Donavon are you out there and willing to help?

[RichardSimon]

If someone can get away with computer generating a Ty Cobb autograph cut, and then have PSA slab it, what else has that person gotten away with? I cannot believe that this criminal stopped at one Ty Cobb cut.

[travrosty]

exactly and that is why i believe he says psa said it was an original ink copy and not a laser print, because if they are caught certing laser prints, then how many others could there be out there if they cant tell the difference between a computer printer and a persons regular handwriting?

I think that is the question a lot of people would like to know the answer to, because having the autograph slabbed, it kind of shileds the autograph from closer inspection, and if it wasnt for ron k. noticing an exact copy of his autograph, this cobb could have floated around forever, being bought and sold under lucite without it ever being inspected closely and being found out.

[Bilko G]

I definitely would say Donavon is now "Gonavon", i doubt we ever see him again.

[RichardSimon]

Originally Posted by Bilko G

I definitely would say Donavon is now "Gonavon", i doubt we ever see him again.

Good call Bilko,, I hope you are wrong but I think you are right.
I hope he did not sucker someone into paying him a grand for that Cobb.
The fact that it is still in PSA's database is the definitive answer regarding what Don did with the autograph.
I hope that if the autograph was sold that the buyer stumbles onto this thread.

[savedfrommyspokes]

Is there a chance that Donovan did have a legit Cobb signature in that case, removed it from the case and somehow was able to reseal the case with the questionable signature with the hope of resubmitting the cut sig that was originally in the case?

Is the only known image the one used on ebay when trying to sell? Although the case appears intact in the image, he could have enhanced the image.

[travrosty]

someone could try to do that, but the case is suppose to be tamper evident.

when psa slabs an autograph, it does not take a picture of it, unless the submitter pays a separate fee for a full loa in addition to the slabbing, so abuse like that could occur if someone could figure out how to crack a case and reseal it without it frosting on the edges or losing its rigidity like psa claims is the case when people crack the case.

we will never find out what happened because donovan said one thing and did another, just like we predicted. there was something fishy going on and we asked him to dispel the suspicion by letting someone independent look at the autograph, and he adamantly refused making flimsy excuses, thus only making it look worse for him like he had something to hide, which we think he did.

People who are not at fault and have nothing to hide do not make every attempt to filibuster and destroy the piece the instant they say they receive it back.

he said PSA told him they are going to void the cert, and it STILL shows up in PSA's database. This tells us that PSA must want it both ways - take the autograph out of circulation without admitting it is a laser copy instead saying that there are superman individuals out there that have the ability to copy an autograph EXACTLY by hand, but also having the description in their database STILL say that the autograph is legitimate.

why hasn't the onine cert been cancelled by PSA?

Nobody took responsibility for what looks like an exact laser copy,this is just what they wanted to do with this autograph, and the hobby suffers for it, again.

donovan won't talk, psa won't talk. money changed hands, silence prevails, and we couldn't get answers.

[Deertick]

Travis, he never sent it back, PSA never called it fake, and he didn't destroy it. It WILL change hands if it hasn't already.

[RichardSimon]

Originally Posted by travrosty

this cobb could have floated around forever, being bought and sold under lucite without it ever being inspected closely and being found out.

Has that happened already Don?
Inquiring minds would like to know.