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ABOUT RAI CORPORATION &
THE GLOBAL AUTHENTICATION REGISTRY

RAI Corporation authenticates fine art, vintage cars, products, and collectables. Once certified, RAI guarantees the authentication of that item. In a separate category, RAI authenticates verifiable product, general, and historical claims. RAI guarantees its authentications through the courts. See "RAI Court Guarantee" on the "Contact Us" page for details of this guarantee.

For artists and galleries, RAI authenticates artwork before it leaves the studio or gallery (LAAP - Living Artist Authentication Protocol.) For collectors, RAI authenticates collectables for which you have no formal documentation or other official certification. Businesses use RAI to authenticate products and products claims before they are brought to the marketplace. RAI applies authentication standards and rules of evidence at a level used in a court of law. Once authenticated, RAI registers the item in either The Global Authentication Registry or The Private Collection Registry as you direct. Registries are electronic provenances.


A Small Sample of what we certify and authenticate as genuine:

Authentication News


  • Fine art including paintings, sculpture, pottery, jewelry
  • Limited series craft items
  • Manufacturer's limited series runs of all types
  • Pieces of famous places and landmarks
  • Vintage photographs and signed documents
  • Collectable model cars, trains, planes
  • Vintage and exotic automobiles
  • Commemoratives and collectables of all kinds
  • Carroll Hall Shelby vehicles, collectables, and related memorabilia
  • If you are not sure about an item, call us and we will be happy to discuss it.


  • RAI Certified Authentic Shelby GT500 sells for $290,000.00 ($319,000.00) January 21, 2007 at the Barrett-Jackson Car Auction..... [more]

  • Fake Art Resold By FBI and U.S. Post Office:A group of paintings and prints, from Manet to Picasso should be reclassified as "Revolving Art." Read the article on how counterfeit art is siezed from counterfeiters and resold to the public. [more]

  • What do auto parts, shampoo, paintings, vintage cars, and Australian didgeridoos have in common? All have been counterfeited:See article by Loss Prevention Concepts, Ltd.[more]

  • Counterfeiting Used By Al Qaeda Terrorists To Raise Money:Read about this and the use of counterfeiting by other terrorist groups.[more]


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RAI Corporation
A Registry and Authentication Company
13406 Heights Lane, Suite 111
San Antonio, Texas 78230

US - 800-378-6364
Texas - 210-764-0425
rai@swbell.net
RAI Corporation is an independent company and neutral third party that authenticates (provides authentication) and certifies (provides certification) the genuineness of fine art, crafts, manufactured limited edition products, and collectibles. RAI provides car authentication, automobile authentication, auto authentication, and certification for verifiable product claims and general claims. As an authenticator, RAI helps protect buyers and sellers from fakes, counterfeits, replicas and the confusion that they bring to the marketplace. A large part of RAI's business encompasses anti-counterfeiting measures. These measures are necessary because of the ease that technology has brought to counterfeiting. Almost anyone can counterfeit any product or collectible. Collectible is sometimes also spelled collectable with the plural being collectables or collectibles. The dictionary favors both spellings. RAI specializes in authenticating fine art, including paintings, sculpture, pottery, and jewelry. Also RAI authenticates vintage sportcars, including Carroll Shelby vehicles such as GT-350, GT-500, sometimes known as Shelby Mustangs, Shelby Cobras including Shelby Cobra 427 and 289 models, autographs, vintage photographs, and limited craft items, sports memorabilia, pieces of famous places and landmarks. Claims that products accomplish a certain end result or have certain qualities will be authenticated by RAI if the claim can be verified by RAI through sufficent evidence. RAI also specializes in Carroll Hall Shelby collectables and car racing memorabilia, including Cobra, GT-350, GT-500, Shelby Mustangs, Shelby Series 1, and Daytona Coupe racecars. The Shelby 427 Cobra S/C and 289 Cobra models have a large following. RAI guarantees its authentication through the "RAI Court Guarantee". If the genuineness of the RAI authenticated item is ever legitimately challenged, RAI go to court anywhere in the United States to prove and protect the authentication.