I use Mike exclusively for my company. With every item he rejects my respect for him increases. I;m sure nobody is perfect, but I have a fun Mike story. Over the summer I took in a MASSIVE autograph collection. The owner had been bed ridden after a kidney transplant for almost two years and wrote to everyone under the sun. Needless to say there were lots of stamps, secretarials, autopens etc. When the collector finally regained his health he started getting items done in person at shows. I presented the collection to Mike with no explanation or information (unlike some people I don't think a good story influences an authenticator!) When I got this massive collection back literally EVERY item that had been obtained in person had passed and hundreds of through the mail items had failed. That was when I stopped bothering with other companies. He is very well thought of in autograph circles specifically too. Check out this link for more info:
https://live.autographmagazine.com/f...authentication