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Originally Posted by Exhibitman
I always figured it was a risk premium--charged for more valuable items. If something were to go wrong it would be really costly to stand behind it, so you charge a bit more to everyone as sort of an insurance premium. I realize that begs the question of them standing behind their work...
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This is a good point. If it only cost 20 buck to authenticate a Ruth, then the company would be flooded with fakes.
I have heard that GAI started charging only if the item was found authentic. That is ridiculous, because it not only incentivizes crooks to send in every fake they can find/make, but it leads to the company lowering its standards until they will pass anything (which has happened at GAI).