NoTHING is as reliable as MLB certification. The only error they can make at MLB is a typo entering it into their database (ie mislabeling a photo as a ball, which i have seen). If they dont witness it, it doesnt get hologrammed.
Player holograms depend on the player, their agent, and the control used. While most player holograms i know of are reliable, you cannot immediately assume that each player, agent, or representative has the same level of control over the hologram as another. You pretty much would have to list player by player, and adress each individually. In the 90s, there were only a couple players with holograms, like Cal Ripken and Nolan Ryan and it was tightly controlled. Nothing legit got out without that hologram, and nothing bad could get a hologram. Now, there are likely over 100 different players that have their own hologram...how can you know the controls and procedures in place for all of them?
So, in short, NOTHING beats MLB authentication hologram. Each one is numbered, and the MLB rep has to account for every single hologram. If one is damaged or destroyed, they need to account for that as well. And, 100% is in person only.
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