I don't know Jordan well enough to comment on whether the jersey example would be considered atypical.
But, I can tell you that submitters often "salt" otherwise authentic submissions with a few bad items in hopes of sliding them through. The TPAs see it every day. Secondly, submitting Jordan in volume probably puts them on high alert, as it should.
It's unfortunate an authentic item was failed, and accuracy is always the primary goal. That said, I would rather see them err on the side of caution on high risk items.
The irony is, when they do pass atypical examples (that may very well be authentic), you have another group of collectors screaming, "How could they pass this junk?!?!"
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