[JRS123490]

Don't throw your hands up. There are a lot of knowledgeable people out there that don't work at 3rd party authenticators (many in this board.) Sorry if you misunderstood, but the Topps Archives from the last 5 years have been very good sources of authentic autographs. It's the early to mid 2000's cards I have seen a lot of garbage with. And yes, check and document scanning behind big fancy frames seem to be happening a ton recently. If you buy a check (I am not a fan unlike a lot of people,) you need to be sure you examine closely/in person. The same goes for any other cut (see the Ty Cobb laser scanned PSA slabbed fiasco.)