PSA quick opinion

[Bpm0014]

I had a Michael Jordan basketball and jersey signed in front of me at the same time. Basketball came back good, jersey came back bad. I can't fathom why people use third party companies to tell you whether something is good. The jersey was signed in front of me, but some bum 900 miles away is going to tell me it's fake. Crazy.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Bpm0014

I had a Michael Jordan basketball and jersey signed in front of me at the same time. Basketball came back good, jersey came back bad. I can't fathom why people use third party companies to tell you whether something is good. The jersey was signed in front of me, but some bum 900 miles away is going to tell me it's fake. Crazy.

Dude, you were dreaming when you got it signed. Yes, this is the kind of issue that would make me only collect legal documents if I were to venture into autographs. They are usually good. It seems there are almost as many of these stories as there are tales of accurate grading. It is a crapshoot to a layperson.

[scmavl]

I've sent a '75 Topps Jim Rice RC in twice for grading and gotten it back both times as "trimmed". I have video of me opening the rack pack and pulling it out. Those guys are crazy, both the auto and the grading side.

[Bpm0014]

Dude, you were dreaming when you got it signed. Yes, this is the kind of issue that would make me only collect legal documents if I were to venture into autographs. They are usually good. It seems there are almost as many of these stories as there are tales of accurate grading. It is a crapshoot to a layperson.

Hahaha. I don't even collect autographs because of this. However, I have access to Jordan once a year because my uncle does bodyguard work for him and his driver George every year at a local celebrity Mario Lemieux golf tourmament. I usually get 4-5 items signed every year. In a matter of a day, I had a jersey, basketball, picture, and rookie card signed. 3 came back fine, the jersey was deemed a forgery. It's a COMPLETE CRAPSHOOT!

[RichardSimon]

Originally Posted by Bpm0014

Dude, you were dreaming when you got it signed. Yes, this is the kind of issue that would make me only collect legal documents if I were to venture into autographs. They are usually good. It seems there are almost as many of these stories as there are tales of accurate grading. It is a crapshoot to a layperson.

Hahaha. I don't even collect autographs because of this. However, I have access to Jordan once a year because my uncle does bodyguard work for him and his driver George every year at a local celebrity Mario Lemieux golf tourmament. I usually get 4-5 items signed every year. In a matter of a day, I had a jersey, basketball, picture, and rookie card signed. 3 came back fine, the jersey was deemed a forgery. It's a COMPLETE CRAPSHOOT!

Now just convince a huge amount of collectors of that fact.

[Republicaninmass]

Wouldn't you rather them err on the side of caution?

[shelly]

Originally Posted by Republicaninmass

Wouldn't you rather them err on the side of caution?

Not when it cost you an arm and leg.

[RichardSimon]

Originally Posted by Republicaninmass

Wouldn't you rather them err on the side of caution?

If you knew the person who was "erring" that would be a good thing.
But who the heck is "erring?"
Joe, Peter, Miley, Mickey, Donald, ?????
And they are getting $7 ?? for a QO. Do you really think it is not a mail room kid looking at the graphs?