Fake Beckett Verification Screenshots: The Real Item Photos Were Replaced
This is not the usual fake autograph listing with a bad sticker and a random certificate number.
eBay seller soda.city.revival uses fake Beckett verification screenshots. The screenshots copy the real Beckett Certification Verification page, but the original item photo is replaced with a photo of the seller's fake jersey.
The result looks very convincing. The signer name is correct. The item type is correct. The certification number belongs to a real Beckett LOA record. Even the fake autograph closely follows the real autograph in Beckett's photo.
If you only look at the screenshot in the listing, you may not notice anything wrong. You have to open the real Beckett result yourself, zoom in, and compare both item photos.
At the time of capture, the storefront showed 42 items sold, 1 follower, and 133 active items. Four visible jerseys had a combined asking price of $10,796.
Listed item | Asking price | Certificate shown |
|---|---|---|
Ken Griffey Jr. signed Mariners jersey | $1,199 | Fake basic Beckett cert |
Michael Jordan signed Bulls jersey and rings bundle | $1,999 | Beckett LOA cert |
Victor Wembanyama signed Spurs jersey bundle | $5,599 | Beckett LOA cert |
Tom Brady signed Patriots jersey | $1,999 | Beckett cert |
The Main Trick: A Fake Beckett Screenshot With a Swapped Photo
The Jordan and Victor Wembanyama examples do not use ordinary basic certificate numbers with no useful information.
They use real Beckett LOA records with item photos in the Beckett database.
The seller then creates a fake screenshot of the Beckett verification page and inserts a photo of the fake jersey where the authentic item photo should be. Everything around that photo is designed to look like the real Beckett page.
This changes the scam completely. A buyer is no longer shown only a number that exists. The buyer is shown what appears to be proof that Beckett has the exact same jersey and autograph on file.
That proof is fake.
Michael Jordan AE07407: Real LOA Record, Fake Beckett Screenshot
The seller asks $1,999 for a Michael Jordan Bulls jersey bundled with six championship rings.
The listing includes a fake Beckett LOA, a fake Beckett sticker, and a fake Beckett verification screenshot for certificate AE07407. In that screenshot, the seller's jersey appears as if it were the item photo stored by Beckett.
The real Beckett result shows a different jersey photo.
The fake autograph is good enough to pass a quick glance. It follows the same general shape and movement as the autograph in the authentic Beckett photo. The difference becomes clear only when the two jerseys are enlarged and compared side by side.
Look at the spacing, the angle of the main strokes, the lower loops, the position under the number 23, and the sticker placement. The seller's item is not the item shown in the real Beckett database.
CheckCOA has flagged AE07407, saved the comparison evidence, and found this certificate with four different sellers.
How to Spot a Fake Michael Jordan Autograph in This Type of Listing
Do not ask only whether the Jordan autograph looks familiar.
Open the official Beckett result and compare:
the exact item photo;
autograph placement and size;
individual stroke angles and intersections;
the distance between the autograph and the jersey number;
sticker position and sticker design;
jersey material, stitching, and number shape.
A fake Michael Jordan autograph can be copied closely enough that the general signature shape tells you very little. The exact item comparison is what exposes it.
Victor Wembanyama R58187: The Same Screenshot Swap
The Victor Wembanyama listing uses the same method.
Beckett certificate R58187 is a real LOA record with an authentic item photo. The seller's fake Beckett verification screenshot replaces that original photo with a photo of the fake Wembanyama jersey.
The fake autograph again follows the real autograph closely. Just like the Jordan example, it can look convincing until both images are enlarged and compared in detail.
There is another important detail in the authentic photo. The real Wembanyama jersey carries the original Fanatics sticker along with the original authentication material.
The seller's jersey does not. It carries a fake three-dimensional Beckett sticker with the number BSM937, a completely different number and design.
The fake screenshot tries to hide that contradiction by presenting the seller's photo inside a copied Beckett verification page.
CheckCOA has marked this seller's Wembanyama item as fake.
Tom Brady AD91136: A Record With No Public Item Photo
The Tom Brady example uses a different opening.
The Beckett lookup for AD91136 returns Tom Brady and Jersey, but the captured result has no public item photo. A buyer can confirm that the record exists, but cannot compare the seller's jersey with the item Beckett originally reviewed.
The seller fills that gap with a fake Beckett sticker.
CheckCOA has marked the Tom Brady item, sticker, and COA shown by this seller as fake.
When a Beckett record has no item photo, the lookup is not enough to authenticate a jersey offered online.
Ken Griffey Jr. WY00184: Invented Number and Fake 3D Sticker
The Ken Griffey Jr. listing is more basic and much less sophisticated.
WY00184 is presented as a Beckett certificate number, but it is an invented number used with a fake basic certificate. The jersey also carries a ridiculous fake 3D Beckett sticker with a made-up design.
This is not a real Beckett LOA record with a swapped database photo. It is simply a fake autograph, fake Beckett certificate, fake Beckett COA, and fake Beckett sticker.
CheckCOA has added WY00184 to the Fraud Alert database so collectors who scan or enter the number receive a warning.
Never Trust Verification Screenshots in Listings
A screenshot is not verification.
It can be edited. The item photo can be replaced. A real signer name and a real LOA certificate number can be placed around a photo of a completely different jersey.
Always do the lookup yourself:
Enter the certificate number on CheckCOA.com rather than just the official database. Not only will you get the exact data and official item photo from Beckett, but you will also see crucial fraud alerts, saved evidence of other fakes using the exact same number, and confirmation of origin.
Open the real provider item photo.
Compare it with the listing photo at full size.
Zoom in on the autograph, sticker, jersey details, and placement.
If the official record has no item photo, treat the lookup as incomplete evidence. If the seller shows only a screenshot and not a live result you can reproduce yourself, do not trust it.
The four visible listings in this storefront represent $10,796 in asking prices. That is not a confirmed loss total, but it shows how quickly fake Beckett screenshots, fake LOAs, and copied autographs can create five-figure risk for collectors.
I work for eBay every day to identify and report these sellers and add their fake certificates to CheckCOA.
Never trust screenshots. Check the real item photo yourself.
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