Modern Gai authenticated autos...? slightly OT

[3and2]

off is correct! I had a psa quick opinion on a Mantle auto last year and it came back "likely not genuine"

eBay endorses their stuff, and people are getting scammed. THey are total trash. stay away.

[yanksfan09]

Yeah, that's what I thought. The sheer numbers of autos cert'd by them of some athletes is quite alarming. The market is flooded with these. I noticed it with Mariano Rivera, some Jeters, Mantle, A-Rod and I'm sure there's tons of others ( also have seen ugly GAI Lebron James). There must be so many people out there buying this stuff that think they're getting a reputable company and product. What a shame...

That Nolan Ryan card looks like it was done by a third grader I thought... I couldn't believe that one

[3and2]

and another thing, the photos taken of these GAI pieces. They are taken at really strange angles, 1/2 the time they are blurry and they are signed on items I have never seen before in my life.

[canjond]

That Ryan is plain ugly. He has such a consistent signature.

[GrayGhost]

Definitely all bad

[Fuddjcal]

This has been a pet Peavy of mine for months now and I don't mean Jake. I only collect Mantle, Dimaggio & Williams, Koufax for the most part. I can tell you that 99.99% of all GAI or Global or whatever those asses call themselves today are Fake as hell. You have a better chance of winning a game of pick-up sticks with your butt cheeks than finding an original Auto with their cert these days. I'm sure you won't hear any true professional like Richard or anyone bash them like I will, a lowly collector, but I don't care about my reputation. The GAI Mantles are ALL HORRIBLE FAKES. This is more than the casual mistake they all make from time to time. This is as sinister as Operation Bullpen or Operation Coaches Corner. It is the Dirty little secret (Not so secret to real collectors) of E-BAY. At this point, not only should they not be on their approved Authentication list, They should be on their UNACCEPTABLE list. It makes E-bay look like crooks by not doing anything about it. They are complicit in this crime against the hobby. These Fakes typically sell for more than originals with-out certification which I find rather humorous.

Something happened when Global was going through their first financial crisis before folding and opening up another crooked or incompetent operation. Someone must have gotten a hold of rolls of stickers and every fake in the world was certed. I have spoke to a few dealers of this trash and they keep selling it as if they are actually real, even they know they're fake. They seem to have 100's of them. Not just trying to get rid of autos they were beat on. IT IS SICKENING. I did see a Real Mantle GAI) about 3 months ago and it had the sticker on the left for whatever that is worth? It goes deep to all sports I'm told. Tiger Woods Golf Balls, Tomlinson in Football, The Nascar crook that is still lurking over there. It is just a total scam that is not quite as big as Coaches Corner, but just as friggen irritating. I'd welcome someone with knowledge of this crap to step up and state the facts here...Someone like Shelly, who knows a lot about fakes and has not been too shy in the past.

[canjond]

I think quality control took a huge hit after Priddy left. I'm sure there are some that don't like Priddy or wouldn't use him. However, I can say from my personal experiences, about 90-95% of signatures I purchased that Priddy certed have also been certed by JSA or PSA/DNA without issue. This percentage holds true for some PS/DNA signatures I purchased that were then submitted to JSA. So, from my own perspective and experiences, I thought Priddy did well most of the time.

I believe GAI was using GIZMO (remember him) as their authenticator after Priddy left!