1933-35 NY Giants signed ball...really?

[MEARSAUCTIONS]

Guys,

I want to clarify again the situation with the Giants ball as per my own actions and that of the staff, I misspoke with my original post and cast the staff of JSA in a bad light, and for that I want to take full responsibility and apologize for the confusion.

My office just informed me that the Giants ball never received the final opinion from JSA and that it was under review. The ball was a last minute consignment and the images were sent to JSA's office before the auction went live. At that point, and when I first responded to this thread, I had never heard that that particular ball was under review, and I assumed that it had passed. I should have checked with JSA before assuming that they inspected the ball. They hadn't, so therefore they did not make the mistake.

Usually when we submit scans we hear back within 24 hours, so when I did not hear there was a problem, we left the ball in the auction. As always, if we would have heard there was a problem, we pull the ball immediately.

The process of rushing last minute consignments always creates stress on all involved, and since the ball was submitted by a very good consignor, we tried very hard to honor his request.

Although we typically process 1,200 items per month, even one mistake is not acceptable. I apologize to all of our bidders and to the staff of JSA for my poor characterization of events. Next time I will double check all of the facts before posting.

Regards,


Troy R. Kinunen/MEARS

[aaroncc]

Curious does JSA normally authenticate from just receiving a scan of the item?

[RichardSimon]

Originally Posted by aaroncc

Curious does JSA normally authenticate from just receiving a scan of the item?

I have been told that PSA does it too, for at least one big internet auctioneer.
And this surprises you , why?
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[aaroncc]

Richard, I see your point.

[sports-rings]

Troy,

would you mind sharing with the group how many pieces JSA authenticates in person and how many hours they need to accomplish this?