Could PSA really authentic this ball?

[travrosty]

We went over this 100 times, the two things are not the same, not related in any way.

you don't like it if i am critical of psa and jsa, but so what?

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by travrosty

We went over this 100 times, the two things are not the same, not related in any way.

you don't like it if i am critical of psa and jsa, but so what?

Back to the original point Leon made, which initially compelled me to chime in... It's bad press for the hobby, it drives away new collectors, and it jeopardizes its future.

You obviously have some valid points, but beating it to death (and publicizing only their errors) is skewing people's perceptions + casting a negative light on an otherwise great hobby.

This is a no-win situation... nobody's opinion is going to change, so I'm done with this pointless bickering. You are quite astute, and I really liked the thread you started about where to hold the National Convention. How about more threads like that (and other varied topics?)

[shelly]

I think that the one point that everyone is missing is that Heritage should not be allowed to post pre certed items if they are not looked at by PSA or even their own staff. I know and so do the rest of you on this site that if that ball had been looked at by anyone with a half a brain they would know it was a forgery.
Why would you sell a ball to someone who then sends it in to get authenticated only to find out that they have spent $75 on a piece of garbage. Will Heritage refund the money for the full authentication? People here have wondered why Heritage would do something like this. They do $700,000,000 in business. Well that is the 24 dollar question. Why would you hurt your reputation for so little money.There is no way this makes any sense for Heritage. Yet they have been doing it for a long time. It is time for this to stop. Leon, you can help make this happen. No one on here is saying Heritage is a bad company. What they are saying is they are making a bad mistake by doing this. This also goes for PSA. You just don't hand out certs without looking at what the item is. Those who post these bad pieces are not hurting the hobby they are trying to protect it.

[travrosty]

Originally Posted by shelly

I think that the one point that everyone is missing is that Heritage should not be allowed to post pre certed items if they are not looked at by PSA or even their own staff. I know and so do the rest of you on this site that if that ball had been looked at by anyone with a half a brain they would know it was a forgery.
Why would you sell a ball to someone who then sends it in to get authenticated only to find out that they have spent $75 on a piece of garbage. Will Heritage refund the money for the full authentication? People here have wondered why Heritage would do something like this. They do $700,000,000 in business. Well that is the 24 dollar question. Why would you hurt your reputation for so little money.There is no way this makes any sense for Heritage. Yet they have been doing it for a long time. It is time for this to stop. Leon, you can help make this happen. No one on here is saying Heritage is a bad company. What they are saying is they are making a bad mistake by doing this. This also goes for PSA. You just don't hand out certs without looking at what the item is. Those who post these bad pieces are not hurting the hobby they are trying to protect it.

amen,

just trying to help the whole hobby which includes the buyers as well as the sellers.

[Big Dave]

+1