I want to see YOUR autograph

[travrosty]

Originally Posted by thenavarro

I figured Travis would have chimed in by now that it doesnt match known exemplars LOL. Actually, I signed it in front of Spence and he compared it against my drivers license

Mike

glad we have those tight controls in place for collector's signatures. now if spence would just use exemplars for boxing signatures, we might be all set.

btw, this card didnt pop up in the jsa database, so whats up with that?

[thenavarro]

Originally Posted by travrosty

btw, this card didnt pop up in the jsa database, so whats up with that?

According to their website:

"* Any encapsulated item's certification number is not registered within our online database."

From what I've seen, the exceptions to this are items that have a JSA LOA before they are encapsulated.


Mike

[travrosty]

its nice to see spence so concerned about getting m.n. signature right, but a 12000 thomas sayers signature didnt require an exemplar to get a cert?

thats why the hobby is all screwed up.

[thenavarro]

Originally Posted by travrosty

thats why the hobby is all screwed up.

The hobby doesnt meet everyone's need. Nothing does for that matter. But as long as one realizes it's an imperfect hobby, it can be a lot of fun. Do your own research (like you do), dont expect perfection for $20, dont spend more then you can afford to lose, and hang on and enjoy the ride

Mike

[travrosty]

the excuse that slabbed items dont show up in their database doesnt fly with me. i know this is the way psa and jsa do it, but its another example of shoddy customer service, and this is a problem that should be fixed. ALL autographs they authenticate, whether slabbed or not, should show up in their database.

It opens up the possibility for someone to defeat the slabbed holder system and replace autographs, with no online photo to help the customer detect the ruse.

if i ran an autograph authentication company, just another one of several policies and procedures that would be dumped in favor of transparency, accountability, and superior customer service.

[thenavarro]

Originally Posted by travrosty

the excuse that slabbed items dont show up in their database doesnt fly with me. i know this is the way psa and jsa do it, but its another example of shoddy customer service, and this is a problem that should be fixed. ALL autographs they authenticate, whether slabbed or not, should show up in their database.

It opens up the possibility for someone to defeat the slabbed holder system and replace autographs, with no online photo to help the customer detect the ruse.

if i ran an autograph authentication company, just another one of several policies and procedures that would be dumped in favor of transparency, accountability, and superior customer service.

Hey, we actually agree about something

I do think though that if any company provided true detailed authentication techniques and research, along with online databases AND customer service to boot, then their fees would be too prohibitive that it wouldnt be a successful busimess model. With the prices the companies charge these days, there has to ne corners cut and that is what contributes to "problems"