How does this Heritage/Mantle look to you?

[RichardSimon]

Originally Posted by 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.

Chris,
So if the item is listed without an examination, why say it is pre-certified and create an impression that is totally incorrect?
I don't regard this question as mud slinging, I do think it is worthy of a response.
The entire hobby is improved by truthful statements in auction house descriptions, don't you think?

[shelly]

Chris,
You say pre certified in many of your auction descriptions but we don't even know who does the pre certifying based on your auction descriptions.In this case I would have thought Drew Max, Ted Taylor and if you where very lucky Morales might have done your early certification.
And as Richard has pointed out you are saying pre certified when the item has not been pre certified I am really confused.
You also ask us to help you out by e mailing you when we find mistakes.
You are paying the major tpa guys to do that work, why ask us to do it for free why not make us an offer we can't refuse. I know that there are better people on this site vs who you hire. How about the two geniuses that work for you now do you not trust there work?
Putting up that Mantle picture when the knowing part of the autograph community knows it is crap is an insult to us and makes us think you don't even care.
If no one had said a word about that piece how do we know that it would have been taken down?