Does Sotheby's auctions Authenticate the Items they sell?

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Posted By: <b>Richard</b><p>Greetings, does anyone know if Sotheby's auctions has their Vintage Baseball cards authenticated? Would greatly appreciate some replies. <br />Thank You

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Posted By: <b>leon</b><p>While I understand what the question is I am not sure it's what I think it is. I am sure they are like any other auction house (well most) and authenticate through the major grading companies when it makes fiscal sense. If they have an E94 that is ex-mt I am sure you won't see it being sold raw.....not sure if that answers the question? I am also sure they stand behind everything they sell, unlike some others, or at least unlike some others until they are forced to <img src="/images/sad.gif" height=14 width=14>......regards

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Posted By: <b>davidcycleback</b><p>Sotheby's is reliable for baseball card authenticity. Past employees include Bill Mastro and Rob Lifson, and they currently do their US sports memorabilia auctions with SCP Auctions (Sports Cards Plus) which is a well known entity.

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Posted By: <b>Richard</b><p>Thanks very much for the responses to my question. I greatly appreciate it.

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Posted By: <b>JimB</b><p>David Kohler from Sportscardsplus - with whom Sotheby's is partnered for their sports stuff - has been a well-respected person in the hobby for more than 20 years. I would not worry about cards they are auctioning.<br />JimB