Philosophical Grading Question - 33 Ruth #144

[swarmee]

Originally Posted by riggs336

I submitted a question regarding this subject to PSA some time ago. I specifically asked if PSA would grade a card with an inauthentic signature as a regular card, albeit with a MK qualifier.
This is the response I received

Thank you for contacting PSA Customer Service. We apologize for our delayed response.

If you submit the card for card authentication/grading only and it has writing on it, it will be graded with the MK qualifier. I would suggest adding notes under the 'Submission Comments/Requests' on your Online Submission form so that our authenticators are aware of the inauthentic autograph on your cards.

This is pretty stupid of them. First, they're actually willing to slab it with a MK qualifier. Second, you have to tell them the auto is fake... ;-)

If they are going to slab this card with a number grade, they need to put something on the flip like "AUTOGRAPH NOT AUTHENTIC" or buyers are going to get confused and people are going to try and pawn it off as real.

[Schlesinj]

Originally Posted by swarmee

This is pretty stupid of them. First, they're actually willing to slab it with a MK qualifier. Second, you have to tell them the auto is fake... ;-)

If they are going to slab this card with a number grade, they need to put something on the flip like "AUTOGRAPH NOT AUTHENTIC" or buyers are going to get confused and people are going to try and pawn it off as real.

Based on communication with Chuck/Stacey PSA would not slab like the others. Not sure if the work around as suggested above was discussed, but I would think if something was marked “Authentic” that would be confusing. An interesting situation in general.

[riggs336]

The PSA response I quoted in post #6 above came from a Hector Ortega.