Steiner
Sports Memorabilia guarantees the authenticity of your hand signed collectable.
Steiner representatives witness athlete signings and affix tamper resistant
security seals to each piece. A Steiner Sports Certificate of Authenticity
with the matching hologram is included. Steiner is one of select few that
is authorized to take part in the Major League Baseball Authentication
Program.
Mounted
Memories, Inc. Has been serving the autograph community since 1989. They
are hailed as the industry leader in sports memorabilia collectibles and
acrylic cases.They guarantee that everything they offer is authentic, because
autographs are only gotten two ways. 1. Some come the way of company sponsored
signings and 2. Items are signed in the presence of their authorized agents.
Every piece of memorabilia comes with a tamper resistant hologram as well
as a certificate of authenticity from Mounted Memories. Mounted Memories
takes part in the Major League Baseball Authentication Program.
Tri-Star
Productions, Inc. was formed in 1987, with the purpose of specializing
in the production of quality sports collectable shows. Tri-Star operates
under the philosophy of diligently attending to the needs of both dealers
and collectors. A numbered Tri-Star holograms affixed to all items. When
you purchase a Tri-Star autograph item, you just go online and verify the
authenticity of the signature. Just enter the Tri-Star Authentic hologram
number on the item into the computer by going to www.tristarauthentic.com and you will instantly see the date and location of where the autograph
was obtained and more. Tri-Star takes part in the Major League Authentication
program.
Any
item with this “25 Bonds” authentication hologram means it
is directly from Barry Bonds own company called Barry Bonds Authenticated.
When buying a Bonds memorabilia item there is no better authentication
you can receive than Barry's own “25 Bonds”.
Upper
Deck Authenticated was created in 1992 and created the first authentication
system in the industry. Their mission was to create a source that sport
fans could trust for genuine autographed sports memorabilia. Their five
step process insures an items authenticity.
1. Every autograph is witnessed by a Upper Deck representative.
2. A record of the autograph session is signed by both the athlete and
the UDA official and is stored in a secure permanent file at Upper Deck.
3. An Upper Deck serial numbered hologram is affixed to each signed piece
of memorabilia.
4. A certificate of authenticity is assigned to every piece of memorabilia
and includes a matching hologram to the one affixed to the item.
5. Every autographed item is packaged with a registration card. The owner
has the the opportunity to register the item with Upper Deck. Upper Deck
also allows the item to be transferred to a new owner.
Green
Diamond Sports. Inc was formed by John-Henry Williams ( son of the late
Ted Williams) to ensure collectors received a authentic autograph item
signed by his late father. Each item comes with a Ted Williams Green Diamond “9” hologram
and a certificate of authenticity from Green Diamond Sports Inc.
PSA/DNA
was initiated in 1998. Using state of the art technology PSA/DNA created
a security system to prevent counterfeiting, forgery and verify an items
authenticity. The item is examined by their renowned experts James Spence
and Steve Grad. Their years of expertise and knowledge in the trade have
established an impeccable reputation for providing professional expert
opinions. Once an item is verified authentic they issue a certificate of
authenticity along with a matching serialized tamper evident label. They
even go a step further to identify an item and use a permanent, invisible,
synthetic DNA laced ink that is verifiable using a propriety infrared laser.
A.S.I. is a leader in autographed game used
equipment. The authentic game used equipment is received by A.S.I. thru
agreements made directly with the athlete. A.S.I. acquires every item from
the player themselves, never second hand. Their list of exclusive athletes
include Alex Rodriguez, Sammy Sosa, Austin Kearns and Adam Dunn to mention
a few. Every item comes with a Certificate of Authenticity issued by A.S.I.,
along with a corresponding hologram on the actual item.
Major
league baseball has set the standard for sports memorabilia authentication.
Just click on the above logo and learn first hand on how the MLB Authentication
Program works.