Buying and selling autographs

When buying and/or selling autographs, especially on eBay, you need to have your autographs authenticated.  I've been buying and selling autographs for years and it is the only way I feel safe about buying them.  In addition, when you go to sell autographs, customers will have full confidence that what they're getting are authentic.  Not to mention that you WILL get top dollar for them.  If you don't get your autographs authenticated, think about how many potential customers/bidders you are losing.  

Not all authenticators are legit, there are two main authenticators at this moment that are 100% legit.  The first is James Spence (JSA) and the other is PSA/DNA.  If you get your autographs authenticated by one of these to places, you're golden and will never be challenged.

It's worth the time and money to get this done.  Sometimes on ebay you'll see a seller that says "guaranteed" to pass any authenticator.  If that's the case, then why didn't they get them authenticated themselves?  Let the buyer beware.  If it looks to be to be true, then it usually is.  

Use common sense also when buying autographs.  Look at the commissioner that's on the baseball to see if it's even possible for the player to have signed it.  Look at the writing implement.  They didn't have Sharpies many decades ago.  Be wary of team signed baseballs from back in the 50's, 60's & '70's that may have had a lot of "clubhouse" signers.  A clubhouse signer is usually someone who works for the club like an equipment manager or a bat boy that would sign an autograph for a player.  Mickey Mantle was famous for having a clubhouse signer for him on team baseballs.