I'm wary of those "group lot" or generic letters of authenticity. I mean, once someone has such a letter, what's to stop him from copying it as many times as he needs and providing it with any fake autos he's selling?
I am NOT saying this particular seller is doing that. But a letter that says PSA has looked at an auction lot of a couple hundred autos and considers them genuine is pretty much worthless when it comes to any particular auto. It may have jacksh*t to do with the auto being offered. But if the dealer is reputable and the auto does look just like a Billy Williams auto should, then you may be OK.
Some authority estimated that 75% of all sports autographs on the market are fake. To be very, very safe, stick with autos that have unique PSA/DNA cert. numbers, either in slabs or on a sticker affixed to the flat item, ball or bat, with a matching number on the LOA.
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I think that is how they started their authenticating before encapsulating them. I may be wrong, but this is what I remember.
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I am NOT saying this particular seller is doing that. But a letter that says PSA has looked at an auction lot of a couple hundred autos and considers them genuine is pretty much worthless when it comes to any particular auto. It may have jacksh*t to do with the auto being offered. But if the dealer is reputable and the auto does look just like a Billy Williams auto should, then you may be OK.
Some authority estimated that 75% of all sports autographs on the market are fake. To be very, very safe, stick with autos that have unique PSA/DNA cert. numbers, either in slabs or on a sticker affixed to the flat item, ball or bat, with a matching number on the LOA.