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🚨 SCAM ALERT & 31-DAY EBAY TRACKER 🚨
May 1–31, 2026
CheckCOA logged 3,174 counterfeit / compromised
@eBay listings in just 31 days.
The pattern is clear:
• high-volume scam sellers
• repeated fake or compromised cert numbers
• @beckettcollect , @PSAcard , @JSALOA , @FanaticsCollect and other names targeted
• premium athletes used as bait
• the same certs crossing multiple unrelated sellers
This is not random noise.
It is a marketplace-level fraud pattern.
The most dangerous signal:
one certificate number appearing across multiple sellers and multiple items.
Collectors should not trust a sticker, a COA photo, or an old seller account by itself.
Always check before you buy: checkcoa.com 🛡️
#CheckCOA #AutographFraud #eBayFraud #SportsMemorabilia #FakeAutographs #PSA #Beckett #JSA
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CheckCOA Adds New Fanatics, MLB, and PSA Comics Verification Support
The biggest update is support for newer Fanatics and MLB Authentication hologram formats that require an additional security code from the sticker. PSA Comics support has also been added, so comic collectors can verify PSA-graded comics inside CheckCOA as well.
The goal is simple: collectors should be able to add every kind of certificate in their collection to one verification history, not jump between different sites and formats.
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These Checks Can Take Longer
Fanatics and MLB checks are not always instant.
Some provider pages require a challenge step before the record can be fetched. CheckCOA handles that flow, but it can take longer than ordinary PSA, Beckett, JSA, or other lookups.
You do not need to keep the screen open.
Start the check, close the screen if you want, and continue verifying other certificates. The result should appear in your History after roughly 30 seconds.
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Why This Matters
Modern collectors do not own one kind of item anymore.
CheckCOA's job is to make those checks easier to manage in one place, while still showing Fraud Alert warnings when a certificate number is known to be compromised.
You can now add more of your collection to CheckCOA, including the newer hologram formats that require a security code.
Verify before you buy: checkcoa.com
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Update: 53 PSA cert records tied to e4egg are now in the database. Etsy and Bonanza entries are still being added.
Verify before you buy: checkcoa.com
May 2
PSA LOA Fraud Alert.
Meet e4egg, a Hong Kong seller moving signed jerseys on @Etsy and @bonanzamarket :
etsy.com/shop/e4egg
Jordan, LeBron, Ronaldo, Curry, Brady
The hook is not just the autograph. It is the fake @PSAcard style LOA built around weak no-photo certificate records.🧐
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🚨 Weekly Fraud Tracker is LIVE 🚨
Our systems intercepted 210 counterfeit autograph listings in just 7 days. Messi, Mahomes, and Ronaldo are the top targets right now.
Did your seller make the list?
Check the dashboard below and always verify before you buy 👇
🌐 CheckCOA.com
#TheHobby #ScamAlert #SportsMemorabilia #FakeAutographs #CheckCOA #FraudTracker #eBayScam #LionelMessi #PatrickMahomes #CristianoRonaldo #AutographCollecting
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Both the BGS and SGC certificates from this report have been added to the CheckCOA database.
Credit to @sgcgrading for their swift response; this certificate has already been deactivated in their registry. While some companies act fast, others often leave compromised records live or never deactivate them at all. CheckCOA keeps these items flagged to ensure you're protected regardless of how the official databases react.
#CheckCOA #TheHobby #FraudAlert #BGS #SGC #TradingCards
Same @ebay account has another batch of fake @PaniniAmerica Kobe Bryant items, along with two more of those 2018 "1/1's", this time from the other Collectors brands. @PSAcard flagged the previous listing, will @beckettcollect and @sgcgrading do the same?
ebay.us/m/irBnHC
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For these providers the lookup can take a few seconds longer - JSA, SGC and MLB all use aggressive anti‑bot challenges on their sites.
But in practice it’s still much faster than doing it manually. With SGC Green label, for example, you’d normally type something like 1295869-144 by hand, then select the grade and enter the player’s name - easily 30 seconds of form‑filling and tab‑switching.
