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Originally Posted by todeen
Doesn't Topps state on their cards that all autographs are signed in front of a representative?
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Topps may, but there are many ways to circumvent it. Wiping a streaky or faded auto is one.
Topps also printed these cards and released them into 2017 Topps Update packs a few years ago:
https://www.blowoutforums.com/showth...light=clemente
50 cards were marked TOPPS CERTIFIED AUTO, and were released in packs unautographed. The checklist included dead players like Ted Williams and Roberto Clemente. Theoretically those could be signed by forgers and sent in under TPGs rules and may not be required to be reviewed for authenticity. In this case, most of the TPGs are probably aware, but BGS and PSA have both authenticated autographed cards printed after the deaths of their subjects because they didn't do the research before certifying the cards or autos properly.