They may not be authenticators, but still could face liability. Slabbing these could be considered a deceptive business practice and a misrepresentation of authenticity, especially when they include on their flip the year of death. As I understand it, that info is not on the "card" itself and thus the flip is not using it as any kind of identifier; rather, it could serve as a representation by Beckett that the signature encased is from an individual who died in year XX when that in fact is untrue. IMO of course.
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