Thoughts on COA's/LOA's vs Photomatches....

[joelsabi]

Oh, I'm sure the usual suspects are adding 'light but definite use' as we speak. I've just heard too many tales about 'respected' sources.



I've never really understood A5 grade. Maybe - maybe not. Still, I'm sure there are many that are triple matted and framed.

I've never understood 'light but definite use' either.

[kprst6]

A piece of paper with some writing on it is... just a piece of paper with some writing on it. A hologram on something is... just a hologram on something. There is no way to know something is 100% authentic without a solid photo-match. Some of the comments in this thread are ridiculous at best. There are plenty of items that were mislabeled or even fake that have come directly from the NFL, MLB, MLB teams and auctions with legitimate COA's. There is no way I would buy a $5,000.00 item just because a piece of paper says it's real. You must always do your homework and compare to other examples of the same player, year, etc. There is way to much generalization with no proof. Show me examples of these so called dealers that say an item is photo-matched when its just a reference?