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What you will find here is an accumulation of decades’ worth of in-person autographed memorabilia for sale and available for charity consignment for silent auction fundraisers. In recent years we’ve expanded our staff to accommodate the great demand for authentic in-person autographs. Owner and founder, Michael Kasmar, along with his staff have been seen on television shows such as Entertainment Tonight, Access Hollywood, ESPN, TMZ, local news, as well as documented in magazines, trade publications, and newspapers. We’ve been asked to appear on other shows such as Inside Edition and Pawn Stars but declined based on conflicts at the time.
Our credentials include:
-Our items can be accepted and found at every major auction house in the world. In addition our autographs are all guaranteed to pass any of the top major authenticator’s inspection and include a Lifetime Money Back Guarantee.
-Autograph Pros, L.L.C. is also an ACCREDITED BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU (BBB) member with a LIFETIME A+ rating.
-Autograph Pros, L.L.C. is a REAL AUTOGRAPH COLLECTORS CLUB (RACC) TRUSTED SELLER #101 (http://www.RACCTrusted.com). That means our Certificate Of Authenticity is as good as it gets and of the most respected in the industry. The Real Autograph Collectors Club (https://www.facebook.com/groups/realautographcollectorsclub/) is comprised of all the top in-person modern autograph collectors and dealers from throughout the world. Only the most trusted and respected dealers are entered into the RACC Trusted Seller program. As a member of this elite group of autograph dealers, each member’s inventory is well policed and scrutinized to ensure only 100% authentic autographs are sold. In addition there is a strict CODE OF CONDUCT which we are required to abide by. Members who are found to violate the Code of Conduct or sellers of fake memorabilia are removed from membership.
-Autograph Pros, L.L.C. is a UNIVERSAL AUTOGRAPH COLLECTORS CLUB (UACC) REGISTERED DEALER #237. As the longest standing autograph club only the most respected dealers are given access to the UACC RD program. http://uacc.org/dealerdirectory.php The Registered Dealer program is not just some pay for membership program. You must be a member of the UACC for 2 years and then be sponsored in by other UACC Registered Dealers and only then are you even considered. With less than 300 members worldwide, once again each member’s inventory is well policed and scrutinized to ensure only 100% authentic autographs are sold. In addition there is also a strict CODE OF CONDUCT which we are required to abide by. Failure to abide by the outlined Code of Ethics or sellers who offer forged autographs are removed from the UACC RD program.
-Autograph Pros, L.L.C. is an AUTOGRAPH FAIR TRADE ASSOCIATION LTD (AFTAL) AUTHORIZED DEALER #161. http://www.aftal.org.uk/dealers.php This organization is essentially the European version of the UACC RD program with dealers throughout the world. In addition to yet another strict Code of Ethics to abide by and your items being policed, AFTAL has helped to actually put forgers in jail.
-2011 UNIVERSAL AUTOGRAPH COLLECTORS CLUB (UACC) AUTOGRAPH DEALER OF THE YEAR. Autograph Pros, LLC was chosen from all the autograph dealers in the world to become the 2011 UACC Autograph Dealer of the Year. This award at the time is the equivalent of winning a Grammy in this industry.
-Co-Founder of the Real Autograph Collectors Club. (RACC) (https://www.facebook.com/groups/realautographcollectorsclub/) (This group has become the go-to place for modern celebrity and music autograph collectors and dealers from throughout the world. With nearly 10,000 members you’ll find the most informed and interactive hobbyists who come together to share their experience and hobby expertise.
-CEO of Charity Works – Answering a call to the countless charities that sought out our help in fundraising, Michael Kasmar, owner of Autograph Pros, LLC created a program called Charity Works which allows charities from throughout the world to use the most sought after autographed memorabilia at their fundraisers with this cost/risk free program. To date we have helped raise several million dollars and continue to add new charities regularly.
-Sole provider of music and celebrity memorabilia to www.biddingforgood.com in their vendor marketplace. Again, chosen from all the autograph dealers in the world, Bidding For Good partnered with Autograph Pros, LLC to offer our chosen autographed memorabilia to their charity clientele. We have been their exclusive consignor for several years now and continue to expand our offerings.
