[travrosty]

thanks for the compliment, i know these "authenticated" listings weren't reported by an emr because an emr asked me for the listings, i gave it to him, and then he told me he didnt report it, OK?

lets catch 1000's of fakes, but let the psa and jsa fakes get a pass. sounds like a plan to me. some fakes are more equal than others. if a restaurant didn't admit some people because of affiliation, would you walk right in, or demand they serve everyone fairly and equally? You could make the argument that some people still get to eat, and that's better than none, why waste all that food just because a few are turned away unfairly.

i stand on principle. they shouldn't help ebay if ebay isnt going to do the right thing and pull ALL fakes. Why are you defending some of the fakes? because they have psa and jsa certs? if they had GA and ACE certs, would you think it was okay if they were the protected ones? I think not.

i know of 7 people who are emr's. some are psa and jsa defenders like you, who authenticates for jsa.

from one unbalanced misanthrope to another, let's not pretend you didn't have the same opinion I do about the whole authentication shell game. from Baron's "Kinda Sorta Genuine."

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THE RECENT ARTICLES IN THE TWO collectors' magazines have only added to the questions about the company. The bi-monthly Pen and Quill, put out by the oldest autograph collectors' club in the world, has published what amounts to a five-page indictment of PSA/DNA's authentication process, entitled "Who's Watching the Watchmen." "It has become apparent that PSA/DNA has some weakness in authenticating autographs outside the sports field -- as well as some glaring oversights from within the sports area," writes author Steve Zarelli, a member of the collectors club. "It's not uncommon to see a PSA/DNA [expert] 'authenticating' an autograph that is certainly not authentic." The Bottom Line: The stock, which has fallen 26% from its 52-week high, could drop another 25% amid questions of credibility, the loss of a big coin customer and high costs in a diamond business.Zarelli told of a collector who successfully bid for a game-used bat belonging to Ernie Banks, complete with a certificate of authentication from PSA/DNA. "What autograph?" Zarelli writes, "The bat isn't signed by anyone." Similarly, a "signed" Mark McGwire baseball card, authenticated and graded by PSA/DNA, turned out to be a rubber-stamped signature rather than hand-written, he writes.


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