#6. Please explain how Pujols being a jerk explains why it's ok to sell fake autographs of him.
Thank you again, BC, for your support. You brought up one very good point; and that is that nothing justifies anyone selling forged autograph items. And why make fun of a Foundation that helps those that need it? One thing you have to understand, and I've mentioned it previously, and that is these crooks are trying every method possible to get us to stop exposing those that sell fake autograph items. They can threaten us, they can make fun of us, they can do whatever they want and we won't stop. These crooks hide behind various Ebay ID's, they hide behind the name "Anonymous" and they don't like us because we are trying to help. But I am happy that they comment in here, because the more they write, the more they reveal themselves.
#1. Why do you care what Chris does with his own time and money? I don't understand...
#2. These fakes are obvious, you don't need Quick Opinion to know it, he's explained his reasons for using it.
#3. Would you rather own a fake auto or a real auto? Seems to me you'd be fine with a fake collection, or you just want everyone else to have one.
#4. Why is it so hard for you to understand that he/we are trying to help the situation, not hurt it. By doing nothing would hurt, and I think that's what you want.
#5. Even though Chris may only be a "drop in the bucket" I think it shows how much he cares about our hobby to continue with the dilligence that he does. The forgers are just as determined to pawn fakes on the uneducated people who buy them, and it's nice to have at least a few people on the other side trying to make a small difference.
#6. Please explain how Pujols being a jerk explains why it's ok to sell fake autographs of him.
1. Because he acts like PSA is the end all be all of autograph authentication. They are not thier human, they make mistakes and if you look on line you can find numerous sites about the mistakes they make.
2. His reasons for using quick opinon is to watch his pay pal balance shrink by $7.50.
3. Stupid remark... Id rather get my stuff in person than pay these jerk wads and the corporations that make them that way for a scribble.
4. Id love for you to "help the situation" all you can. My legit autographs would go for twice as much if you would get rid of all the sellers that sell fake crap.. the point is you will never do it.. unless you convience ebay to stop collecting fees.
5. Agreed. But dont rely on quick opinons when you dont know what your talking about.
6. Huh?
- Im Rick James, Bitch.
Damn, that martini was sweet. Cardinals fans are yuppie losers who have a World Champion baseball team with several superstar players that are difficult to get access to. I have no problem with you calling me a yuppie - as I can afford to invest $250 for a signed photo if I wish. That is what must really irk you...that you have to wait outside a staduim entrance for 6 hours - or akwardly approach a player getting into a cab with his family to get an autograph that you immediately list on eBay becasue you NEED the money.
I however choose to invest my money in many different genuine, manufacturer authenicated signatures so that I can sell them at a higher price and spend less time trying to convince a buyer by saying "I guarantee it's real or your money back" and you print off a cheap, ink jet COA and all that time you wasted nets you $20 after eBay fees. Good luck,and sorry bout your life Mr. James.
Yes, Cardinals fans are yuppie losers who have a World Champion baseball team that got lucky that werent worth a buck of warm piss around Sept. 20. They had 1 good month, I can give them that, but no way a team with the 14th best record should be in the playoffs. The only "superstar" on the team is Pujols and yes, he is a jerk off, even at the winter warm up where $150 goes to Dewitt Care to get his scribble and pissy attitude. The rest of thier "superstars" are stars at best and arent too bad except Dewitt doesnt allow them to sign so he can fatten his walet every January. Instead of "investing" $250 into a signed photo, why don't you invest it in a life? You spend it so you can sell it at a higher price.. where wil you sell a Pujols photo for more than $250... even if you cut off his hand to prove its authentic!??? That money would better be invested in Enron stock. What would you expect the max that pic will ever be worth is? $1,000 maybe $2,000??? Why not wait until Pu-juicer McGwires out (gets busted for steriods) or Bo Hart's out or Rick Ankiel's out. I'm sure you have a stack of Bo Hart photos that your putting away for retirement. Awarkdly approach someone? I don't think so. I know you probally idoloize even the biggest scrubs in you shrine (see Larry Bigbie)... These guys get paid millions and are public figures.. if they don't like the job, they need to find a new one. NEED the money? I know unemployment for you is only good for 6 months a year, so I'm sure you slave work at a job for next to nothing pay for "the man" to get filthy rich. You should be embaressed. Convience a buyer its real?? LOL.. thats what PSA's quick opinon is for! You have the brain of a monkey.