Consignee for The Grammy Foundation and MusiCares. Of all the autograph dealers in the world The Grammy Foundation and MusiCares chose Autograph Pros, LLC to consign autographed memorabilia to sell for them recognizing our company as one that is trusted and respected in the industry.
-Authenticator – Michael Kasmar has been in the industry for decades and has an enormous database of in-person authentic exemplars established over the years. Having obtained thousands of autographs in person and a student of the hobby for 20+ years, he’s utilized these tools to examine and authenticate autographs.
-Top Tier Analyst for ACOA by RACC (http://www.autographCOA.com) – Michael Kasmar (owner of Autograph Pros, LLC) also helps consult the team of authenticators on modern celebrity and music autographs.
There are several things you can expect from us here at Autograph Pros LLC:
All autographs that we sell come CERTIFIED AUTHENTIC with a written hand-signed Lifetime Guarantee of Authenticity. The signatures are obtained in person and are accompanied by a hand signed Certificate Of Authenticity. There are no reprints, reproductions, or facsimile signatures sold here.
Nearly all our autographs are accompanied by some type of proof whether it be a snapshot, Notary document, Video footage, something to prove we met them in person. 100s of our items also come with EXACT PROOF which shows the exact item we are offering being signed.
In addition to our proof that we offer, 1000s of our items have also been sent off to a Third Party Authenticator and those include additional documentation. We only utilize and recognize the top TPAs in the industry which include ACOA, BAS, JSA, and PSA.
Reliable customer support that you can count on. Any questions or any issues no matter how big or small, you are always welcome to contact us and we will make sure all questions are answered and any problems will be solved. We offer our Toll-Free phone # as well as 24 hour email option.
Full dedication to your satisfaction. Whether you are a single item buyer, a Platinum wholesale member, or one of the large charity organizations working with us, we will treat you with the professionalism that our company’s name stands for.
A message from Michael Kasmar, Owner of Autograph Pros…
Autograph Pros has become one of the largest authentic autographed guitar distributors in the world. In all likelihood we are the largest and this business continues to grow exponentially each year. I certainly did not start off that way and take great pride in all of the accomplishments along the way. Please don’t take that statement as one to lead you to think we are some huge non-approachable company too busy to talk autographs. We will answer any question you had care to ask in regards to our items.
You will find on our site that we make every purchase as comfortable and secure as humanly possible. I’d like to just start with a past history of what exactly led me to do what it is that I do and how Autograph Pros came about.
I first started collecting in the very beginning of the 80’s and amassed an incredible collection of autographs, especially sports related ones. I put years into learning this hobby and finding new avenues for great memorabilia, constantly studying the industry. Financial strains led me to do the unthinkable; I had to sell my collection. In doing so I lost signatures of several deceased Hall Of Famers and Rock & Roll legends, all of which seemed irreplaceable.
As time went on and I was back in the swing of things, I was able to come back into the hobby with a desire to reclaim a collection to be proud of again. Although I wasn’t able to replace the Mantles and DiMaggios to name a few, I was able to get some incredible connections to obtaining in person autographs on a regular basis.
After just about a year I had far more autographs than I ever obtained in my original collection and I realized the market demand for authentic autographs like the ones I was regularly obtaining. I started doing card shows and conventions and even a few local auctions. All of this did well but with the amount of autographs I was getting in, I was getting too much inventory and having to wait for the good shows caused me to move to the internet.
Autograph Pros was one of the first legitimate autograph dealers to ever start listing on eBay. As time went on we picked up more connections, more staff, and better items. We got our website up which has undergone fantastic changes over the years and we still continue to add new features to the site. The bottom line is I am a collector at heart and have always approached autograph sales from what I know collectors would want. We now have a team of in-person graphers out there spending countless hours and days to get the items you see on this site and on our auctions. We take a great pride in what we do as this is a tremendous undertaking and have received some of the most heartfelt thanks from fans as well as from moms and dads who purchase our items for gifts, not to mention the charity organizations.
Some of the greatest achievements to date has been our work with non-profit organizations. With our huge success we have been able to help countless charity organizations raise vital funds for their causes. We’ve supplied top radio stations with GRAND PRIZES to give to their listeners, and we have furnished restaurants and bars with customized guitars to make their customer’s experience just that much more enjoyable. I truly hope you will find this website to be one that you visit regularly and hope to know you on a first name basis very soon.
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