What PSA/DNA and Heritage auctions are doing to our beloved boxing hobby!

[RichardSimon]

Originally Posted by thenavarro

I've found the people (at least the ones that I know or do business with) that work and consult for them to be good, decent, honorable people in dealings that I've had with them personally, both with PSA, and outside of PSA.

Mike

Mike - Just curious, did you ever have any dealings with Steve Rocchi while he was with PSA? And if so, would you include him in your description of PSA people?

[thenavarro]

Originally Posted by RichardSimon

Mike - Just curious, did you ever have any dealings with Steve Rocchi while he was with PSA? And if so, would you include him in your description of PSA people?

No sir, to my knowledge I've never had any direct dealings with Steve Rocchi.

Mike

[steve B]

Stuff like this is what I really don't like about autograph collecting.

I'm reasonably sure Travis is right about the exemplars and one is similar to the auction lot, but if someone handed me printouts of the two exemplars he shows with the context of the letter and contract? removed, And asked if they were done by the same person I'd say no.

They don't look at all alike.

So how the heck can anyone reliably authenticate anything, even with exemplars?


Steve B

[shelly]

I will go out on limb here. I would say the tpa's should stay as far away as possible from boxing. It is a lose lose prop.

[travrosty]

Originally Posted by RichardSimon

Mike - Just curious, did you ever have any dealings with Steve Rocchi while he was with PSA? And if so, would you include him in your description of PSA people?

Mike, it doesnt matter, are they good at what they do? Is it honest to cert an autograph with no exemplars. PSA and JSA did it with the tom sayers, it is documented, and jsa did it with george dixon. Is that honest?

Is it honest to leave up a bob fitzsimmons autograph on autograph facts after they know it isnt a real bob fitzsimmons autograph and was signed by his wife. is that honest, is that decent, is that helping the collector?

Just a few questions.

[jhs5120]

Originally Posted by sago

Would it be ok to quote this in other threads?

Bravo!