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Expertise
I can answer most questions regarding the appraising, authenticating, buying or selling of modern (20th century to present) autographs of all genres including Hollywood, music, politics, sports and more.
I have owned and operated AutographsForSale.com, the Web's #1 Place for Authentic Autographs, since 1999.
I am the world's top expert on Tiger Woods autographs, having followed his signing habits since 1996. I was featured on the premiere episode of the TLC show Auctioneer$ to evaluate a questionable Tiger Woods autographed golf ball.
Experience in the area
- Active autograph collector since 1988.
- Autograph dealer since 1997.
- Owner, AutographsForSale.com since 1999.
- Former autograph columnist and feature writer for Beckett Publications.
- Former Autographed Product Manager for Upper Deck Authenticated.
- Baseball autographs, cards and collectibles columnist for Junior Baseball Magazine.
Publications
Beckett Baseball Card Monthly
Beckett Basketball Card Magazine
Beckett Football Card Magazine
Beckett Hockey Card Magazine
Beckett Golf Magazine
Beckett Sports Collectibles
Beckett Vintage Collectibles
Junior Baseball Magazine
Education/Credentials
B.S. Marketing, University of Maryland
Something controversial or provocative about this subject
The companies that charge for "third party authentication" (Global/GAI, JSA and PSA/DNA) are not nearly as competent as they claim. They make numerous mistakes, both authenticating fake autographs and not authenticating real autographs. They also play favorites and have many conflicts of interest. In general I do NOT recommend that anyone use these companies.
Average Ratings
Recent Reviews from Users
K = Knowledgeability C = Clarity of Response P = Politeness| User | Date | K | C | P | Comments |
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| Quentin Hunt | 05/18/12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | I went to swann gallery in nyc ..... |
| jim | 04/26/12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | very helpful. Thank you for your time ..... |
| Dennis | 04/24/12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | My question was responded to very quickly ..... |
| Karen | 10/17/11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| Sean | 10/05/11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Oh well, at least they're worth a ..... |
Recent Answers from Theo Chen
2012-04-26 helen kane autographed photo:
Hi Jim, I am not qualified to authenticate that signature, but the most recent Sanders price guide lists a signed photo for $168. However, that is a full retail price for an unpersonalized photo in
2012-04-24 Autographed baseballl:
Hi Dennis, It appears you have one of the 500 HR Club baseballs sold by Score Board. It probably looks very similar to this one: http://autographsforsale.com/500-home-run-club-autographed-baseball-score-board
2012-03-29 Autographs:
Hi Stephen, Autographs of high profile NASA astronauts can be worth quite a bit. The most valuable of the 3 would be Armstrong, who rarely signed once he retired from NASA, followed by Shepard (who
2012-03-11 tiger woods ,muhamed ali:
David, IF authentic, which is a BIG IF, the Ali glove would be worth at least $1000 US. A large percentage of Ali autographs are fake. Unless you saw it signed in front of you OR it has a certificate
2012-03-04 Mma autographs:
Hi Chris, First I have to confess I've been slow to add MMA autographs to my inventory simply because I have my hands full with all the other sports and genres. So I can't profess to be an expert in
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