Do you know anything about Pujols and what he does for children with Downs Syndrome? I'm not a cards fan (Yanks actually) but I would never trash Pujols' charity work, he does much more than 99% of other MLB players.
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I can appreciate the sports knowledge of the anonymous poster that has now become a part of this blog whether anyone likes it or not. He DOES know enough about the business to impress me, albeit he has an immature and deragatory attitude that lessens the impact of his statements...Who said I collect Cardinals sigs for investment or re-sale reasons? I keep them on display in UV cases and frames so that when I pass them down to my kids, they are intact and still worth looking at. NO I never collected anything from Bo Hart, or Bud Smith (Haha) but that comment was seriously funny because I know plenty of folks that probably have stacks of both (HaHa) still laughing at that one....
As far as Albert being a Jerk-off, not sure how you come to that conclusion other than the fact that he is the best hitter in the game (and he carried the Cards the whole year - not just one month BTW)and he charges $300 bucks for a signed baseball that will go to his charity...and a few other pricey items that anyone else out there would sell at the same price if they were as talented (see Arod Authenticated and Jeter's hefty Steiner prices). He is a good citizen and does not make local waves by drinking and getting into fights...he is a family man who is well respected by fans and the corporate culture.
Edmonds and Rolen have 14 gold gloves and 600 homers between them. They are respectively the best at thier positions in the past decade. Thier memorabilia holds value, and they sign for everyone when they are out...as does Carpenter who is in the top 5 in the majors as far as pitching goes, so all 3 are superstars.
You are truly a dichotomy. I'm not sure if you are a collector or an antagonist or one of the guys we discuss on this blog...you do put up some interesting posts, and funny as heck (monkey brain, LOVED it...my wife calls me the same thing). Why not be constructive instead of so negative...give yourself a chance to be heard legit.
Look, if Chris wants to spend his money to legitimize his opinions, so BE it, he's not the only one who does it. Why not get a second opinion???not everyone has friends that have the same interests that they can just call up and ask on a whim...
It seems to me that the use of Quick Opinion is what really bothers you. I know that there are legit sellers out there who have their own COA's and get in-person sigs, but because of the fraud out there, they are the first to be questioned...you said it yourself in an earlier post.
Just try to understand where I'm coming from. I got your point loud and clear...
How did Pujols end up 2nd in MVP voting when he carried a team to the 14th best record? The $300 that goes to his "charity" is a tax write off. Its true, its true. I know you live in the mid west, too... have you ever seen the guy do anything other than crap for his charity? He an a- hole to the press and then when his restaraunt opens or he's done a big tax write off (carity event), he invites every media member from 10 states!
The fact he's apprecited by the corporate culture tell sme everything I need to know. Neither Edmonds or Rolen are Hall of Famers and neither have been the best at thier position in a long time... and Rolen is never out annd neither sign for everyone when they are. Carpenter a top 5 pitcher??? Wow, which 1 of his 1 season of over 15 wins did you like most? I couldnt agree more that theres a ton of fraud out on da bay, but sending a obvious bogus sig to Quick Opinon, does no good. If PSA admits they make a mistake in person examining an item 3% of the time, what is the quick opinon error rate? Has to be at least 10%.. Quick opinon does not make a bogus item good or a good item they fail bad. Its thier opinon and anyone who know what thier talking about shouldnt have to use it.
..Just trying to gague whether or not you are a St. Louisan because you certainly have a lot of info about the sports climate here.
Edmonds and Rolen are both future Hall of famers (come on - they are not at the top of their games now, but after they are gone, they will be appreciated for what they were, above average hitters and GREAT position players who bring excitement to the game, even if they both get hurt...Rolen played thru pain and still put up good numbers, 22HR and 95 RBI...and won another Gold Glove. Edmonds is a fan favorite and will always be, even though his theatrics and Hollywood style are not things normally appreciated by midwesterners who appreciate hustle.
As long as they are not eating with their families, I have seen both sign plenty of stuff at Hrabosky's Saloon and at Shannon's. Rolen is a little quieter and more standoffish, but that's just they way he is.
Again with Albert...Sure the Foundation is a tax write off, but he also has a daughter with Down's Syndrome, so the PFF has extra meaning to him, no need to slam the guy for it, it's more than most players do for thier communities. The restaruant is an investment, it is actually owned by the Hanon family, and Pujols lets them use his name...All kinds of atheltes have restaraunts - why not get into a business where you do nothing, eat for free and make money. The food is good too, so the Pujols name is not just a front for bad service and crappy food...
