Kevin Keating?

[Mollys Dad]

Hey, is anyone familiar with Kevin Keating of qualityautographs.com? He always advertises in SCD magazine and has some very compelling items. Before I buy, I was hoping to hear from anyone on the board who has had any experience or can vouch for his reputation? Thanks in advance for any help!

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by Mollys Dad

Hey, is anyone familiar with Kevin Keating of qualityautographs.com? He always advertises in SCD magazine and has some very compelling items. Before I buy, I was hoping to hear from anyone on the board who has had any experience or can vouch for his reputation? Thanks in advance for any help!

Kevin Keating deals in extremely high quality merchandise, but he's not inexpensive. He is a quality guy to deal with, but there are others as well. Some that I could also recommend would include Phil Marks, Bill Corcoran and Jim Stinson. Here on Net54 Rhys Yeakley and Jodi Birkholm are both excellent as well.

I hope this helps.

[roarfrom34]

Kevin has a solid, respected reputation in the hobby

[Lordstan]

You can also add Richard Simon to that list of reputable autograph dealers.

[drc]

Keating has a strong reputation and is an autograph authenticator for PSA/DNA.

[Leaf]

Originally Posted by Mollys Dad

Hey, is anyone familiar with Kevin Keating of qualityautographs.com? He always advertises in SCD magazine and has some very compelling items. Before I buy, I was hoping to hear from anyone on the board who has had any experience or can vouch for his reputation? Thanks in advance for any help!

Kevin is not only a great guy, but a very knowledgeable, honest and straightforward dealer. I trust him implicitly with anything.
BG

[53Browns]

Thanks to everyone for the great feedback. I feel pretty comfortable purchasing from him now.

[RichardSimon]

I have known Kevin for a long time and you can certainly trust him and the merchandise he sells.

[Hankphenom]

I've set up at shows with Kevin for the last six years, and we've been close personal friends for almost twenty years. In all that time, I've never seen or heard of a single incident questioning his honor or integrity. He's a West Point graduate, was an Army Ranger, has a master's degree from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), has a wonderful wife and twin boys. Kevin was a collector for many years before he even thought about becoming a dealer, starting at age eleven in 1970 hanging around for hours at the Chicago hotel where the players stayed waiting for them to come out so he could get their autographs. Then he found out you could write to the old Hall of Famers and they would write you back, and he was hooked. As for his expertise? When Jimmy Spence or Steve Grad have a tough one, they walk it over to Kevin. That's the God's truth--I've seen it countless times. And about his prices, show me in the hobby where the highest quality material goes for a bargain? And Kevin only deals in the highest quality material. I think it's probably safe to say he's the biggest dollar volume vintage baseball autograph dealer in the country, so he must be doing something right. Anything else you need to know?
Hank Thomas

[prewarsports]

To add to this thread, Kevin is a great guy. When I was just getting started out dealing in Pre-War autographs instead of just collecting to help supplement my Family through Law School, I had an item that Kevin wanted. I talked with him on the phone and told him I wanted $2000 and explained why and he not only bought it, but gave me $2250 for it to help with Law School Bills! I have sold lots of stuff to him over the years and he is not only a great guy, but knows his stuff more than any dealer I have met except for maybe Jodi Birkholm (who is a freak with his knowledge on obscure prewar guys!). I would trust Kevin with anything and everything but as is mentioned in this thread before, he has high end items so they are not cheap.

Rhys Yeakley