Is this 1971 topps Gil Hodges autograph real?

[jeffo81]

Well, I’m glad I didn’t listen to all the people here saying it was the “worst” forgery ever, “buy oceanfront Property” etc.

I saw another 1971 Auto that was so similar I couldn’t believe it,
So I had to send it in. It was worth the Gamble to send to PSA considering the other 5 autographs I got from that .10 cent box were legit.

So, I called PSA and asked what the deal was with “do not process” label it came back with and why if it was such an aweful forged card as 100 percent of the people here are saying why did it not come back AUTH?....which as you all know is for forged cards.

PSA told me it was deemed “do not process” because they could not determine one way or the other if it was real... so maybe it’s not as off as everything thinks??? And PSA did not charge me for it !! I’m sure if they thought it was fake those greedy buggers would have gladly taken my money.

What’s your experience been in these situations with “do not process” cards
They can’t determine?

Thanks

[Duluth Eskimo]

“Surely you can’t be serious?” says the pilot. You’re right, the pie in the sky does taste good. Keep on eating my friend. This is exactly why the wait time on encapsulation is so long.

[egri]

I would trust the members here before I trust what a TPA says, especially after that T206 scandal last fall. A couple weeks ago, a card I needed for my project came up on eBay. PSA’s quick opinion service was unable to render an opinion, but another member I showed it to didn’t like it, so I passed. He’s been at this for 50+ years; no one at any TPA has that level of experience.

If you want my honest opinion, the amount of hoops that you have to jump through for that to be real (flea market vendor had no clue he was sitting on one of the rarest signed cards out there, Hodges had two drastically different signatures at the same time, that, to use your words “maybe it’s not as off as everyone thinks”), I would not want it in my collection. I’d never feel comfortable with how different it is from other, authentic examples, or that so many folks here don’t like it. I understand that you said other cards from that vendor came back good, but mixing in a few good signatures with forgeries is a tactic I’ve seen used before.