Hi Mike -
No offense, and please note I'm not jumping on you (this is a TPA rant) but I'm not interested in paying a "tax" to either of the third party authenticators for their opinion. Especially after both of them didn't pass an item (and kept the money of course) that I witnessed getting signed myself.
I've been collecting autographs for nearly 40 years, longer I'm sure than a lot of those working for the TPAs. I know the piece is good. I don't need to pay 10% of the item's value for someone else to tell me that. I don't begrudge the service at all, people want peace of mind but seriously, hand-written letters and documents are about as good as it gets with autographs in terms of legitimacy.
I have in the past, and always will stand behind anything I sell for life (yours, mine or the item).
Cheers,
Jerry
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