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Originally Posted by homerunhitter
With all this fake crap autograph scandal going on, I wonder now how many fake signed Perez steeles are our there in PSA Slabs or with JSA/PSA/Beckett certification stickers on them?
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According to his confession vintage player signatures were not what he was forging. He focused on Current / Modern players. He mentions Tom Brady, Patrick Mahomes and I think Aaron Judge. But he did Mention that he had Steiner Tristar and Fanatics Holograms reproduced in China and he would use numbers for say a Signed Jersey or a Baseball to produce those same items just fake and in large quantities. And all three of those holograms are on some vintage items but not many.
I would hope that the law enforcement folks who raided hos warehouse documented his stash of items and that they use that information to help collectors avoid known fakes. But that is mostly hope. But most collectors know that Tristar for instance has a set price for a Tom Brady signed Jersey. There is some room for dealers to knock a couple of bucks off for Friends and Family. But if you have been buying modern player Signed Jerseys for say 50% of retail despite waiting lists or sold out listing on line. Then you are probably worrying right now. If you bought a PSA case with a Perez steele of Mantle recently, probably sleeping pretty well.