Ebay Super Bowl XLVI Tom Brady Eli Manning FAKE signatures on the rise through Super Bowl weekend on Ebay! BUYER BEWARE!!! Internet
On this Sunday on the eve of the Super Bowl XLVI , there is plenty of ebay sellers & dealers ready to take your order and sell you a fake autograph of your favorite NY Giants or New England Patriots players like Tom Brady, Eli Manning, Chad Ochocinco, Brandon Jacobs, Wes Welker, Victor Cruz, Osi Umenyiora, Rob Gronkowski, Justin Tuck, Aaron Hernandez, etc.
Already we have ebay seller main_street_swap from Murfreesboro, TN on the move to sell 7 footballs fake autograph by Tom Brady & Eli Manning for $300 ea. The football is authenticated by The Sports Connextion that nobody ever heard of.Sold one to unexpected buyer with no idea he/she just bought. Going to regret it. Another ebay seller: playoff.honors is a Top-rated seller with 100% feedbacks hail from all the way from
Taiwan can sell you a 8x10 photo FAKE autograph by Eli Manning. And it come with a Certificate of Authenticity that person just printed from their home printer. This seller and others outside of America are a real threat to the U.S. economy. This type of crime takes profits away from U.S. businesses.
My message to consumers is simple - BUYER BEWARE. Purchase from reputable sellers. There are as many good sellers as there are bad sellers.
How do you tell the difference? First sign is that they have every one of everybody! I can't think of one person that does. Sorry, they sure didn't get all of them in person like a honest person will. They are forging is what they are doing. Ebay seller skylinesignatures is a good example of this practice.
Second sign is that they rely too heavily on major third-party authentication service like PSA/DNA, JSA, or GA to authenticated their item for sale. Remember it's only the opinion of the authenticator if they believe the item is real or fake. Kinda like 50% real and 50% fake. It's 100% if the signing was done in person in the present of an authenticator. Ebay seller toptierautographs have almost everything authenticated by PSA DNA.
Third sign is whatever they are selling come with a proof of some sort occupy with the item but doesn't match the item signed. But with Adobe Photoshop photo-editing software you can change whatever that person is signing to the item you want them signing. Good Stuff. Trust me, they are doing it as we speak! Check ebay seller thefriendlystranger from Toronto, ON, Canada and see some of their photoshop photos. Ridiculous!
Fourth sign they offer you a Certificate of Authenticity. This is worthless piece of paper unless it's from a well known reputable companies like Steiner Sports, Upper Deck Authenticated, or Mounted Memories which is used by the NBA, NFL, MLB.
Fifth sign - Believing everything the seller tell you! Man oh man, this one fools a lot of people. Everyone need to be their own detective and check the facts and see if it match up. For example, Ebay seller tinseltown_graphs from Tujunga, CA have for sell a signed Brad Pitt Sports Illustrated obtain at Boulevard 3 nightclub in Hollywood for $225. But the only known copy signed that night capture on video by TMZ was sold already by Ebay seller autographhistory for $250 on Jan 10th this year. This liar is exposed!
Is there 100% way to get real autograph all the time? Yes, sport athletes attend signings all the time at your local sports card shops, collectors show, conventions, sports venues, or run into your hero at the game. Good luck!
6 Updates & Rebuttals
Steven
Sturgis,Michigan,
U.S.A.
No rebuttal needed
#7Consumer Comment
Sun, October 28, 2012
When I read ex-authenticators first report I gave her the benefit of the doubt. But then as more and more reports came through it began to appear that this was a personal smearfest on random sellers. As people began to speak up ex-authenticator began to file rebuttals under different accounts... and didn't do a good job doing it. Things took a turn for the worse when customers from the sellers provided proof that their autographs were later authenticated by PSA. So again.....ex-authenticator lost all credibility.
jdogg29
Ontario,Canada
Comments about thefriendlystranger are absolutely false!
#7General Comment
Fri, October 26, 2012
This message is directed directly at Ex-Authenticator Las Vegas Nevada
Dear Mr. Ihavenocluewhatimtalkingabout,
I know thefriendlystranger personally and I can tell you that ALL of his proof shots and autographs are 100% real and authentic. Do you know how I know this? Because I am with him when he is obtaining the autographs. It takes time and effort to obtain these autographs and your claims are false. It is funny by the way that you have been called out many times in the past about your false claims...
http://www.ripoffreport.com/directory/ebay-seller.aspx?p=2
"This guy is a crook, Unfortunately another waste of time report from Ex-authenticator"
"Unfortunately another ficticous report by Ex-authenticator"
http://www.ripoffreport.com/internet-fraud/ebay-id-autographhis/ebay-id-autographhistory-http-14d72.htm
"This report like several of the other reports from ex-authenticator are horribly false"
It seems to me that YOU sir are the crook, not thefriendlystranger. You have been called out so many times that it is not funny. You are the scammer. I hope you are pleased with yourself.
jdogg29
Ontario,Canada
Comments about thefriendlystranger are absolutely false!
#7General Comment
Fri, October 26, 2012
This message is directed directly at Ex-Authenticator Las Vegas Nevada
Dear Mr. Ihavenocluewhatimtalkingabout,
I know thefriendlystranger personally and I can tell you that ALL of his proof shots and autographs are 100% real and authentic. Do you know how I know this? Because I am with him when he is obtaining the autographs. It takes time and effort to obtain these autographs and your claims are false. It is funny by the way that you have been called out many times in the past about your false claims...
http://www.ripoffreport.com/directory/ebay-seller.aspx?p=2
"This guy is a crook, Unfortunately another waste of time report from Ex-authenticator"
"Unfortunately another ficticous report by Ex-authenticator"
http://www.ripoffreport.com/internet-fraud/ebay-id-autographhis/ebay-id-autographhistory-http-14d72.htm
"This report like several of the other reports from ex-authenticator are horribly false"
It seems to me that YOU sir are the crook, not thefriendlystranger. You have been called out so many times that it is not funny. You are the scammer. I hope you are pleased with yourself.
gridironwarrior00
New York,New York,
United States of America
Great article, good job!
#7Consumer Comment
Tue, February 07, 2012
It was a good thing I check this site out before I buy on Ebay. You save me a lot of money.
Steven
Sturgis,Michigan,
U.S.A.
Same old story. Same smear tactics and yet again no proof to baseless accusations
#7Consumer Comment
Mon, February 06, 2012
Don't you think this is getting just a tad bit old? These reports are kind of like the flavor of the week at some ice cream store..............but the kind that leaves a really nasty taste in your mouth that won't go away.
But Really???? You allready did a report on each of these sellers a short time ago so why type up another one?
And why are you launching an anti-fake crusade based on a really weird theological mentality that you cannot even explain? You have no proof to back anything up and your reports are the real fraud. Fraud as in your screwing people out of the time invested it took to read this but the funny thing is that I'm sure the sellers can provide more proof of their products being authentic more than what you can provide proof that your reports are true.
Here's another one for the books. The medal of shame awarded to Ex Authenticator: She who fights fiction with fiction.
Brian
Noblesville,Indiana,
United States of America
What is the purpose of all these reports?
#7Consumer Comment
Mon, February 06, 2012
I understand that you're trying to alert people to autograph scams on Ebay, but are you going to file a report on each and every autograph dealer? You've accused a number of sellers of dealing in fakes and forgeries. There's only one problem, you offer no proof, only your own opinions. This doesn't lend any credibility to your reports. You need to start offering some concrete proof. If you can't, then you need to end these unsubstantiated diatribes.