So I was looking for an earlier signature of Maris for a '62 Topps autographed team set I've been working on (I have a "later" signed '62 Topps Maris card, but really wanted an earlier one). I came across the below pictured card and was very pleased to find it as it matched what I was looking for.
I've owned (and still own) dozens of Maris signatures, all of which are authenticated, so feel as though I'm a pretty good judge of Maris signatues. Both in the scans prior to my purchasing the card, and when I had it in hand, the signature looked good to me and I saw nothing that would lead me to think otherwise. So, off to PSA it went.
Now, I also admit that I do not put a lot of faith in TPAs, but do get my items authenticated for 2 important reasons - 1.) most importantly, my insurance company will only insure my autographs that have been deemed authenticated by certain approved authenticators (both JSA and PSA/DNA are on the list); and #2.) resale value/ability (for example, if I was to upgrade the condition of the card, per se.
I was shocked to log on today and find that PSA/DNA deemed the Maris to be questionable authenticity. I do not believe that PSA is correct on this one, but wanted to see if those that know Maris' signature think I'm crazy and the below pictured card is not good. I also apologize in advance for the scans. Since I don't have the card in hand, I'm not able to scan the signature in a large, clear way.
