10-03-2005, 08:30 AM
Let me explain about COAs. Again remember I have been doing this for 16 years and I have seen it all. Here\'s the deal...
1. A COA means absolutely nothing.
2. Nearly 95% of all COAs are printed at home or by a small time guy on his home computer or local print shop.
3. The COA is almost always signed by the "artist" or seller, which means if their gonna fake they\'ll sign their name to it. (not in Neca\'s case though, their cert means something because it\'s actor or effects maker signed)
4. If you like an item and believe it\'s providence than what does a piece of paper mean anyway?
5. 20/20 did a study on fake autographs in sports memorablia, they found alot of fakes and every single fake they found had a cert. The real ones no cert. If it\'s true in sports autos, it holds true for other areas too.
6. Consider this, when you go to a show and get something signed do you go "hey thanks for the auto now where\'s my cert?" I didn\'t think so.
7. I am freinds with Bill Moseley, Ken Foree and Sid Haig I have a crap load of stuff signed by them and have never once asked for a cert, that would be rude ridiculous and insulting. Could I make certs for the exclusives I get from them, sure but it wouldn\'t change the fact that I printed it and I signed it.
8. Finally, if you think it\'s real or you like it buy it, if you are unsure don\'t. There is always something to buy that IS real.
Hope that helps, Don\'t even get me started, Jason
1. A COA means absolutely nothing.
2. Nearly 95% of all COAs are printed at home or by a small time guy on his home computer or local print shop.
3. The COA is almost always signed by the "artist" or seller, which means if their gonna fake they\'ll sign their name to it. (not in Neca\'s case though, their cert means something because it\'s actor or effects maker signed)
4. If you like an item and believe it\'s providence than what does a piece of paper mean anyway?
5. 20/20 did a study on fake autographs in sports memorablia, they found alot of fakes and every single fake they found had a cert. The real ones no cert. If it\'s true in sports autos, it holds true for other areas too.
6. Consider this, when you go to a show and get something signed do you go "hey thanks for the auto now where\'s my cert?" I didn\'t think so.
7. I am freinds with Bill Moseley, Ken Foree and Sid Haig I have a crap load of stuff signed by them and have never once asked for a cert, that would be rude ridiculous and insulting. Could I make certs for the exclusives I get from them, sure but it wouldn\'t change the fact that I printed it and I signed it.
8. Finally, if you think it\'s real or you like it buy it, if you are unsure don\'t. There is always something to buy that IS real.
Hope that helps, Don\'t even get me started, Jason