Anyway, this is an autograph forum - and like I said, I got your point about PSA/DNA Quick Option...it is not the be all that end's all, just a second opinion. Most of us know the blatant fakes, but unfortunately - eBay only recognizes fakes that are confimed so by PSA (kinda crappy, I agree).
If you really want to complain about it, ask Kelly from Allauthentic to start you up your own thread about it....I'm sure you would get plenty of responses, as the subject has been visited several times.
Again, thanks for your contributions, and I would love to talk about how lame the Cards are anytime (BTW, Carpenter won 20+ in 2005, and was second in CY young voting...Pujols hit 49 homers and 140+ RBI's AND 100+ runs...AND hit over .330. AND, he carried his team all year. Howard was a deserving MVP, but to Say Albert did not deserve a few 1st place votes is nuts...but everyone is entitled to thier opinion.
.Just trying to gague whether or not you are a St. Louisan because you certainly have a lot of info about the sports climate here.
I travel all over the midwest.
Edmonds and Rolen are both future Hall of famers (come on - they are not at the top of their games now, but after they are gone, they will be appreciated for what they were, above average hitters and GREAT position players who bring excitement to the game, even if they both get hurt...Rolen played thru pain and still put up good numbers, 22HR and 95 RBI...and won another Gold Glove. Edmonds is a fan favorite and will always be, even though his theatrics and Hollywood style are not things normally appreciated by midwesterners who appreciate hustle.
Edmonds "hustle' is a result of going out of his way to make diving catches when he doesnt have to. C'mon Neither of these guys will get more than 40%. Andre Dawson has as many Gold Gloves as Edmonds, much better Home Run, hits and RBI numbers and a MVP he's not in the hall, but somehow Edmonds is? You need to quit "homing" it. Rolen's numbers are about the same as Edmonds. Thier just not that good.
Again with Albert...Sure the Foundation is a tax write off, but he also has a daughter with Down's Syndrome, so the PFF has extra meaning to him, no need to slam the guy for it, it's more than most players do for thier communities.
Im not slamming him for it, Im slamming him for being an ass to everyone one day and then inviting them in for the free press the next. Thwe guys a jerk and if you knew anybody who had to deal with him at all, youd know it to be true.
The restaruant is an investment, it is actually owned by the Hanon family, and Pujols lets them use his name...All kinds of atheltes have restaraunts - why not get into a business where you do nothing, eat for free and make money. The food is good too, so the Pujols name is not just a front for bad service and crappy food...
Im sure the $100 MIL contract is not enough for him. Maybe he should donate $250 of that and sign a few 8x10's for free once a year. I know everyone else should donate... since he's so hard up for the cash. He has kids for Christ sake and 100 MIL aint what it used to be.
Anyway, this is an autograph forum - and like I said, I got your point about PSA/DNA Quick Option...it is not the be all that end's all, just a second opinion. Most of us know the blatant fakes, but unfortunately - eBay only recognizes fakes that are confimed so by PSA (kinda crappy, I agree).
If you really want to complain about it, ask Kelly from Allauthentic to start you up your own thread about it....I'm sure you would get plenty of responses, as the subject has been visited several times.
Allauthentics sounds too much like an Ebay ID to be taken seriously.
Again, thanks for your contributions, and I would love to talk about how lame the Cards are anytime (BTW, Carpenter won 20+ in 2005, and was second in CY young voting...Pujols hit 49 homers and 140+ RBI's AND 100+ runs...AND hit over .330. AND, he carried his team all year. Howard was a deserving MVP, but to Say Albert did not deserve a few 1st place votes is nuts...but everyone is entitled to thier opinion.
If Pujols carried this team, I wont consider 83 wins a big accomplishent. I'm telling ya... the roids start to wear you down by around Sept./ Oct.... looks at mcGwire playoff number.. just makes ya wonder about Pujols.
GREAT answers...I'll agreee to disagree with you about the cred of Rolen and Edmonds - we'll just have to wait and see when they retire. You have a point about Dawson, but his years in Montreal might have something to do with it...??? Have no idea why he's not in the Hall yet.
