Factory certified autograph question

[homerunhitter]

Hey guys,
in regards to when it comes to HOF factory certified autographs, such as those from Topps, Bowman, Upper Deck, etc pack pulled (not ones that I actually pulled from packs myself, but bought on ebay) those that say topps certified autograph issue stamped on them for example.

Are they pretty much a safe bet to be authentic? I ask because I am at a crossroads with my collection, looking to go a different collecting route after reading on these boards that there are some reason issues in the hobby in regards to "factory certified" autographs not being truly authentic, but fakes being produced by scammers, HOF autographs such as willie mays, sandy koufax, derek jeter and albert pujols look very real but are being told they are fake (theres a thread on here somewhere with the details)

Im not looking for the generic input always seemed to be given on this board as "do you homework" i get that,i understand that..... but im talking autographs that are so good, so authentic looking, that 99.9% of collectors think they are real, but indeed they are not. due to the high quality printing done currently by forgers.


Im looking more for your individual thoughts and opinions on HOF factory certified autographs (not just the usual do your homework first, know your autographs responses!)

Thanks in advance for your thoughts and opinions.