After receiving some talk on message boards after being posted here and on VOTC, a few people have chimed in and given their history with this scam.

Here is an auction of an Adrian Peterson Gold Refractor “Autograph” that sold for 310 dollars. Wow. Notice, this auction has both front and back pics.

First off, for the casual collector, the following things would be pretty tough to spot – especially on one that is done like this. First is the auto, as it is very, very off from the normal autos. The 28 is written wrong, the crossing “T” is done incorrectly. Secondly, on the normal bowman chrome autos, there is a printing break a little above the top of the sticker. Its like the ghost line from the year before. This is refractor all the way through. Lastly is the spot just below the 8 in the sig, its not supposed to be there. Its most likely a problem from the sticker transfer.

Let’s look a little closer:

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Other than the mentioned imperfections, its not any different from a normal auto. That’s what is so scary. The normal auto language is not there on the back, because these cards NEVER had it. Apply the sticker and apply the cert sticker on the back, and it looks real.

One of the board members on TCC also posted this list of people who are known to fake the stickers.

unknownquarterback7
borninouterspace
bigboydsportscards3
dmarcus8
exquisite-baybuys
cardboardgems1
cardcontractor
onlytherare
supercollectibles77
elkridgesportscards (new)
t.well(new)

Trust me, this has been submitted to eBay by numerous people, numerous times, and there has been ZERO correction or discipline. Its going to get much worse before it gets better.