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Originally Posted by timzcardz
Of course I wondered, how could someone possibly be selling this for that price, and was it legitimate?
So I called Steiner and asked those questions. I was told that if it had their hologram and COA that it was good. (Note: To date I've not heard of their holgrams being counterfeited.) I was also told that for some of their dealers that place big orders they thrown in additional items for free, so it weas possible that a dealer could be selling the autographed photo and the price would in essence be completely profit for them.
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There are probably dealers who get a discount for buying from Steiner in volume, plus people who need to liquidate.
Also, much of the Steiner items are on special balls, have special inscriptions, etc. After a year or two, these special inscriptions become dated and I think some collectors want to unload them. For instance, once Mariano Rivera gets his 600th save, who wants the ball inscribed with 500 saves?