PSA/DNA Quality Control Questioned
 

I received this card last week from an eBay auction. I'm totally OK with the signature, but the flip gives another opportunity to pile on PSA/DNA. Does anybody check their work before it leaves the building? I'll probably take a hacksaw to the slab. So, the mistake is not a problem to me, but could be to someone else.

OK, that's a enough from me about the folks at PSA. I was glad to get this card because I was down to two for the complete set. The other is Rube Walhberg who passed away just a few months after the cards were issued. The Walhberg, when available goes for more than I can justify. So, I can't call this set "complete", but I can call it "done".

I don't think this set is the most beautiful in anyone's collection, but I really enjoy the autographed cards. It was a great concept back in 1978. The issuers selected 200 old ball players that were known to sign through the mail. The DiMaggio brothers, Musial, even Koufax were in in it. They sold the cards and the mailing addresses together. Like a knucklehead, I only mailed out about half of them. My reasoning? I didn't want to spend the fifteen cents postage or whatever it was at that time. It cost me a little more to complete the way I did. The good thing was I always send an extra or two cards to be signed and that gave me a good start on my '58 Topps autographed set. Down to eight cards on that project.

Maybe I like the set because it represents a great time to be a collector and a baseball fan, but I could say that about everyday.

Jerry,
I had never heard the story of why these were made, why the players were selected and how they were marketed before. Now it makes sense why you see so many of these signed. Thanks.

Jeff

Beautiful Kuhel, btw ;):cool::eek:

The cards were sold in four groups of fifty. Here is the actual address list for cards 1-50 and Jeff, what PSA refers to as the "Jackie Jensen" card.

Cool story. It is amazing how accessible those guys were.

And as far as the slab goes, there is no excuse for that. PSA should fix it and offer something beyond that. You should contact Joe Orlando directly.

I'm sure they would make it right. Despite the picture that is often portrayed, these are decent people trying to offer a solid product.

I have no doubt that PSA would remedy this situation without hesitation. However, in this case out of 199 cards only two are slabbed. The other being Dale Alexander. I'll pop them out so that they will fit in the binder with all the others.

Has anybody ever seen the companion piece, Jackie Jenson flip with Joe Kuehl card? Maybe I'll email the eBay seller.