About Us

Director of Authentication / Senior Authenticator

Mike is a native of Parsippany NJ. Mike started off in the hobby at the age of 12 and attended his first show in 1984 at the 5th Annual National Sports Collectors Convention in Parsippany, NJ.

Since that time Mike has owned and operated multiple hobby stores buying and selling autographed memorabilia for over 35 years. During those years he attended many in person signings, obtaining thousands of signatures. Mike spent over seven years from 2009-2016 working for nationally recognized third party authentication companies as The Director of Authentication / Senior Authenticator. During that time Mike traveled to locations throughout the country authenticating signatures and gaining even more experience in the hobby.

Space/Aviation Consultant

Steve Zarelli has been collecting and closely studying space and aviation autographs for over 15 years. He has been at the forefront of identifying deceptive forgeries and his findings have been published in the definitive space collecting reference, “Relics of the Space Race,” as well as the UACC’s Pen & Quill magazine. Steve was also a contributor to the UACC signature study, “Neil Armstrong: The Quest for His Autograph.” Steve has been an active member of the Universal Autograph Collectors Club for 15 years; he previously served as the Ethics Chairman and currently sits on the UACC Board of Directors.