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Originally Posted by David Atkatz
All forgeries are not created equal, though, Chuck. There are many--myself included--who do not believe FDEs are as serious a problem as the other TPAs.
FDEs authenticate garbage that wouldn't fool anyone who's looked at a few valid exemplars for, say, five minutes. Their CoAs are not taken seriously by anyone "in the hobby." Our favorite TPAs, on the other hand, authenticate items that will fool serious collectors. Their CoAs are taken very, very, seriously, indeed.
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exactly right and i couldnt say it better myself.
the guy selling mexican viagra on the street corner versus what you would expect from the pharmacy. It's when the pharmacy starts getting it wrong is when we are all in trouble, because you go to the pharmacy for competancy.
you get what you bargain for on the street corner and it's not what is truly troubling this hobby.
nearly all the major auction houses rely on abc, and xyz authentication, and 50 thousand and 100 thousand dollar items trade hands there. These auction houses don't accept nor advertise, joe blow fde certs.