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With CheckCOA you just drop a cert photo or screenshot into the recognition window (or snap it with your phone camera) and wait 15–30 seconds.
We return the official record from JSA/SGC/MLB plus an instant Fraud Alert check against the compromised‑cert database – no manual typing, no captchas, no hunting for the right page.
Start running your own checks at checkcoa.com - it takes seconds and could save you thousands.
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Spot on breakdown. Also, a quick tip: if you run a cert through CheckCOA.com and it hits a Fraud Alert, take a look at the 'Evidence Photos' gallery. You can literally scroll through the fake certificates being passed off by various scammers. As always, verify before you buy!
Apr 22
The hobby has a massive loophole, and scammers are exploiting it for hundreds of thousands of dollars.
@PSAcard @natsturner @BeckettGMColin @beckettcollect it's time to disable basic certification numbers for heavily forged top athletes like Kobe, Jordan, Brady, Ohtani, and LeBron.
Leaving them active only supports fraudsters and allows them to scam buyers using your brand's trust. And keep in mind, this list is just a sample of the reused numbers we’ve caught in the last month alone. We need stronger verification.
#eBayScam #TheHobby #FraudAlert
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Every breath you take…
Every cert you fake…
I’m watching you.👁️
Apr 18
As promised, here is the full deep-dive exposure on a high-end counterfeit operation currently active on @eBay .
The fake Michael Jordan @UpperDeckSports jerseys I tested a few days ago were only one example.
Meet direqsportscollectibles.
ebay.com/sch/i.html?item=317…
Based on a sample of ~65 recent high-end sales, the average price is $1,345 per item.
However, this reflects only premium listings. The account shows 409 items sold, including many lower-priced items, so the true lifetime average is lower.
Even with a conservative estimate, the total damage likely exceeds $300,000.
This is not small-scale fraud. 👇
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CheckCOA retweeted
Apr 9
Reposting to help spread the word and protect the hobby. 🙏
I've taken all the known cert numbers from @BerryNiceCards’s spreadsheet and hardcoded them into the @CheckCOA database. They are now officially flagged as Stolen Cards.
Anyone who scans or searches these certs on checkcoa.com (like this Ohtani/Trout Dual Auto) will immediately see a massive red FRAUD ALERT with the owner's direct contact info and IG handle (see screenshot).
If any more cert numbers are recovered or updated in the spreadsheet, send them my way and I'll keep the database in sync.
Really sorry this happened to your friend. Let’s make these cards impossible to move. 💙👇
Apr 8
My friends house was robbed. All his cards and cash were taken. PLEASE REPOST HOBBY FAM. Spreadsheet linked and I’ll put a few pics in the thread.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets…
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🚨 WEEKLY THREAT REPORT: EBAY FORGERY TRACKER 🚨
351 fake items intercepted. Organized scam rings. The same compromised cert numbers passed around between multiple 'Top Rated' accounts.
The data doesn't lie. Look at the top offenders this week. If you bought from them, file a return immediately. 👇
#TheHobby #eBayScam #SportsMemorabilia #ScamAlert
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Update: Scammers rarely operate just one store. We just uncovered a massive second account 'legends-signed' directly tied to the Australian forgery ring we exposed yesterday.
ebay.com/usr/legends-signed
Apr 4
Some scammers don't even try to hide anymore. Take this Australian seller daviros-px9mvkha, who is brazenly unloading fake autos using Buy It Now, selling 10–20 'signed' copies of the exact same item from one listing
ebay.us/m/MJujhy
The inventory is the usual scammer package: #Messi, #Ronaldo, other soccer and basketball jerseys, plus 4 #Jordan jerseys with @UpperDeckSports certs. Most of the rest carry @Beckett certs. Some cert numbers are hidden, but enough were identified.👇
#TheHobby #ScamAlert #eBayScam #SportsMemorabilia #FakeAutographs
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They are flooding the market with fake 'Buy It Now' inventory. The Fraud Alert database has now been updated with the latest compromised numbers.
Don't rely on a sticker alone. Verify every cert at checkcoa.com/ before you buy.
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