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Permalink Reply by Xwiesy on February 21, 2013 at 1:35pm

Yeah- PSA sat there and authenticated 100 photos for one dude, right there, and didn't even balk that 15 of them were phoney, but they also will authenticate every single item someone gives then if they give enough.

This story is hilarious.

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Permalink Reply by K & L on February 21, 2013 at 1:35pm

I watched the guy go through every single photo and pass some, fail a couple.

This is a supposed "in-person" collector, yes. I don't think PSA keeps tabs on him because most of his stuff passes, so what's to worry about?

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Permalink Reply by Rich on February 21, 2013 at 1:38pm

If he's an in-person collector, wouldn't 15 bad items automatically make PSA second guess the rest of the batch?

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Permalink Reply by K & L on February 21, 2013 at 1:45pm

You would think so, but it's true what the previous person says. You can "make friends" with a PSA authenticator, like this guy did. Have a bunch of small talk and buddy up with him, maybe pay him a little more per photo and, there's no problem. He just won't pass the "obvious fails"

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Permalink Reply by Rich on February 21, 2013 at 1:52pm

That's kind of what we'd heard (and assumed, based on some of the trash I've seen them pass).

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on February 21, 2013 at 2:08pm

K&L,

Who was the known forger? And who was the authenticator, or what did he look like? What show was this please?

Thanksy

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Permalink Reply by Carl Ryan on February 21, 2013 at 9:06pm

I have not heard of PSA sitting at tables and authenticating autographs from any and all genres right their on the spot for everyone and anyone who approached them. This would seem to make for impossible wait times. In almost every instance that i have seen, they take in the items and bring them back at a later date.

Now the important thing we all need to know here, is what were PSA doing their? Were they just their to authenticate any and all autographs. Or were they at a convention or autograph fair of some sort? Their is a very good case out their where some forgers tried to make the PSA guys look very bad. They brought in a news reporter for this job as well. They went to a convention where a number of celebrities were signing at booths. They then sent in their guys with forgeries from the same celebrities that were attending and asked PSA to authenticate them. PSA were there specifically to authenticate those items being signed by the celebrities in the same building. Now granted, i think the booth was seperated from some of the celebs by  a little distance, which isnt good in my opinion. But the point is that they were authenticating signatures that were just signed by the celebrity in question right their in close distance. 

The forgers however got their item certified, b/c the PSA guys thought they were from the stall next door and didnt scrutinize them too hard. Foolish i know, but easy to get lured into a false sense of reality. The forgers then came back out with their certed items and tried to make the case that PSA knew nothing and authenticated forgeries all the time. Yet they conveniantly left out all of the story except that PSA authenticated them.

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Permalink Reply by Mike Shepherd on February 24, 2013 at 1:15pm

I trust PSA for entertainment and sports autographs and JSA for sports autographs.  Keep up the good work Carl.

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