Nightmare on YooHoo Road.....Mantle and Berra autographs

[gonefishin]

That's crazy! Let me understand this, as I find this situation a total comedy of errors.

- You won this at auction from a reputable auction house.
- You were comfortable in believing it was authentic (as anyone would) because it was certified by PSA.
- The selling price was dramatically increased because it had been certified by PSA.
- Come to find out, it is fake, from the same authenticator that certified it for the auction.
- PSA wants to retain it, and simply give you redress by simply issuing you credit for the monies you spent!

Burn me once, shame on you! Burn me twice/three times/four times - shame on me!

After all this BS that includes your time, money, loss of the item, etc., STORE CREDIT! This is so bad and unprofessional it upsets me and I'm not the one that was taken advantage of. Hell, this is not much different than the asshole that created the counterfeit piece to begin with! Nowhere is it mentioned that in addition to making it right with you, not just store credit, that either party will go after the thief's that perpetrated the rip off. Instead, we will just keep the item, take it off the market, and let this kind of bullshit continue.

There isn't a whole of difference between what happened to you with them and meeting with an individual that sells this crap direct to an unsuspecting buyer. I don't know what the purchase price was, nor where all parties are located. However, it appears that somewhere down the line a felony has been committed - not just "Here's your store credit - I'll keep the evidence and you just please go away." I'm not saying it's PSA or REA, but someone, and they need to be held accountable.

Both PSA and REA are financially sound enough to create change by attacking the problem at it's source. At least a lot more capable than one individual.

I feel for you, good luck with whatever route you take and keep everyone posted on the outcome.