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Old 04-24-2021, 06:16 AM
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Default PSA Returns Card as ?Authtct
Cobb 2

Anyone ever seen this before as I haven't and it cant be found anywhere on their website?

Is it PSA's way of saying - "Yea we don't have a clue BUT thanks for the Grading Fees"?
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Old 04-24-2021, 06:19 AM
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No it means it's fake.
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Old 04-24-2021, 06:20 AM
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Do you have a scan of the card?
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Old 04-24-2021, 06:25 AM
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Yea - Not a very good one tho and I don't have the back -

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Old 04-24-2021, 06:27 AM
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No it means it's fake.
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Old 04-24-2021, 06:28 AM
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No it means it's fake.
Yea that crossed my mind - but thought they would have some other designation like maybe - "Not Authentic"
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Old 04-24-2021, 06:30 AM
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Yea - Not a very good one tho and I don't have the back -

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Oopf that’s a bad one
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Yea - Not a very good one tho and I don't have the back -

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Like others have said it means the card is fake. Did it look/feel real in hand?
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Old 04-24-2021, 06:34 AM
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Like others have said it means the card is fake. Did it look/feel real in hand?
Don't have it in hand - is on ebay

https://www.ebay.com/itm/17474108381...YAAOSwoJ9gf5jH

Bid is up to $118 on it

(sorry to out this if it is someone on the boards)
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Old 04-24-2021, 06:42 AM
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Don't have it in hand - is on ebay

https://www.ebay.com/itm/17474108381...YAAOSwoJ9gf5jH

Bid is up to $118 on it

(sorry to out this if it is someone on the boards)
I hope it is not a member here selling that.

Just another scammer looking for a fish.
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Old 04-24-2021, 06:43 AM
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No need to apologize for protecting the community from buying a bad fake. The code means Questionable Authenticity, it's their method of saying "fake" in a noncommittal way. I imagine someone in a legal department somewhere came up with it.
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Wait so some idiot actually sent that card in. That is too funny.


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It means questionable authenticity. It's PSA's polite way of saying you submitted a fake. Happens to the best of us.
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Old 04-24-2021, 08:45 PM
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Wait so some idiot actually sent that card in. That is too funny.
The guy who paid the opinion sellers would have had the last laugh if it had gotten into a slab
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Yes he would have. Me personally, I have no desire to pay $300 to send in a fake. It has only happened once, when I got burned on a Satchell Paige rookie that was a fake. It was one of the best fakes I have ever seen. I bought it raw from a famous pawn shop on TV that will remain nameless.
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To me it seems like a tactic some sellers use on Ebay...send in an obvious fake card, get one of these labels back from PSA, then list card with label showing in hopes that a buyer/buyers think that the '?' after authenticity is actually PSA not being sure if the card is legitimate or not, instead of it most definitely not being authentic.

Shame on PSA for having that ridiculous question mark. And of course shame on all those slimy sellers out there working this angle.

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To me it seems like a tactic some sellers use on Ebay...send in an obvious fake card, get one of these labels back from PSA, then list card with label showing in hopes that a buyer/buyers think that the '?' after authenticity is actually PSA not being sure if the card is legitimate or not, instead of it most definitely not being authentic.

Shame on PSA for having that ridiculous question mark. And of course shame on all those slimy sellers out there working this angle.

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in hopes that a buyer/buyers think that the '?' after authenticity is actually PSA not being sure if the card is legitimate or not, instead of it most definitely not being authentic.
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Yes - exactly what I thought. They should be labeled as "Not Authentic" instead of "?AUTHCTC".

First time I have ever seen this designation -
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I think the ?authentct is just shorthand for Questionable Authenticity...
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I think the ?authentct is just shorthand for Questionable Authenticity...
And very questionable judgement on PSA's behalf for utilizing this shorthand.

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