authentication blues

[RichardSimon]

Scott- besides Josh you also have Hefner's word on those autographs too.
That makes two guys who are better then anyone at JSA or PSA.

[mcgwirecom]

I had a friend who had bought a very early McGwire signature, a type most people haven't seen (college days). One of the Big 3 shot it down. He contacted me and I sent an email to one of the authenticators and voila' it got certed. Plus I've seen many Mac signatures that they did cert that were no good. I've even seen a rubber stamp that was certed! And it was OBVIOUSLY a rubber stamp.

[djson1]

Originally Posted by mcgwirecom

...I've even seen a rubber stamp that was certed! And it was OBVIOUSLY a rubber stamp.

It's amazing when I hear of rubber stamped items that get passed by the "experts" at these TPAs. Even some of these well known auction houses seem to have them up without knowing. Here's one example:

http://www.legendaryauctions.com/joe...-lot23908.aspx

http://www.legendaryauctions.com/Ite.../10912_lg.jpeg

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by RichardSimon

Scott- besides Josh you also have Hefner's word on those autographs too.
That makes two guys who are better then anyone at JSA or PSA.

I forgot about Travis and boxing. There are also some experts in non-baseball autographs at PSA who know their stuff. Baseball and football seem to be the real problem.