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Solomon CramerThis can really go for much of anything - cars, jewelry, sports collectibles, real estate, etc.
Cards - almost never had a problem, I often made the comment "If it's good enough to get by me it's as good as legit." For the tens of millions of dollars of cards I handled, I'd be suprised if I was burnt on more than $20K in merchandise at my cost, including counterfiets, trimmed cards, etc.
Autographs - I need one of three things. Either certification by PSA/DNA, certification by an "original" company (Steiner, UDA, someone reputable who witnessed the auto), or a strong comfort level in the item/source (a bank check, an item directly from the player, etc.). Outside of that, I largely assumed it was fake.
So much of what I did was based on added value, so I rarely paid full price for anything already certified. My business was to take the risk out of an item's purchase.