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Originally Posted by habernac
I'm really wary of that sort of thing. I remember a shop in Ft McMurray where the owner would laugh and do an exact copy of Patrick Roy's signature and sell the damn thing. The only autographed stuff I have are ones I've got myself.
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Exactly. I recall a story from toronto when Paul Molitor played for the Jays. He stopped for gas and saw bats being sold that were autographed by Olerud, Alomar and himself. The thing is, he hadn't done them. So he notified police and they were able to arrest the ones who were producing the fakes.
That's why I was wondering if there is a trusted certification authority. I know a lot of athletes are paid to autograph stuff, but outside of the official league or Team sites (or seeing them do it personally, but when am I ever going to meet Montana, Young or Rice?), how do you know if the stuff is real.