For anyone who loves collectibles of major events in the world of sports, Olympic collectibles are always priced for them. Before you think of investing on an Olympic collectible, such as a medal or a badge, you must be aware of its price. There are collectibles that are available with autographs on it as well. Because of this, if you are looking to collect a sports card of the 2008 Olympic having an autograph of the great swimmer Michael Phelps then you might have to spend quite a big sum for it.
Collectibles accompanied with autographs written on it are really a priced, and prized, possession, as you have a collectible with a sportsman's autograph who might have created a world record; but, as with anything else, there will be always be the chance that the autograph may be a fake one. Yes, there are loads of such Olympic collectibles that have fake signatures but they are highly priced, as the original ones would be like. Even when you buy collectibles from the internet, in which you cannot meet a person to judge them face to face, or even see the valuables in person, you may not know it at the time, but you might be buying a fake autograph.
When we decide on buying Olympic collectibles with autographs from websites, we can never be assured that it is original. Many websites have people selling collectibles of the 2008 Olympics that do come along with fake autographs. Finding out that your purchase's autograph happens to be a fake one before you make your purchase can be a very difficult thing; the sellers are only required to provide an image of the autograph and along with a short description about the collectible itself. These are very simple guidelines and not nearly enough to compensate for a collectible that may not even be worth your time.
When you have an Olympic collectible such as a photograph with an autograph on it, a sports card, or an article of clothing, you can check by moving your fingers over the photograph, or otherwise. Most of these modern, newer fake autographs are produced mechanically, therefore, if the autograph seems flat then you should be careful; as the collectible that you think to be an original one could quite possibly be a fake one! To get a hold of a collectible that is guaranteed to be original, you will need to closely check the ink marks and its characteristics. There is only one completely safe way to know when you have the real autograph, and that is to retrieve it yourself. However, this is not possible for many people around the world, a weakness that scam artists feed upon.
Another thing you can check on is the signature mark. You should check whether the ink is concentrated around the borders; generally signatures that are stamped tend to leave a darker line in edges and is not very concentrated in the middle, this is a sign of a fake collectible autograph. You should check whether a collectible has an autograph that looks smooth. Take a second to think whether you start and finish writing in a smooth manner from start to end. 'No,' would be the most common, and obvious answer; it can be yes if you use a machine!
Collectibles of the Olympics are always in a huge demand and those having autographs on it fetch huge amount of money, and that is why many people make fake autographs on Olympic collectible and sell them off. These days people also make use of a machine that is known as autopen, it works excellently in make fake autographs. But experts believe that fake autographs by these machines too can be easily caught. You need to check autographs by a magnifying glass, so that you can check the style of writing in an exact manner. An autopen starts and terminates an autograph with dots, so be careful if you see an Olympic champion athlete's autograph starting with a dot and ending with it too.
It is true that you find it tough resisting yourself, when you find a good Olympic collectable with a star's autograph on it but you should check the autographs; so that whatever you pay is worth its value.