I have been a fan of mostly all sports and a collector for most of my life. I have recently had a renewed spark of interest in collecting sports memorabilia (mostly cards) and with a little luck would like to start a business if at all possible. I recently made a large investment in baseball, basketball and football cards of which there were several autographed items. I was assured all autographs came with a certificate of authenticity, which they did, although I wasn't familiar with the companies: ASGA All Star Grading & Authentication, CAS, Authenticated Ink, PSASCERT (Pinpoint Signature Authentication Services). I happily took a few pictures and started posting the cards here on Ebay with hopes of making a profit in order to repeat the cycle. I knew the rule of thumb is to stick to the big 3; PSA, Beckett and SGC but I thought maybe it had expanded since I last was involved in the memorabilia world. You see, it has been roughly 15-20 years since I was really involved in collecting. I was expecting the autographed cards would sale with relative ease but I noticed they were not getting any views and worse, no buyers. Now I am rethinking this investment I had made. I have taken down most of the autographs from Ebay except for a couple just to see if I'd have any takers. I am afraid I have made a huge mistake. Can anyone provide some insight on these other authentication companies and tell me if they are legit? I have done some research and it has been 50/50 on the legitmacy of their autographs...which isn't that great! Thank you for your time and assistance.
Sincerely,
Joe