Same with Albert, He has been the same size as the day he debuted in MLB - He knows that he is too high profile and and a target for speculation - I believe he's clean, but again...only time will tell. The only thing about Albert that concerns me is his age...and his nagging injuries that usually happen to players in their 30's.
You are posting here, so I'm guessing that this blog holds your interest...knocking you and calling you names does zero good for anyone. But again, it is an autograph forum, so...since you are an intelligent, sports and collectible minded individual - I would be interested in your thoughts on how to get rid of the mess of fakes on eBay - seriously.
Wow....lotta garbage. I just wanted to say, keep it up. I'm what is referred to here as a "authority" and have used this site over the past 5 weeks to "assist" on locating frauds. So to say that these guys are wasting their time is kinda funny. As far as the comment about "minding your own business" I really have to comment. For years, in law enforcement I listen to people everyday complain about problems, such as drugs and why police are doing nothing. When I asked these people if they've ever called police when they see narcotic transactions they always reply..."no, I don't want to get involved". My usual response is, "while your comment in noted, it is worthless, and you my friend, are part of the problem." Not often do people contact us and point out/identify a criminal. Usually they have a general problem and we are expected to get out the crystal ball have the answer. What these guys do here is point out the potential problem for us. So the attitude of mind your own business is laughable. That is the problem. If someone was about to commit a crime against your family, and somone happened upon it, and did nothing...I think you'd be upset. When people start getting involved, is when change happens. When people sit by, it's open season to the criminal. I can only wish that more people stand for what's right, because it then becomes an easier fight.
So, if you want to live in your own world and let everything be, go ahead. But realize that you are the problem.
Devin, that's what I call "well-written." Devin hit the hammer right on the head of the nose. I remember a year after I was into my investigation I wanted to quit. I thought no one was listening. But I couldn't quit, and you know why: Because I could not stand on the sidelines watching these people raking in money on forged autograph items they were selling. If you witnessed someone being attacked and you had the ability to do something, would you ignore it and run away, or would run to help that person? If you witnessed a robbery, would you ignore it or get on your cell phone and report it immediately? Think about it. Whatever we do here, whether it is a "drop in the bucket" or "huge" we are at least acknowledging what is going on and doing something to try to stop it, and in many instances we are putting a stop to it.
To big truck.. what do you do to stop it?... For the obvious fakes, with the 1 day auction, you do what I do... get a laughable ID on Ebay.. "eyebyefakes" is my favorite... win thier fake items and never pay for them.. the ID eventually gets banned, but then you get "eyebyefakes2" ... eventually it slows down the production... and you get a yahoo email address with the name "officer Joe Smith" or something and ask them if they can come down and deliver it in person to your office... something like that. I sell 3,000 plus auto a year on ebay and I travel all over the US to get them and if you can weed out the fake sellers, go for it, it means more share of the market for me.. but your not. Oh and just so you know Chris.... I asked you about "bigmack622575" (ebay ID) and you said 2 of his items were fake.. sorry to tell you but I know that guy and was there with him when both those items were signed. Jered Weaver was when he was in St. Louis for the World Series and Obama was at a fund raiser in metro- east Illinois. You are not as good as you think.
...funny, I have seen similar ID's, as a matter of fact, Baseballdome was a "victim" of that exact plan...the only bad part is that the seller can file an NPB and get their feedback removed...but the concept is good. Another problem we have seen in the past is the multiple ID/Shill bidders - where someone tries to validate their fake auctions by bidding up the item so that it has the illusion of being legit.
As far as the comment about your buddy who gets his sigs in person -That is great if you have the time and travel resources to do it, but there are way too many guys out there who have a bunch of legit in-person sigs and mix in a few high profile fakes (usually Jeters and Pujols and Ortiz).
My opinion, and it is JUST an opinion is to get a bulk opinion from PSA or JSA on the high dollar items. I understand your hatred for the professional opinion companies...but you and I both know that buyers prefer the little sticker and card that comes with an opinion. If you don't like people questioning your stuff, why not end it by "legitimizing" your items to the skeptics. It's not giving in...it is just common sense, it will make you more money in the long run. A Jeter without a PSA sticker sells for far less than one with.
If you are selling 3000 sigs a year, then you probably sell at shows too (?) at those places, you probably do not need the authentication as much becasue the buyers can see the items better and make their own judgements.
