Leon -
I'm one of those who recently posted for help.
From my point of view, I will gladly offer my help on autographs I know I have an expertise at - namely 1960s and 1970s baseball and hockey and Hall of Fame autographs. I also enjoy deciphering group autographs.
I'm very thankful that there are guys like Richard and Jim who are willing to share their expertise here.
The other point that needs to be made in regards to autographs is that one seemingly has to pay a "tax" to PSA or JSA in order to realize decent money for vintage autographs. However in order to get their "approval" you have to pay "authentication fees" that are not refundable. PSA will often give credit if you pay to have a card graded and it comes back trimmed or not authentic. Not so with autographs. You are paying for an opinion, and if that opinion is not good, you lose the (not insignificant) "fee".
Gettting/sharing opinions in a forum such as this can end up saving collectors a lot of money.
PS. And Leon, thanks to you for setting up this Autograph Forum.
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