Albert Pujols Signed Baseball?

We are not Albert Pujols experts, but we are pretty sure he rarely, if ever, signs baseballs in gold. Check out the COA in this auction, it looks pretty impressive -- with matching holograms. They also use the MLB logo and a few other trademarks on the COA.

This ball is supposed to be from a limited edition of only 5 signed.

We can't tell if this signature is real or not, but just a note -- anyone can get matching holograms these days. Holograms cost around 19 cents a set and can be serial numbered to say whatever you want. Remember, holograms are only valuable when they come from a reputable company. The auction doesn't mention who issued the holograms.

1954 Yankees Team Signed Baseball

One of our readers submitted this auction on eBay. It is for a 1954 team signed Yankees baseball with the following signatures.

Mickey Mantle, Joe DiMaggio, Vic Raschi, Bobby Richardson, Mel Allen, Bill Dickey, Don Larsen, Elston Howard, Casey Stengel, Hank Bauer, Billy Martin, Ed Lopat, Bobby Brown, Johnny Kucks, Yogi Berra, Irv Noren, Bob Cerv, Phil Rizzuto, Bill Hunter, Gene Woodling, Ralph Houk, Enos Slaughter, Charlie Silvera, Lou Berberet, Andy Carey

The ball is authenticated by Cooperstown Sports Collectibles and it went for $405 on eBay? The eBay seller was niemiojas.

Does anyone know who the authenticator is? We encourage ALL people to comment on this including the seller!

David Wright Signed Baseball?

Seems like there are a lot of David Wright baseballs on the market these days. This is a team signed Mets baseball including Wright and what was odd is that there is virtually no description of the item, where it was signed, who it is authenticated by, etc.

We obviously can't tell if this autograph is fake. It is questionable when someone has a team signed baseball but doesn't give any supporting info on how it was obtained. Especially since team signed baseballs are very hard to come by.

To all of our loyal readers, thank you for posting on this blog! Without you there wouldn't be a place to voice opinions regarding questionable autographs. I would like to point out that comments posted on this blog are the opinions of our readers and no one is paid by ALLAuthentic to write on this blog. Readers that post on this blog have a lot of passion for this hobby and spend a lot of personal time researching things.

Having said that, there are no experts on this blog, our readers opinions are just that -- opinions.

Fake autographs are a huge problem today, it is worse now than it was before Operation Bullpen. I have the utmost respect for the collectors on this blog who sacrifice their personal time to try to help others. Countless readers have found this blog through search engines and they have saved a lot of money by learning for themselves how to find real autographs.

This is an open forum. If you feel your company has been wronged on this blog, feel free to comment on the post. If there is any ever false information posted we will take it down.

Also, it is fine to post anonymously, however, if you are going to make accusations or derogatory comments towards others, then you should be man (or woman) enough to post with your real name AND email. Or if you are going to make claims of any sort, don't even waste your time if you are going to post anonymously and withhold information to support your claims.

Finally, it is very hard to tell if someone is actually selling a fake item, so lets please stay away from any definitive conclusions about any particular item. If you have hard facts, then please state them. We just want to keep this fair to everyone as we have no intention of "taking anyone down" or causing anyone harm.

This is an educational outlet where people can learn what to look for when purchasing autographs. This is EXTREMELY valuable information that can save you a lot of money -- especially if you are looking at starting a sports memorabilia collection.

Anyway, thanks again to all of our readers -- you are the ones who are making a difference in the sports memorabilia industry, thanks for reading and posting!

Peyton Manning Signed Mini Helmet?

This Peyton Manning signed mini helmet was actually removed by eBay. If you look at the signature it kind of resembles the old Operation Bullpen Manning signatures. Apparently a Quick Opinion was rendered Likely Not Genuine and eBay pulled the auction.

Peyton Manning is a very expensive signature as everyone wants his autograph. Usually the more in demand the player is the more fakes you see on the market. However, we don't have enough info on this one to make a call either way.

You be the judge.

Reggie Bush Signed Football?

This Reggie Bush autograph looks very questionable. We have purchased items from Reggie Bush signings in the past and they all come with the Reggie Bush Authentic Hologram. The signature just doesn't look right. However, you need to give the seller credit because in the auction they encourage bidders to get a PSA-DNA Quick Opinion. Here is the auction.

One of our readers actually paid for the Quick Opinion and it came out "Likely Not Genuine".

In all fairness, PSA-DNA Quick Opinions are not always accurate, they are just one person's opinion of a scan they are looking at over the Internet. Here is a picture of the football being sold:

Here is an authentic Reggie Bush signature that comes with Reggie's own hologram:



You make the call!