At least 9 out of 10 signed items on eBay are fake.
In April 2000 the FBI’s Operation Bullpen reported that most industry experts concede that over half of the autographed memorabilia is forged
, and that experts believed up to 90% of the memorabilia on the market was forged.
And that was in 2000. In 2026 it’s worse. AI-made copies, autopens and hard times have flooded the market, and 95% of signed items sold on eBay are fake.*
That’s why we exist. Every item we certify is examined, photographed and entered in this public register, so you can check it in seconds.
*In our opinion. · Source: FBI, Operation Bullpen (April 2000)
Our guarantee
If anything we’ve certified as authentic is judged not authentic by Beckett, PSA/DNA or JSA, we’ll pay you up to $300.
- Beckett, PSA/DNA or JSAA “not authentic” result from any of the three is enough.
- No questions askedSend us their result and we pay.
- Whoever sold it to youIt applies however the item reached you.
To claim, email us the certificate number and the other authenticator’s result.
Make a claimForgeries we’ve caught
Every item we reject goes into the register with its photos, so it can’t be sold on as genuine. These are the latest.
Not authenticOne hundred years of solitude, signed paperbackAttributed to Gabriel García Márquez
The line has the uniform width, even pressure and blunt start and end points of a machine-drawn signature, with none of the pressure variation of handwriting.
See record 1049732Not authenticDoctor Sleep, signed paperbackAttributed to Stephen King
The signature is written by hand, but its letter forms, proportions and stroke sequence do not match Stephen King’s documented signatures.
See record 1045769Not authenticHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, signed hardbackAttributed to J.K. Rowling
The signature shows the signs of tracing: slow, uniform pressure, hesitation in the curves, and blunt starts and stops where a genuine signature flows.
See record 1027649
Three things to check before you rely on a certificate
1Find the number
It's printed at the top of your certificate, six digits or more.
2Look it up here
Every certificate we've issued, including those from A-List Autographs, is in this register with the photos taken during the examination.
3Compare the item
Check the signature's position, the ink and the item itself against our photos. If anything differs, tell us.
Formerly A-List Autographs. Every certificate is still valid.
We're a family business. Our founder began authenticating autographs in 1996 and ran A-List Autographs in the UK for more than twenty years.
After Brexit we moved to Spain. Today his son, Kevin Rose, leads authentication with him, and Kevin's name is on every Veritado certificate. We're now the largest authenticator in Spain, working mainly with high-volume sellers across the EU and authenticating thousands of items every month.
Every certificate issued by A-List Autographs is in this register and stays valid. Our old website, alistautographs.co.uk, now redirects here.
- 1996
Our founder starts authenticating autographs.
- Two decades in the UK
A-List Autographs authenticates for collectors and dealers, and an AFTAL-certified dealer.
- After Brexit
The family business moves to Spain.
- Today
A-List Autographs becomes Veritado. Kevin Rose leads authentication, with our founder still on the team.
Our founder is an AFTAL-certified dealer and still works at Veritado today.
Authenticating in volume?
We're the largest authenticator in Spain. Most of our work comes from high-volume sellers across the EU, and we authenticate thousands of items every month. Records go live here the day they're signed off, so your buyers can check them straight away.
Talk to us about volume