At that price point I would want to make sure these were authentic signatures, not signed by friends/family etc.
If it was $2-3 a signature I probably wouldn't care, but since we're comparing to a legitimate "in-person" convention signing - how is authenticity to be verified?
Thats a good question. Many well-known celebrities today will have a secretary / other person sign for them in the mail. Its something I would be more concerned with if writing to some people. I'm not as concerned with our coin makers, as I do trust them.
Perhaps I can ask the makers to reply in a PM / thread to vouch for their signatures? Its common also for people to have a one-time picture showing them signing an autograph, though it doesn't ensure that the photo shows the exact moment that person's own label was done. I wish to respect people's privacy, so I don't know if I want to go that route.
I'm also open to ideas.
The Certificate of Authenticity (COA) gives a written guarantee that these will be authentic, or I will refund your money, provided the labels are still intact, so they can still be returned. It would require some proof that a signature wasn't real, such as the maker's word, as opposed to someone just returning the item due to changing their mind. For top celebrities, their signature can be verified and sent to an independent agency such as UACC, but its unlikely they can verify someone from our community.
