As for the authentication services, even those aren't always correct. I know someone (that I trust enought to believe this is true) that had some items signed by Ted Williams a few years before he died. Got the autographs in person and of course JSA claimed they were fake. Never even considered getting anything authenticated again. And as for having a photo of him signing it, unless you somehow get in the picture or have a unique item, it really proves nothing. I see so many autographed items on ebay that come with "photo proof" and the proof is just of the person signing "something" (not necessarily the item being sold). Braun signs a lot and so even if you would decide to sell it down the road, not having proof shouldn't matter much at all. You'd know it's real, and that's really all that should matter. For anyone looking, Braun has a deal with mikitasports.com - they carry quite a bit of his autographed stuff as well as a bunch of game-used items if you are concerned with something being real.