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Jeff LichtmanJoe, there was no switching involved if I recall. Just a forged Sal Bando signature that was brought to JSA on a day when Bando was signing pictures. I'm not sure what safeguard could be put in place to prevent someone from authenticating an obviously fake autograph other than more knowledge and competence.
As for Gizmo, I wouldn't let him authenticate my office stapler let alone an autograph. But I also wouldn't trust any of the so-called authenticators because I am certain that most autographs out there are fake. Just spend some time speaking to an FBI agent who has investigated this sort of stuff and you'll come away never buying another autographed item again.