I know I have talked about this a lot, but I keep getting question after question about the 2007 Topps Rookie Premiere Autograph set. People still dont get that almost all of the available cards from this subset have tons and tons of fakes out there, and more of them are sold every single day. Its crazy.

One of the main points of contention that I run into centers on people calling my expertise into question when a card is a graded fake. Let me stress this, the fake cards out of ALL of the sets from 2007-2009 have passed authentication through the major grading companies because the CARDS are real, but the AUTOS are fake. PSA has even said that they dont authenticate the autograph unless someone pays for it, so for that reason you need to understand that a fake auto can still make it through. Second off, the people who have the stacks and stacks of these unsigned cards have become very good at faking the autos of the players they target, especially Adrian Peterson. I do not expect a novice collector to understand how the autos are different, but to me, they are night and day.

Here are a few examples of ones “graded” by PSA that are NOT REAL:

Adrian Peterson Red Ink Fake – PSA 10

Adrian Peterson Blue Ink Fake – PSA 10

People, for the millionth time, stay away from buying old rookie premiere autos on eBay. I know they are highly sought after cards, but at this point you have missed the boat. Of course, there are real ones out there, so if you HAVE to buy one, and you arent sure about it, ask. Ask people on blogs, twitter, boards, I dont care, just ask.