Is PSA really authenticating autographs?

[travrosty]

Are they really authenticating signatures like this? Or are they doing something else? There is not enough of any signature to authenticate. It is a line anyone can draw. So what are they doing? What is going on? Tell me that with a little practice, anyone can duplicate this line?

The COA is NOT an in the presence coa, it says in their opinion it is authentic. Can any exemplars help authenticate a squiggle? How many of these squiggle exemplars did they use?

Is this really autograph authentication?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/LARS-ULRICH-SIGNED-WHITE-DRUMHEAD-PSA-DNA-RARE-METALLICA-DRUMMER-2-/170836475490

[sam majors]

Yes Travis, they are authenticating squiggly lines! Even upside down and backwards squiggly lines get graded! On E-bay please check Item #281 115 563 891 from dctradingcards. I'm not knocking the seller by no means; just the way the squiggly lines are slabbed!!! :) :) :) Sam Majors

[Leon]

Yes Travis, they are authenticating squiggly lines! Even upside down and backwards squiggly lines get graded! On E-bay please check Item #281 115 563 891 from dctradingcards. I'm not knocking the seller by no means; just the way the squiggly lines are slabbed!!! :) :) :) Sam Majors

The one you are pointing out (link below) almost looks like a backwards one of the original one posted, as you mentioned. That looks like one of my signatures when I don't care at all what I am signing :).


http://www.ebay.com/itm/281115563891?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fsch%2F i.html%3F_from%3DR40%26_sacat%3D0%26_nkw%3D2811155 63891%26_rdc%3D1



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[mighty bombjack]

The one you are pointing out (link below) almost looks like a backwards one of the original one posted, as you mentioned. That looks like one of my signatures when I don't care at all what I am signing :).


http://www.ebay.com/itm/281115563891?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fsch%2F i.html%3F_from%3DR40%26_sacat%3D0%26_nkw%3D2811155 63891%26_rdc%3D1



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It's not backwards but upside down (I assume, as it looks like Lars at least forms a semblance of an L)

[travrosty]

there are no distinguishing characteristics with this autograph, it cannot be authenticated. anyone who wanted to could make a curved line like this indistinguishable from a real lars autograph as there is nothing inherent in this autograph to distinguish itself from anybodys elses attempt at a squiggle line.

[thetruthisoutthere]

Geez, Travis, is this thread of yours a direct misdirection in response to Leon's thread.

Please, say it ain't so.

Your timing is beautiful.