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Looks like Lionel Messi has been at it again! It has been rumoured more than once that Messi gets his brother to signed items for him the lazy so and so! He gets paid very well for signing items for at least two companies, and it looks as though he has done it again with Topps! I am amazed that such a large company are seemingly unable to ensure th..

Almost every week i am asked to give an opinion on a Muhammad Ali signed item that is also signed aka Cassius Clay. These signed images are most common in the larger sizes and were sold i believe in the hundreds by various sellers here in the UK in the early 2000's. In some cases they were multi signed and sold as "Champions Forever" with various o..

First let me say that there are some very good autograph auction houses around. They tend to specialise in this field and in most cases will guarantee that an item is what they say it is without question, but they are few and far between. The real culprits are the ones who make claims to be "fine art dealers" or similar, but in fact are really onl..

The best COA for an autograph? Not an easy question to answer, as most genuine dealers will tell you that a COA is in most cases a worthless piece of paper! A COA only has a value if it has been provided by a reputable company, and one that backs that item with a full lifetime guarantee. A COA from a third party (i.e. not the person who is sell..

Should you frame your valuable autographs? Simple answer, no! Framing autographs or signed photos can be a costly business and in many cases may ruin your valuable signed item. We see a lot of framed items that have been ruined by careless framers, and framing an item will make it far more difficult to sell at a later date. We are offered items eve..

I know I have covered this before but its a question that is asked so often by customers "hello, is this autograph genuine" asked when looking to buy an item from our website, and a very common question asked of any dealer. Two old sayings come to mind here the first "there is no such thing as a dumb question, only dumb people who ask questions" an..

If you have read part one you will now have a basic understanding of how an Autopen machine creates a signature, and if you have studied the John Lennon signature previously shown you should now be able to see that its not exactly as it should be, in other words it does not look as though its been done by a human hand, but neither does it look as t..

"Robographs" (a name I have coined for want of something better) are autographs created by a robot machine.  These are now becoming the scourge of the autograph world, and are becoming increasingly difficult to spot as the forgers get more proficient. These are even now fooling some good dealers and auction houses, so beware! I first spotted these ..

If you have purchased a signed item which you now believe to not be authentic, then you may want to get a refund! however, that is not always as easy as it seems as most forgers are clever enough to distance themselves from you in a number of ways. First, where did you buy it? UK or overseas? If you bought it overseas then the chances of you gettin..

Another very common question, and the answer is yes we can. It's something we do every day for ourselves and of course for customers who need a value for insurance, probate or maybe they simply want to sell them on, but we do make a charge for this service as it can take some time. That said, its not as simple as it may seem....... First, to be..

For the third time in as many weeks, I have been asked to talk on radio about selfies and autographs! This is usually triggered by a newspaper or media article about a star who will have said they get more requests for Selfies than autographs, but find them tiresome or similar. On this occasion I was called by the Simon Mayo Radio 2 show to appea..

I offer a Quick Opinion service for signed items via the "Quick Opinion" service on the site, and recently i have been getting an increasing number of requests to check Christmas cards signed by Prince Charles and Diana, and Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip. In almost every case these items contain Autopen signed signatures but are being sold as ..