But in the end...creating multiple ID's and harassing sellers seems like it would take more time than posting a few paragraphs on a blog that supposedly nobody but Chris and I read. The sellers probably Google their names every now and again to make sure they are not being discussed...and if they get here and see that they are being reported daily to eBay, they might take a break. Chris - how many sellers have been booted in the past month???OR are no longer registered users???I have seen a HUGE decrease in the amount of fake Cardinals team signed items and Pujols forgeries....
And how did the anonymous guy find the blog?
I found it!!! The worst fake Derek Jeter autograph EVER! I win. LOL. 150073171469 The seller (baseball_is_love) also has a fake Arod and Manny up for sale right now. I reported it the seller to Ebay.
Good grief. It is the worst, and you certainly win. Anyone who bids on that goes into the stupidity Hall of Fame.
what that seller didn't say is that his 5 year old nephew is named derek. i love how the picture he uses for manny is manny on the field. great find. some of the items they have sold are pretty bad too.
Bigtruck makes a very point. There has been a huge reduction in the number of fake autograph auctions of Albert Pujols and Derek Jeter. The decrease has been more dramatic concerning forged Albert Pujols autographs. Bigtruck also makes another good point about the number of "bad sellers" that have either been removed from Ebay or had their fake autograph items removed. During the last two weeks approximately 30 sellers have either been removed or had their auctions removed. That may only be a "drop in the bucket" but it is still 30 less sellers that are selling fakes and that is better than nothing being done at all.
Awhile back someone asked a question about seller "sportscards2k6" and their Ryan Howard autographs and it's something I've been looking into. Here's what I found. It would semm to me that sellers "sportscards2k6" and "sportscardsetc2007" are the same person. Check and compare their auctions. I also submitted "Quick Opinions" on Ryan Howard autograph items fro0m both sellers (Item Numbers 280061095284 and 270069896375) and they both came back as "Likely Not Genuine." I also submitted a "Quick Opinion" on a Peyton Manning autographed mini-helmet (Item Number 270069601057) and it came back as "Likely Not Genuine." I then got hold of a company that sells authentic Ryan Howard autograph items and asked them to look at the Ryan Howard autograph items of those two sellers. I am still waiting to hear back from them. That company sells authentic Ryan Howard autograph items in the $250-$450 range while the autograph items of Ryan Howard from the aforementioned sellers is $99.00. I also found it interesting that those two sellers purchase many of their autograph items (like the Peyton Manning autographed mini-helmet) from seller "Authentic-Graph2."
I am checking into Authentic Graphs2, but I do want to say something about seller bigmack622575 who was mentioned in an earlier post. I am not an expert of the entire Major Leauges, I am just a Cardinals guy. I looked at every Cardinals auction he has up including commonly forged items like So Taguchi...everything that I saw looked legit. I just wanted to throw my 2 cents in on that one. I cannot say anything about his other items. Any time we can have other opinions on this board, you should bring 'em. If you question an item, post it...nobody will ever be 100%, so if you see something wrong - tell us.
Yes, "Bigmack's" autograph items are all legitimate. I submitted two of his autographs to "Quick Opinion" and they came back as "Likely Genuine."
Wow! What a drag about ebay. I know what you mean. They don't waste time sending you an invoice for seller fees (Always rising), but they drag their feet when you report fakes and fakers...
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I then got hold of a company that sells authentic Ryan Howard autograph items and asked them to look at the Ryan Howard autograph items of those two sellers. I am still waiting to hear back from them. That company sells authentic Ryan Howard autograph items in the $250-$450 range while the autograph items of Ryan Howard from the aforementioned sellers is $99.00.
I WOULD GLADLY TAKE $99 FOR A R. HOWARD SIGNED BASEBALL.. I KNOW YOU THINK $250 IS A GOOD PRICE FOR AGUY WHO HAS HAD 2 GOOD YEARS, BUT ITS NOT... KEEP PLUGGING THE CO.S THAT RIP PEOPLE OFF LEFT AND RIGHT... PLEASE!
I wonder who died and left these guys in charge of policing this industry?
or is it simply a way of bettering their search engine optimization for their own gain?
Would you buy from a company that simply bashes other people?
All they are doing is giving you the reader the impression that their business is being hurt by these other people.
Man up, grow some nuts, and stop relying on this crap to grow your business.
