The Human Factor
PSA is only as good as the people it hires and the autograph knowledge they bring with them. So decisions made will ALWAYS be subjective. Back in 1987 when I lived in Cleveland I brought a baseball with me when the Oakland As visited the Indians at big old Municipal Stadium. The place was empty. It was Mark McGuire's rookie year. I walked behind the dugout and asked him to autograph my ball. He said sure and I tossed it to him. He signed it and I kept it for years. When I wanted to sell it I turned it over to Heritage who (I assume) turned it over to PSA for grading. It was rejected as fake. What???? So I turned to Spence, who authenticated it and I sold it. Same thing happened with a Bill Dickey (NY Yankees HOF) baseball that I had signed in person MANY years ago in NYC. Fake, says PSA. What??? I watched him sign it. Spence graded it as authentic and I sold it.
I realize you are talking about signed cards BUT I say the same principle applies. Humans grade and sometimes they will make mistakes.My advice when this happens? Get a second opinion like I did. Peace.
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