How many FAKE autos are on EBAY?

[Hawaiian BamBam]

HBB,
I know of items that were passed by PSA/DNA and were 100% fake.

that really, really sucks..arent they the world leader in authentication? or suppose to be? i think knowing that, the only option is to really know what a players autograph is suppose to look like, then find one that is as close to that as possible, i ve seen soooooo many autos on ebay that are even remotely close to what a certain players auto looks like. i stay away from those.

 

[O'sRavensDevils]

Problem is, a pretty high percentage of autographs aren't worth authenticating for resale. Mantle, Ruth, Williams, Koufax...yeah. Chuck Cottier, Billy Gardner, Bob Watson, Juan Samuel...not so much. Paying $20 to authenticate a $3 auto may give you a warm fuzzy feeling when it comes back authentic, but barring an untimely death, it's not going to get you $23 ($33 if slabbed). I recently picked up a PSA slabbed 1960 Fleer Bob Feller autograph for a Best offer of $20 delivered. For me to buy a raw one, I had a lead on one for $15, it would have cost me $30 to authenticate and slab it, plus shipping and insurance there and back, probably would have been into it for $55-60. throw it on ebay and I wouldn't get $50 back, so if it sold, I'd lose money PLUS pay the listing, final value, and paypal fees.

where does one go to get an autograph authenticated? I have a signed Johnny Unitas autographed card that i got in person years ago at a convention. I don't plan on selling it anytime soon but i was curious if i should bother to get it authenticated or not? Are the COA's really worthwhile?