Seemingly enhanced/altered Harry Truman signed baseball featured on haulsofshame.com

[Big Dave]

....are there issues with PSA/DNA as well as JSA authentications?

Quite a few, and new ones come to light every week. Do a search on here in regard to PSA/DNA and JSA and your eyes will be opened.

[TyrusRCobb]

Originally Posted by Big Dave

....are there issues with PSA/DNA as well as JSA authentications?

Quite a few, and new ones come to light every week. Do a search on here in regard to PSA/DNA and JSA and your eyes will be opened.

So...as a new collector who knows next to nothing about legitimate vs non-legitimate signatures which authentication service can be trusted? MLB? Steiner? None?

[David Atkatz]

The third one on your list.

[thecatspajamas]

Adam,

I think as a new collector, you would be best served reading through older posts first to kind of come up to speed, and then ask questions to clarify or fill in the gaps. I know it's not the easiest thing to hear "do your homework first," and I don't mean that to be rude, but consider also that even in asking a question as simple as "who can I trust," without having any background info to frame the answer(s) offered, you really can't judge whether the response itself is trustworthy.

That's not to say that I think anyone here is lying to you or trying to mislead you, but particularly when you start talking Third Party Authenticators or Grading, you're likely to get twice as many answers as there are TPA's, every response you get is going to have a "history" behind it.

[TyrusRCobb]

Originally Posted by thecatspajamas

Adam,

I think as a new collector, you would be best served reading through older posts first to kind of come up to speed, and then ask questions to clarify or fill in the gaps. I know it's not the easiest thing to hear "do your homework first," and I don't mean that to be rude, but consider also that even in asking a question as simple as "who can I trust," without having any background info to frame the answer(s) offered, you really can't judge whether the response itself is trustworthy.

That's not to say that I think anyone here is lying to you or trying to mislead you, but particularly when you start talking Third Party Authenticators or Grading, you're likely to get twice as many answers as there are TPA's, every response you get is going to have a "history" behind it.

I've been doing a great deal of reading through older posts since I joined and have already learned a great deal. I in no way take your suggestion to be rude. Quite the contrary, I find it to be sound advice. I'll continue reading the older threads in an attempt to answer some of my questions. Thanks for the response.

[earlywynnfan]

Originally Posted by David Atkatz

The third one on your list.

I would like to respectfully disagree with this statement. While nothing beats in-person autographs, MLB, Steiner, MAB, and TriStar holograms are as good as it gets. (Along with the old Sportsworld Collectibles who, to my knowledge, were some of the first with numbered holograms.) These are always from private or public signings, although watch Steiner because they sometimes sell vintage stuff; I can't speak for them much because I rarely buy from them.

Of course, this only helps with newer autos. Mantle, DiMag, and anyone before them pre-date the holograms, so if you want vintage, well, keep doing homework.


Ken

[TyrusRCobb]

Originally Posted by earlywynnfan

I would like to respectfully disagree with this statement. While nothing beats in-person autographs, MLB, Steiner, MAB, and TriStar holograms are as good as it gets. (Along with the old Sportsworld Collectibles who, to my knowledge, were some of the first with numbered holograms.) These are always from private or public signings, although watch Steiner because they sometimes sell vintage stuff; I can't speak for them much because I rarely buy from them.

Of course, this only helps with newer autos. Mantle, DiMag, and anyone before them pre-date the holograms, so if you want vintage, well, keep doing homework.


Ken

Thanks for the input Ken. It's much appreciated.