Collecting & Authenticating Autographs - COAs, Scams, ITP, Witnessed, Fakes & Reprints

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3 жыл бұрын

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In this episode Jonathan, the Basketball Card Guy, talks all about collecting sports autographs. Learn how to tell the real ones from the fake ones, and the differences in certificates of authenticity that are out there. Also take a look at some of Jonathan's own autographed cards and memorabilia items.
Table of Contents (Click the time to jump to that section in the video):
0:26 - Introduction
1:15 - Certificates of Authenticity
1:55 - PSA/DNA In The Presence vs. Opinion Certs
4:15 - A Look at Certificates of Authenticity (Upper Deck, Steiner etc.)
6:23 - Exclusive Signers (Michael Jordan, Lebron James, Zion Williamson)
7:45 - Evolution of on-card certification on basketball cards
9:00 - Kinds of autographs (On-card, Sticker, Cut, Facsimile)
15:19 - Reprints and how to spot them online
15:51 - Fraudulent copies of real autographs (Kobe Bryant, Co-Signers, Michael Jordan)
21:15 - Fake autographs with real certificates
23:47 - Accepted fakes (Secretarial, Autopen - Jay Leno, Shaquille O'Neal)
26:53 - The evolution of players' autographs
28:26 - In-Person Autographs
31:17 - In Person tips to authenticating and preserving
33:13 - Upper Deck Authenticated "PenCam"
Jon's motto and advice to all he encountered since the late 90's has been to "Collect What You Love". His start in card collecting began in the early 90's when he dad gifted him some 1950's Topps Baseball Cards. He thought that they were amazing, and soon thereafter he discovered that cards of players in his favorite sport (basketball) also existed... and so his collection began!
His first retail job was as a night manager for a sports card store in New York at the early age of 14. Between the store and countless card shows Jon attended, he became hooked on cards and grew to have a great understanding of the moving card market. As an eBay member and avid Beckett subscriber since 1998, he's experienced the ups and downs, and has kept basketball card collecting as a hobby straight through it all - ever since his childhood.
He now owns hundreds of thousands of cards including some of the most sought after rookies, autographs and inserts from the 90's up until today. He also has a large collection of autographed and game-used memorabilia. This channel is all about sharing Jon's love and knowledge of the hobby with others. Please feel free to leave a comment or reach out to Jon directly on his Instagram!

Пікірлер: 33

@Arrowhead123 3 жыл бұрын

I collect hockey goalie cards only, but this was really informative!

@swaggyballcards7888 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Jonathan! Your content is invaluable and extremely high quality. Taught me a lot about cards. Left me more knowledgeable and excited to collect!

@St.does.cards1 9 ай бұрын

Your videos are amazing, thank you!

@kingdompc50 3 жыл бұрын

Another excellent video. Longtime collector but still learned a lot. So appreciate your passion, which is absolutely evident and refreshing! PS. Props on the superb camera quality and awesome overall setup!

@BasketballCardGuy 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

@aasltkatusa 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome post! I enjoyed my 36 minutes watching this precious clip. I just want to point out that the first Skybox Autographics stated odds was 1:72(not 1:288). And your English pronunciation sounds clear and easy for even foreigners to understand. Thanks Jon & keep up good work!

@BasketballCardGuy 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!! And thanks for the clarification on the odds. I could have sworn they started as 1:288 in hoops but all of my quick googling says otherwise. Maybe I can find an old pack wrapper to confirm! At any rate thanks again!

@mcbasketballpc 3 жыл бұрын

This is so well done, thanks!

@BasketballCardGuy 3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure. Thanks for tuning in!

@kennethhughley1611 Жыл бұрын

Very good video. I think it will help the youngsters. Years ago in the 90's we used to collect autographs till shortly after 911. 911 made things really difficult!

@rushdoulati2710 Жыл бұрын

WOW! Bud, I am an older graph collector of the past. They use to be called graph hounds. I thoroughly enjoyed this video. Honestly I thought I knew everything about collecting, but learned many new things from your video. Thank you!

@BasketballCardGuy Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! Autograph collecting is definitely a passion. Glad you found the video!

@FilmActor12 3 жыл бұрын

Great episode!

@BasketballCardGuy 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Paul!

