shawnkemp40
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Ok, normally I don't get into this whole "Fake Futera" thing that has been doing the rounds like the loose legged girl of the neighbourhood..My stance, I have been dubious prior to this current release so I haven't bought them.
However, having got caught up in the hype prior to their Unique 2014 release with what seemed to be Futera cleaning up their act by providing proof of signings etc and showing pictures of generally from the chin down shots of players signing cards and the famous Messi signings I must admit, I got to thinking that these might be something to give a go and had a real sense of optimism.
Now, I am not saying that all of their autos are not genuine instead I am going to ONLY speak about what I know Manchester United player autos. Currently on ebay there are 3 United players autos up for offer from the Unique 2014, Darren Fletcher, Shinji Kagawa and Juan Mata.. Now the harsh reality.... same old same old Futera autos. Darren Fletcher and Juan Mata have pretty consistent autos and Shinji a little less so but the key strokes/characteristics of his signature remain the same, these examples up for offer are not a damn thing like the actual autos of those players and I am actually really disappointed.
I am I an officially qualified certifier of Manchester United signatures? Officially, no - Unofficially, yeah I reckon you would have a pretty damn tough time getting anything passed me, thats not me being a turd, I work hard for my money and I have been collecting Manchester United memorabilia for nearly 20 years so I have a darn good idea of what is or is not legit and thus determines what I spend my hard earned on.
The jersey cards look really nice I must admit but again, the same questions/doubts are being raised and again I will give these a miss.
To the usual defenders (namely Nicholas Harris
) I am not at all trying to warn people away from this series, it is as it has always been with Futera - Buyer Beware.. If you like it , buy it. If not, then don't. My actual annoyance at this release is because I hoped that they (Futera) had seen all the negativity around their autos in previous releases and said "Hey, lets make sure collectors know that we are serious about providing authentic auto and jersey cards" The fact that at least the Manchester United players have not signed the cards has ruined this release for me.
Again, I am not trying to pi$$ on anyones parade here, I am 1 collector who has been let down by this release but there will be thousands world wide who will love it and be comfortable to purchase it and I hope that one day, they will release something that I feel the same way about.
I reiterate, this is just my opinion/view/disappointment and is ONLY based on the Manchester United autos. I still might pick up some of the base cards as at the end of the day it's just a picture card with no particular value and they do look nice.
Happy Collecting and please don't let this become the usual circus that Futera releases seem to bring. If any other knowledgeable collectors of other teams have any thoughts on what they have seen of players from their team from this release please share it with our collecting community, please refrain from just saying " Yeah these are fake sh1te" if you can't back it up don't bother.
However, having got caught up in the hype prior to their Unique 2014 release with what seemed to be Futera cleaning up their act by providing proof of signings etc and showing pictures of generally from the chin down shots of players signing cards and the famous Messi signings I must admit, I got to thinking that these might be something to give a go and had a real sense of optimism.
Now, I am not saying that all of their autos are not genuine instead I am going to ONLY speak about what I know Manchester United player autos. Currently on ebay there are 3 United players autos up for offer from the Unique 2014, Darren Fletcher, Shinji Kagawa and Juan Mata.. Now the harsh reality.... same old same old Futera autos. Darren Fletcher and Juan Mata have pretty consistent autos and Shinji a little less so but the key strokes/characteristics of his signature remain the same, these examples up for offer are not a damn thing like the actual autos of those players and I am actually really disappointed.
I am I an officially qualified certifier of Manchester United signatures? Officially, no - Unofficially, yeah I reckon you would have a pretty damn tough time getting anything passed me, thats not me being a turd, I work hard for my money and I have been collecting Manchester United memorabilia for nearly 20 years so I have a darn good idea of what is or is not legit and thus determines what I spend my hard earned on.
The jersey cards look really nice I must admit but again, the same questions/doubts are being raised and again I will give these a miss.
To the usual defenders (namely Nicholas Harris
) I am not at all trying to warn people away from this series, it is as it has always been with Futera - Buyer Beware.. If you like it , buy it. If not, then don't. My actual annoyance at this release is because I hoped that they (Futera) had seen all the negativity around their autos in previous releases and said "Hey, lets make sure collectors know that we are serious about providing authentic auto and jersey cards" The fact that at least the Manchester United players have not signed the cards has ruined this release for me.Again, I am not trying to pi$$ on anyones parade here, I am 1 collector who has been let down by this release but there will be thousands world wide who will love it and be comfortable to purchase it and I hope that one day, they will release something that I feel the same way about.
I reiterate, this is just my opinion/view/disappointment and is ONLY based on the Manchester United autos. I still might pick up some of the base cards as at the end of the day it's just a picture card with no particular value and they do look nice.
Happy Collecting and please don't let this become the usual circus that Futera releases seem to bring. If any other knowledgeable collectors of other teams have any thoughts on what they have seen of players from their team from this release please share it with our collecting community, please refrain from just saying " Yeah these are fake sh1te" if you can't back it up don't bother.
