SGC is now authenticating autographs

[MikeKam]

Originally Posted by Bossfan

These are a couple autographs that I found on an online auction that were authenticated by SGC but look a little odd to me (I'm a novice at this, so how it looks to me doesn't mean much). How do they look to you folks?

Thanks.

Mantle is fine IMO

[Taxman]

If SGC said the Robinson is good then its good..They have a true Robinson expert working for them in customer service. Amazing how fast their turnaround times have been recently.

[Republicaninmass]

The one card I submitted was 75$ for auto and card grade, just the card grade at PSA would have been 15-25

[thetruthisoutthere]

Originally Posted by MikeKam

Mantle is fine IMO

Ditto.

The Mantle is authentic.

[Bossfan]

They actually have a special now for $8 for authenticating most autographs (grading is an additional $10, and they don't encapsulate baseballs). I'm thinking of giving them a shot at some recent purchases - my HOF balls are for my collection, not resale, but when I'm gone I anticipate my kids will sell them. Some non-HOF balls I have, particularly team-signed for teams other than Orioles, I would be selling now, as well as some duplicate HOF balls I have. Obviously, there's no way to predict - as someone said on one of these threads, any respected authenticator is one scandal away from losing that respect. But, what do you folks think about the credibility of SGC for resale now and down the road? Evertyhing I've read on this thread has been very positive about them, and their prices are certainly better than the others, but I don't want to be penny-wise and pound foolish. Thanks!

[MikeKam]

Originally Posted by Bossfan

They actually have a special now for $8 for authenticating most autographs (grading is an additional $10, and they don't encapsulate baseballs). I'm thinking of giving them a shot at some recent purchases - my HOF balls are for my collection, not resale, but when I'm gone I anticipate my kids will sell them. Some non-HOF balls I have, particularly team-signed for teams other than Orioles, I would be selling now, as well as some duplicate HOF balls I have. Obviously, there's no way to predict - as someone said on one of these threads, any respected authenticator is one scandal away from losing that respect. But, what do you folks think about the credibility of SGC for resale now and down the road? Evertyhing I've read on this thread has been very positive about them, and their prices are certainly better than the others, but I don't want to be penny-wise and pound foolish. Thanks!

Of the SGC autographs I've seen and am reasonable familiar with, I have not seen a single one that I would say is fake.

[Big Dave]

The more competition in the autograph authenticating business, the better for the hobby.Their prices are certainly much better, and their reputation is building. Anything is better then a two party system.