Coach's "Sign-it Yourself" Corner

[GrayGhost]

That ball w the four Black Sox is WORSE than the 1919 ball last month. WT heck is going on? Im serious, why can't these guys be stopped? is there a lawyer, or someone on the board who has enough legal knowledge to let us know what should be done? Is a complaint to the Atty gen'l all that can be done? Thats prob been done by many people.

[thetruthisoutthere]

Originally Posted by GrayGhost

That ball w the four Black Sox is WORSE than the 1919 ball last month. WT heck is going on? Im serious, why can't these guys be stopped? is there a lawyer, or someone on the board who has enough legal knowledge to let us know what should be done? Is a complaint to the Atty gen'l all that can be done? Thats prob been done by many people.

One day.......

[J.McMurry]

How do these guys get away with it over and over and over again?

Coaches corner response, "chris morales said it was real."
Morales response," I thought it was real, maybe I was wrong, it's just an opinion."

The FBI cant arrest anyone for:

1. being stupid and taking someone elses word as truth.
2. being incompetent in ones occupation.

[brandoningram]

Maybe so, but do they not have some sort of licencing to be an authenticator? Can they not have that removed? Can CC not be fined and/or closed down for knowing that these items are fraudulant ( confirmed by actual authenticators & not STAT or Morales ). Its just sad that they are making SOOOO much money on all of these items that were signed the day before they were put up for auction. I no longer pay as much attention to the actual signatures anymore, I pay 90% of my attention on the Authenticator.

[J.McMurry]

I no longer pay as much attention to the actual signatures anymore, I pay 90% of my attention on the Authenticator.

That can be trouble somewhere down the road.


I am unaware of any special license to authenticate autographs, I think you or I could just start a website / auction house and start authenticating stuff.

the key to busting CC or anyone is proving they knowingly sell fake items, but I gave a good example of how they get around that in my previous post.

Other Authenticators are just giving their opinion too. Buying sigs that have a COA is basically a who do you trust more?

[RichardSimon]

There are no licensing requirements to be an authenticator, that is proven every day.
Jim DiMaggio, of Operation Bullpen fame, had one qualification. His last name was the same as a famous ballplayer.
'Nuff said.

[thetruthisoutthere]

Originally Posted by RichardSimon

There are no licensing requirements to be an authenticator, that is proven every day.
Jim DiMaggio, of Operation Bullpen fame, had one qualification. His last name was the same as a famous ballplayer.
'Nuff said.

Ted Taylor had to decide whether to run a hotdog stand or become an "authenticator." Again, nuff said.