Captain Morgan, all very valid questions. I recently saw a special on HBO, Bryant Gumbal Real Sports. A large portion was about fake signed sports memrobillia. Even with COA's majority of the stuff you see on eBay etc is fake. Often fraud rings have connections with artists who can nearly exact match celebrities autographs and then forensic investigators who will analyze the autographs and to the best of their ability "claim" they are certified real. Its disgusting how much fake good there is especially on eBay.
I collect alot of golf memrobillia and was looking for a T. Woods autograph ball. However known fact is he rarely autographs balls. Basically after seeing this show I decided unless I obtain the autograph myself its probabyl not worth risking and paying for a fake item. Try and catch the special on HBO if you can. Its crazy the hundreds of millions of dollars in fakes out there.
I collect alot of golf memrobillia and was looking for a T. Woods autograph ball. However known fact is he rarely autographs balls. Basically after seeing this show I decided unless I obtain the autograph myself its probabyl not worth risking and paying for a fake item. Try and catch the special on HBO if you can. Its crazy the hundreds of millions of dollars in fakes out there.
