Could PSA really authentic this ball?

[thecatspajamas]

Originally Posted by Leon

Heritage is the very least of our problems in the hobby. I am not saying not to "out" issues with ANY situation. I am in agreement, though the constant rhetoric towards them gets old. How about going after some of the bad guys? If you are an autograph collector and want new people coming into the hobby then this side of the board is failing miserably. I can almost assure everyone that anyone reading all of these comments about autographs are LESS likely than more likely to start collecting them. So for that, we all thank the folks who constantly point all the bad stuff because you are saving us from the inevitable headaches. At least on the card side there is a lot of good stuff too.

Amen.

And might I also add that there are still such things as good old honest mistakes (I make them all the time). Making another mistake later, even if it is the same mistake, is not necessarily indicative of a conspiracy or a refusal to correct the issue. (I type "teh" instead of "the" all the time, and will continue to do so, not because I'm a willfully bad typist, but because I'm clumsy). In cases like these, where a mistake is made, pointed out, and corrected/removed, what harm is done?

And just because a public apology was not made for the mistake does not make it a conspiracy, nor does the lack of a personal "thank you" for pointing out the mistake. It's nice to be thanked, and maybe even expected among gentlemen, but not required. The lack of a thank-you may be indicitave of one's character or how the mistake was pointed out, but certainly is not wholesale license to mount an attack campaign on the supposed offender. It is possible to point out mistakes without demanding that the whole establishment be razed.