Does Sotheby's auctions Authenticate the Items they sell?

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Posted By: Richard

Greetings, does anyone know if Sotheby's auctions has their Vintage Baseball cards authenticated? Would greatly appreciate some replies.
Thank You

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Posted By: leon

While I understand what the question is I am not sure it's what I think it is. I am sure they are like any other auction house (well most) and authenticate through the major grading companies when it makes fiscal sense. If they have an E94 that is ex-mt I am sure you won't see it being sold raw.....not sure if that answers the question? I am also sure they stand behind everything they sell, unlike some others, or at least unlike some others until they are forced to ......regards

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Posted By: davidcycleback

Sotheby's is reliable for baseball card authenticity. Past employees include Bill Mastro and Rob Lifson, and they currently do their US sports memorabilia auctions with SCP Auctions (Sports Cards Plus) which is a well known entity.

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Posted By: Richard

Thanks very much for the responses to my question. I greatly appreciate it.

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Posted By: JimB

David Kohler from Sportscardsplus - with whom Sotheby's is partnered for their sports stuff - has been a well-respected person in the hobby for more than 20 years. I would not worry about cards they are auctioning.
JimB