In the process of collecting signatures, a question that Tibetan friends often ask is "How can I send my signature collection for authentication?" . At the beginning, I also promised to write a post to many friends to answer your doubts. Today, let's take a look at the three most famous and reliable certification bodies in the world.

Before the formal introduction, let me explain two issues.

First, why do you say these three are the most authoritative?

The answer is: it is determined by the market, especially the judgment given by the highly developed American market in the collection field. This is like asking which brands are high-end luxury brands. I think most people's answers are Hermes, Lu,, and so on.

If we are not experienced players, we may not be able to tell why they are so good or better than other brands, but this impression is in our minds. This is the brand's impression on the market.

Similarly, in the field of signature authentication, players and collectors in the market have gradually formed their understanding and cognition of some brands through years of use and feeling. Some brands are reliable, while others are not.

Among them, the three institutions we are talking about today have the largest number of accredited people.

(Source: autographed live broadcast, American professional signature collection exchange forum)

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(Source: a domestic trading website)

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(Source: A well-known post bar in China)

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Secondly, it should be emphasized that:

We have not communicated with any of these three companies in advance, and have not had any official cooperation with these three companies for the time being. Therefore, we try our best to make a brief introduction to the three institutions from an objective and fair point of view with the mentality of an ordinary player, aiming at giving a brief guidance to novices.

At the same time, due to the limitation of space and knowledge and experience, this introduction only contains part of the contents of several companies and cannot be fully launched. I also hope that in the future, more great gods can point out the maze and introduce the specific sections and contents in more detail.

Beckett Media Co., Ltd.

Beckett Company, founded by James Beckett (former professor of statistics) in Bowling Green, Ohio, USA on 1984, is now headquartered in Dallas, Texas, USA.

The company's main business is star rating, signature authenticity authentication, and information services in related fields. From June 5438 to October 2005, Beckett sold the company to Appreciation Media.

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B The two most familiar businesses in China market are BAS (Beckett Certification Service) and BGS (Beckett Classification Service), which are signature certification service and star brand classification service respectively.

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Let's start with BAS:

This service requires collectors to submit their collections to BAS for certification and review. After passing, they will issue a Letter of Authentication (LOA) or a certificate of authentication (COA) with a unique number and an anti-counterfeiting label (which can be attached to the collection or certificate).

At the same time, through Beckett official website, you can check the number and verify its authenticity. If the signature fails to pass the examination, there is no certificate, and only a letter tells you that the signature failed.

The difference between COA and LOA is only the difference in cost, which is equivalent to the basic version and the flagship version, and other effects are the same.

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For collectors who want to be certified by Beckett, they need to download the application form in Beckett official website, fill it out and mail it to Beckett for review together with their own collections.

There are three kinds of audit results: passed, failed and unable to judge. Whether it is certified or not, it will be charged as usual. But if the conclusion is inconclusive, no prosecution will be initiated.

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The certification fee varies according to different idols:

The specific price can be found in Beckett official website. Enter the name of the idol you want to authenticate.

The certification fee for signature certification of sports stars is generally between $20 and 100. The most expensive certification fee should be Michael Jordan and Zhan, the gods of basketball, and the certification fee for each signature reaches 100 USD.

In the field of football, Messi certification fee is $50, Cristiano Ronaldo is $35 and Beckham is $35. Of course, with so many stars in the world, Qian Qian, it is impossible for any certification body to do all the certification. The specific situation still needs to be considered by consulting official website.

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Because there is a great demand for signature authentication in the market, the audit work of Beckett is now in a very saturated state. Ordinary 20-day certification service takes 30-40 days from Beckett's receipt of the collection to mailing.

So if you want to be certified, you should send it as soon as possible. Finally, attach a screenshot of the certification application form for everyone to see.

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Finally, I would like to remind you that Beckett's authentication is only for the signature itself, regardless of the authenticity of the carrier.

At present, there are many fake jerseys on the market (mainly from Yi Bei, and a few in China). Ask the players to sign them and send them to Beckett for certification. After getting Beckett certification, it will be sold online. Because these signed jerseys have the official certificate of B family, it is easy to confuse Xiaobai users and mistakenly think that the jerseys and signatures are true.

Of course, it does not rule out the possibility that some unscrupulous merchants forge Beckett certificates. For this question, we will also ask Beckett for verification. We will let you know again when we have the latest news. Welcome to stay tuned.

Next, let's briefly talk about BGS:

BGS is mainly for the scoring service of trading cards.

Similar to BAS, collectors need to send their star cards to Beckett for evaluation. You can mark the card and sign it (signature card), or you can sign the card and sign it at the same time, which is chosen by the applicant.

Since the star cards are all sold by authoritative brokerage companies after authorization, there is basically no false signature (the skybox case is not considered for the time being), so the service of BGS focuses on "appearance" rather than "authenticity".

After grading, BGS will give a certain score according to the final result.

Scores are generally divided into total score (comprehensive score), surface (whether it is flat or not, whether there is wrong indentation), center (whether the printing is completely aligned with the frame), four sides (whether it is whitened or cut), four corners (whether it is obtuse) and signature (whether it is clear and complete).

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The preliminary introduction of Beckett Media, LLC is here, and the remaining two certification bodies, PSA/DNA and JSA Bian Xiao, will also be introduced to you in the next two articles, so please stay tuned.