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Originally Posted by Rhotchkiss
I have no real basis for my 50% statement. It was a bit of hyperbole. I don’t trust their “opinions” very much. And, I do think many autos are fakes. Just like I think many numerically graded cards have been altered. And it’s not just PSA. I think they all mess up, a lot. More than we think. I just don’t like PSA’s hubris with “never get cheated”.
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That is hubris to say that, no doubt, and it's easy to dislike PSA's imperial position within the hobby, with cards and autographs living and dying by their decisions. But it seems to me, Ryan, that you need more than "I think" to accuse them of slabbing "a lot" of fakes and vice versa. That just doesn't pass muster without being able to back it up with more than an anecdote or two. I don't know about the card side, but "I think" the top handful of vintage autograph guys are very good at what they do and provide a valuable service to collectors and the hobby.