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Originally Posted by David Atkatz
Except for the fact that the bad stuff they certify is so bad that no one with an ounce of experience would buy any of it. But a PSA certified forgery can go for $300,000 to a sophisticated collector.
So who's worse for "the hobby"?
I'm certainly not worried about being fooled by a Morales-certified fake. But a really good forgery? Certed by PSA? Yeah, that worries me.
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For an educated/sophisticated collector such as yourself, the latter is admittedly worse. But concerning the hobby as a whole, I believe the former is worse. Hundreds of novice and new collectors entering the hobby will be burned, and this will slow/halt the growth of the hobby. We all started somewhere! While perhaps not as costly on a "per item" basis, the bogus forensic certed items must outnumber the PSA/JSA errors by 10 to 1.
The PSA/JSA examples are (for the most part) mistakes... It is the
intent to deceive that differentiates a mistake from a criminal act. To me, that's the aspect which is most unacceptable.