This discussion has been productive, even though I'm sensing wincing by some who think criticism is 'TPA-bashing'. There tends to be a confusion between constructive criticism and bashing - thin skin on both sides, understandably.
Personally, I think if it's an authentic signature, it should be certified. The problem is that JSA keeps his exemplars to himself, and he has approved too many clubhouse signatures for me to have any faith in his hidden exemplars.
PSA, on the other hand, at least shows us exemplars. It's very helpful (to me, anyway), because I can at least tell what styles of each player's autograph they are willing to consider. I don't see any horrid Koufax signatures on PSA's site, but I do see the ugly 'old Wagner' examples. Makes me think that PSA isn't comfortable with the ugly Koufax signatures. I have more confidence in PSA than JSA, so that fact gives me no confidence in Spence's opinion on this one.
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