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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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Points very well taken!
I just choose to believe that they are mistakes by morons at Alphabet, not outright fraud. Perhaps there is some, I don't know? Favoritism, lackadaisical attitudes, spotty work, authenticating through frames, just plain lack of proper research, just plain stupidity causing consumers significant dollars.