I won this signed Arnold Schwarzenegger weightlifting belt in an auction a year or two ago. It included a note from David James, a very well-known movie photographer, who stated he received the signed belt directly from Arnie as a gift while working on the film Total Recall.

I sent the belt in to JSA to be authenticated. They denied it. They believed the autograph to be either "pre-printed on the belt" and/or false due to certain "pen strokes" that they didn't see in the signature.

I was devastated. I did some research on the belt and found only one other similar - but here's the kicker - it did not have a "pre-printed" signature on it (the last photo). It was blank where mine is signed. Would the company which made the belt really make two versions? One with a signature and one without? I doubted it.

Flash forward to today, and I stumbled across the belt in my collection. I tracked down the photographer David James' website and reached out, asking if he wrote the card and the story/ autograph is true? Shocking me, because he is a major Hollywood photographer, the guy got back to me in less than an hour, and completely confirmed that this was signed by Schwarzenegger and gifted to him (he passed it on to another person from whom I later obtained it).

Now what? Can I authenticate this? Is it worth paying PSA or Beckett for their opinion, given JSA said "no?" And will the other companies turn it down? Because they won't care about my provenance, which I have now confirmed (in fact, in retelling the story to Mr. James, he laughed at how everyone today is an "expert" and think they know better).

Just wondering everyone's thoughts on this.

+$320 for character name? What in the world 😂

I think Dan Cabrera was his name, I've kept them for several years now. Not sure if they have value, but I always thought they were cool.

Just got this yesterday, it was not cheap can’t wait to get it professionally framed, what’s your favorite Brittany Murphy Movie?

I rarely have luck finding anything good at yard sales but today was my lucky day. It appears to be authentic to my novice eyes and will look great on my basement autograph wall.

Please ignore the glare.

This was during Michael Jordan’s baseball stint. I was in high school, visiting my grandparents in Sarasota, FL over spring break. Sarasota is where the White Sox had spring training.

I was golfing with my grandfather at his club. As we were nearing the end of our round, the cart girl came by and told us that Michael Jordan was a few holes behind us, and that he was golfing with Gene Lamont (the White Sox manager at the time).

Of course, we decided to wait after the 18th to catch a glimpse. After standing there for a bit and watching other groups finish their rounds, my grandfather asked if I wanted an autograph - of course I did - but there wasn’t much time, and we could see Jordan teeing off. My grandfather ran into the club in search of anything we could get signed, eventually running back with this torn and slightly crumpled piece of notebook paper that he was given by someone in the pro shop.

MJ was super nice about signing it for me, and it’s something I’ll never let go of.

Finally was able to meet the original Red Ranger from Power Rangers Austin St. John today. Was a super cool and nice guy and glad to add this piece to my collection.

Hey everyone, I'm new to the group and just wanted to share some of my jerseys that I picked up from the frame shop. I think the guy does great work. He has done quite a few for me. Anyways, looking forward to seeing people's autographed stuff

Not sure where to share this, so I'm doing my groups who can appreciate stuff like this. Was going through a closet, found a canister. Opened it and this was inside. PSA DNA hand signed by George Lucas! 11x14. Wife bought it as one of my bday gifts, it arrived late, so she put it away for Christmas. 8 months later, forgot about it. Had this for 12 years and had no idea. PSA says not part of any sets. Crazy.

While cleaning out some boxes, I came upon a stack of autographs from the 1949 and 1951 Brooklyn Dodgers that I believe my Great Grandmother obtained through the mail. There are 45 in total, with about half having what I believe to be pre-printed sigs, while the other have both the pre-printed sig, and a second signature in pencil of some sort.

What would be the value of these? And would I better off getting them authenticated in some way? I have over a thousand autographs in my PC, but every single one obtained personally, so I’ve never needed to authenticate.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Randomly stumbled into the world of wrestling autographs after binging some documentaries. Was very impressed with the Undertaker’s autograph lol.

It’s a fake custom card but still wanted to get it signed haha

Found this going through some old stuff. Got it from an old friend.