stockhound...you're as fruity as a breakfast cereal. IF you have a certificate that can be accepted as negotiable, then it's negotiable!! Try taking a phony ticket to your favorite college game today, I'll bet you don't get in. Now try taking your "phony" certificate of a company THAT'S STILL IN BUSINESS and any broker will accept it. That's what makes it legit, not how many certs you think there are in the world. Like I said, you spread misinformation.