How does this Heritage/Mantle look to you?

[RichardSimon]

With two of the hobby autograph "giants" on staff you would think something like this would not happen,,,, BUT IT DID.
Maybe they will double ban me now.
At least I won't be able to bid on that Mantle .

[mr2686]

They may double ban you Richard, but then you can be on double secret probation.

[daves_resale_shop]

Thats one ugly mantle

[Leon]

Originally Posted by daves_resale_shop

Thats one ugly mantle

It got taken down....

[shelly]

Leon, not the point. It should have never been there in the first place. This a known forgery. It has been shown on ever site there is. For such a high end house that was just plain awful.

[JimStinson]

What ever it was its gone so SOMEONE reads this stuff ..., Being banned from auctions ? Seriously ? Let me get this straight ... If someone "wins" something at a high end auction that means they were the ONE person in the ENTIRE WORLD that was willing to pay more than anyone else. Which (I guess) means they paid too much.
Thats like a Vegas Casino putting a limit on how much a player can lose..
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[RichardSimon]

Well, at least they did pull it.
But I would be really interested in their definition of pre-certified.
Pre-certified with the auctions that I am aware of usually means that a TPA at least gives the item a cursory look.
Was that Mantle given a cursory look by PSA or JSA?
I could not believe in a thousand years that either PSA or JSA would have given that Florida crap Mantle a thumbs up.
Heritage - why not come on and tell us who pre-certified that piece. You have come on Net54 before, this one needs an explanation.

[RichardSimon]

I do have the screen shot of this listing. However I had to save it in my photo editing software (only way to save screen shots) and I cannot upload it on Net54.

[kneerat]

Hello,

This thread has been brought to our attention so we would like to provide some clarification of our authentication process.
First, and most importantly, every autograph sold by Heritage is authenticated by PSA/DNA, James Spence, or both.
We cannot stress this enough. Due to the logistics of running constant auctions that begin and end every week, occasionally we must list material prior to its evaluation by PSA/DNA, who examines our Sunday Internet Sports Auctions (SISA). While this is admittedly not ideal, it is important to understand that no auction reaches its conclusion without that evaluation. Lots are pulled prior to the end of the four-week bidding process if they are deemed not authentic or questionable. Never will an autographed lot in a Heritage auction close prior to examination. We do understand it can be frustrating to bid on a lot only to have the auction end prior to the conclusion, but we would all agree that this is preferable to selling material that is not genuine. We would also suggest that ideally those who feel they have spotted a problematic item in a Heritage auction would bring it to our attention directly via email to Sports@HA.com, which would be the most effective course of action to ensure speedy removal of such items from auction. The entire hobby is improved when mudslinging is replaced by goodwill and a helpful intent.