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Beckett's New Witnessed Sticker: We Reverse-Engineered the Scan and Built It Into One CheckCOA Check
Beckett's new Witnessed sticker routes through CHKREAL and runs an image check on the label before showing an Authentic badge. We took that check apart, folded it into CheckCOA, and looked at what it actually protects against.
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The Jayson Tatum signed Jersey. The Fanatics COA was valid - the history wasn't.
A suspicious Jayson Tatum Fanatics jersey led from a 100% positive eBay seller to the same China-based autograph supply pattern already seen with abcsports61 and rmcxtysadyk.
Fake Michael Jordan Upper Deck Autographs: When the Cert Number Is Not Enough
Two Michael Jordan Upper Deck listings on eBay show why collectors must compare the actual item, not just trust a cert lookup or seller reputation.
StarAnime: A New China-Based eBay Account With Hundreds of High-Risk Lots and Fake Authentication Stickers
A low-history China-based eBay account is listing hundreds of high-risk memorabilia lots while hiding cert numbers and selling loose fake PSA, Beckett, and Panini stickers.
edcollection7 Is Not a New Case. It Looks Like the Same China-Based Beckett Sticker Network.
dcollection7 appears tied to the same China-based fake Beckett sticker network previously documented under rmcxtysadyk and abcsports61.
Wayne Gretzky Fake Autographs: Valid PSA and Beckett Slabs Are Not Enough
A valid PSA or Beckett slab doesn't guarantee authenticity. Discover how a Vancouver-based forger flooded the market with fake Wayne Gretzky autographs.
Autograph Nerds: An eBay Account Since 2012 Is Not a Trust Signal
Autograph Nerds is an old Thailand-based eBay account selling polished football autograph listings with Beckett and PSA trust signals. The account even shows 23 active Diego Maradona jersey results, a volume that is itself a major red flag.
PSA LOA Fraud Alert: e4egg, Etsy, Bonanza, and the No-Photo Certificate Problem
A Hong Kong seller is using PSA/DNA-style LOAs and basic PSA certificate numbers with no public item images to sell high-end signed jerseys on Etsy and Bonanza.
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From eBay to Etsy: A Kazakhstan-Registered Autograph Network Selling Suspicious Beckett, PSA, and JSA Items
What started as one suspicious eBay seller now looks like a multi-account marketplace network using US item locations, Kazakhstan account registration, and major-authenticator branding to sell suspicious autographed memorabilia.
