Authenticated and Certified are different standards.
Authenticated items are witnessed or tracked by The Realest at the time of use, issuance, or collection. We were there. These items carry direct source-level authentication and security protections. You can read more about The Realest’s Authentication here.
Certified items were already in the secondary market when they were submitted to us. We weren't there at the source, so instead of witnessing the moment, we built the evidence file. This evaluates the item's provenance, documentation, and history with known facts, not opinions.