@jeffreycurry7987 3 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Great video, very informative.

@justinlagassie1672 2 жыл бұрын

Hey jon its justin we met at this past induction 2021 with my friend ernest at the autograph session in line we had a blast at novelle getting pics with paul pierce that was fun!!!!🤣 awesom content learned a lot hope to see ya next year ill be watching!!!.

@90sbballcards 3 жыл бұрын

I love this! Great info. Congrats on completing the 96-97 Autographics!🥳 those early 90s Fleer autos of guys like Pippen Drexler Mutombo and Wilkins are tricky. They didn’t have any real authentication back then 🤯

@BasketballCardGuy 3 жыл бұрын

90s Bball Cards thanks man! It was so much fun to build. I’ll definitely make a video to spotlight the set in the future!

@johnc4132 2 жыл бұрын

Agree what a feat !

@hudsonfan15 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent information throughout, great watch. I know you are not an MMA guy but look up the Blowout Thread on the Donald Cerrone red ink autos from a few years ago that Cowboy himself admitted were signed by friends during a night of drinking and somehow got mailed back to Topps. Wild stuff!

@BasketballCardGuy 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks man. I definitely will!

@jeffreycurry7987 3 жыл бұрын

“Lulu” for the win!!

@BasketballCardGuy 3 жыл бұрын

Jeffrey Curry hahahahaha. So true.

@ejeter4710 2 жыл бұрын

Hey jon great info coming from friend you met at the enshrinement, i have ahuge collection of cards there mostly from the mid 90s should Hold on to him will they ever be worth anything

@muhammadhassim2976 Жыл бұрын

Hello my friend can you please tell me if absolute authentics is legit?

@howlloud2990 3 жыл бұрын

Ive got a few cards signed by NBA players 25 years ago when i was a kid one of them was Kenny Smith , ive got 3 that he signed for me as a kid , i looked up Kenny Smith auto cards and the signature is disputable.....

@Cccc-ky4vq 2 жыл бұрын

It’s a shame somebody’s older stuff exquisite Premier even some of the national treasure stuff such a good looking sharp cards and ruined with a stick auto

@JMLRetroRoom 3 жыл бұрын

Nice info! Maybe you could wear the glasses that have a camera built in to record and they may not know it assuming they wouldn’t want you to 😅. My most cherished autograph is Kobe Bryant 1996 Score Board Red. The card is definitely a BGS 9.5 and the auto appears genuine to me, nice and fluid and consistent with his early full name autos. I say all this because Score Board went defunct and before they went under they were fulfilling autographs by signing them themselves as they couldn’t afford to pay the player anymore. There’s a long story but that’s basically what happened. Since you’re so knowledgeable in the subject I’d like to know your take on that. Also, their SB embossing stamp is now everywhere and being used to ‘authenticate’ cards forged and that weren’t even made by SB to begin with.

@BasketballCardGuy 3 жыл бұрын

That's correct. I've also talked to the former CEO at Scoreboard about this and it is a sad state of affairs that there are so many fakes out there these days. Kobe's autograph evolved over time and so it's important when looking at the score board ones that you find one that was period authentic - that is it matches the way he signed then, not in the 00's and not in the panini products now. Feel free to drop me an email or DM on instagram anytime if you want me to take a look at a specific card with you. Always happy to share my honest opinion.

@Daniel_B_23 Жыл бұрын

I have a Michael Jordan cut item signed authenticated by Michael Jordan he did at a charity golf event. I believe it’s real. Approved by Joe Orlando at PSA. So even though Jordan is exclusively upper deck, I believe this is still real.

@BasketballCardGuy Жыл бұрын

Awesome. Yeah as I mentioned in the video the best you can do is UDA for Jordan since they witness the signature, but that doesn't mean you can't get something signed and have it authenticated with an opinion certificate after.

@Daniel_B_23 Жыл бұрын

@@BasketballCardGuy yeah I can’t afford a UDA one. I paid $330 for the cut auto from a bill of a golf hat and got it authenticated from PSA. Just sad I can’t afford a UDA one. I tried saving up for one of those 45 “I’m back” autos 8x10 but they went as high as $1,500 and just can’t do that. But for now I’ll be ok with PSA one, as it’s all I can afford.