Yet Another PSA DNA Blunder.....

[DoctorLoomis]

I know this isn't sports related but I happen to be a huge collector of Andy Griffith signed items. I would consider myself an expert of Grifffith signatures for various reasons. Anyhow, this was not signed by Griffith.....guaranteed.




http://www.ebay.com/itm/ANDY-GRIFFIT...item5d448d1129

[DoctorLoomis]

Whats even more pathetic is PSA DNA authenticated the two Griffith signatures below....which are good and which I own....which means they are in their database....and yet they authenticated the garbage signature above.

[ousooner_85]

So you are saying even PSA makes mistakes?

[DoctorLoomis]

Guess what....another PSA blunder! This one is awful........

[DoctorLoomis]

And.....one of the worst Don Knotts forgeries I've ever seen. Why do people continue to rely on the opinion of a company that CLEARLY screws up time and time again?

[DoctorLoomis]

Charles Bronson no more signed this photo than the man in the moon. Yet another PSA gaffe......

[sogcollector]

How can PSA know the nuisances of every person or player in all genre's of sports and celebrity? I call BS and say its almost impossible. I think many good examples get lost in the shuffle in the process. I dont call myself any expert on anything but I know about 5-10 players really well as I have collected their signatures for 20 years. I had a signature on game used jersey not pass when the jersey and autograph were 1000% text book genuine. What they failed to realize in my case was the player in question was playing professionally as a teenager and the signature on the jersey was the first or earliest variation of this players autograph that he signed. What can you do? It may not mean much to some people but when a legitimate item is rejected the owner has no real recourse to sell in an auction. Its aggravating, frustrating and I would sure like to know who authenticates signatures of athletes who do not play"American" sports.

[Roady]

Maybe yours are fake and the others are real. Just kidding!
I have no idea.

I do know that I have autographs that I am confident are real based on me seeing it signed or just my own research. I don't care if they are not authenticated because I am convinced in my own mind they are real.

I also have autographs that I have bought that have 3rd party authentication like psa/dna, jsa, upper deck, etc........because I did not take time to research or just didn't feel confident enough in my own ability to authenticate. Sometimes it was just a good deal.
I have never sent an autograph to a company to authenticate so if I have one with their sticker it was because of the above reasons only.

Do I believe they are 100% right all the time? Of course not. But if I decide to sell an autograph nobody questions its authenticity if it has a select few little stickers on it.
Most collectors feel comfortable with the stickers and someone else's opinion.

[cjw]

The pressing question is who the heck wants Andy Griffiths, Don knotts or Charles Bronson's autos some bad that they would pay to have them authenticated?

[trsent]

The pressing question is who the heck wants Andy Griffiths, Don knotts or Charles Bronson's autos some bad that they would pay to have them authenticated?

There are collectors who want anything some back that they will pay for a 3rd party's opinion.