[coimbre 21]

Almost positive it simply said "cannot authenticate". Not "fake" or "not authentic".....CANNOT authenticate.

I thought the same thing Coimbre........why can't they tell me for sure one way or the other?

I may have found a valid response . . . I mentioned this to the owner of a local shop, which also happens to have a very good relationship with some of the Beckett staff. He said that based on experience, it was probably a fake but for liability reasons Beckett will only state that it could not be authenticated. Sounded plausible to me and fortunately, it sounds like you got your $$ back.