I find that last comment really incredible. We aren't here to boost anyone's business, we are here to inform collectors what is really going on out there; the garbage being sold on Ebay and how many dealers at card shows get their autographs cheap and fake on Ebay, and then sell them for 4-5 times their purchase price. If anything the people that comment about the bad guys show quite a bit of courage because ironically we are more of a target than the "bad guys." That's because there are more "bad sellers" than "good sellers." The "bad guys" will go to any means to get us to stop but we won't. As for us "policing the industry" I don't know about that, but we are making difference. Also, "the powers that be" who should policing the industry aren't, so what are we suppose to do, just allow it to continue? I think not!!!.....Chris
some of you guys need to get a life.you have way to much time on your hands to go surfing ebay 24/7 looking for fake autographs.
this guy chris why dont you just start a authentication company and charge to do it rather then pay psa to tell you somethings not real
big truck you could be his right hand man
you seem like your lifes are obbessed with this,are you memorabilia dealers?if not why do you care so much
chris big truck how much does all authentic pay you to be on this site??
You criticize us because we care? That's very shallow of you. I am a memorabila dealer? No, I am a collector. Why do I care? Because it isn't right that hundreds of sellers on Ebay are allowed to sell forged autograph items on a daily basis. You call me obsessed because I spend an hour or so each day looking for crooks on Ebay because I care. If I saw you being robbed across the street I would run over to help you because I would care that a innocent human being is being harmed no matter how shallow you might be. The crooks count on all of us not to care, but since most of the crooks comunicate with each other they know we are watching and it makes a difference whether you want to believe it or not. Most recently "Americansportscollectibles," a seller of over 2500 forged autographed footballs is now "Unregistered." Seller "Sportscardsetc2007" is now "Unregistered" and his twin "Sportscards2k6" is no longer selling autograph items. Seller "Jdaddy05" is now gone. Seller "rsmizel" is now gone and a dozen more over the past month. Seller "baseballdome" is now. We care and we make a difference......Chris
I get paid zero. Here's the deal...
I am a Cardinals collector, and have been for many years. Every time I do an eBay search on Pujols or Cardinals with "signed" after it, I discovered that 90% of the items were fake, especially team signed stuff and Pujols single signed baseballs.
I do not search eBay 24/7, I only post here when I can contribute something valid - always an opinion. I am not an expert, but I can certainly tell which Cardinals autographs are fakes and which ones are real. I can also identify sellers of fakes by the long list of star sigs that they sell...and the many multiples that would only be possible if they were part of a paid signing.
Anyone who thinks I am wasting my time can think that...I just got fed up with the fact that there are so many fakes, I waste my time sifting through them to get to the real ones - that is the TRUE wast of time.
Most of the sigs are so bad that I do not need PSA, etc. to tell me that they are fakes. Chris uses the service to document fakes and to get a second opinion for his investigations. I am a big supporter of what he is doing because I have noticed that many of the sellers (jdaddy05, rsmizel, baseballdome, streetsigned - etc.) are either banned from eBay or no longer in the business of selling fake Cardinals memorabilia. I t makes my searching MUCH easier. He has put a dent in the Jeter fake auto market as well.
Whether you like what we post here or not, deal with it...
I have this strange feeling that some of these posters are sellers who have googled their names and discovered that a few people out there have been discussing them. If that is the case...good, the system works. And we are not going away.
THE BALLS ARE A JOKE, VERY VERY BAD FORGERIES JSA WOULD TURN THEM DOWN IN TWO SECONDS !
Is anyone familiar with a Mr.Gargiulo that sold Mantle, Dimaggio, and Williams autographed items and issued a COA from All Sports Cards and Comics from Margo Florida? Also went by panddgauctions on Ebay. Has anyone seen any items from them?
Yes, I sent 4 items to PSA and 6 items to GAI of Mantle, Williams, and Dimaggio autos and they all came back not genuine and all had the COA ALL Sports Cards and Comics from Margate Florida. The Coa's were very nice and were stamped. I bought these items a couple of years ago after being out of the hobby for several years and just got the results yesterday. I spent over $1,000. BEWARE!
Check out EBAY ID: northernwoods06
He sells fakes of Manny Ramirez, Michael Jordan, Damon, and Wang. He gets the balls signed on dirty AA balls. Who in their right mind is going to pursue a big name start after a game for an auto with a shit ball like that? Also, whenever he sells one, he posts another immediate so he has an endless supply of Manny Ramirez signed AA balls. I reported him to Ebay, like they care....Mark
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