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Help! AAU Certified Babe Ruth/Ty Cobb Baseball and 14 HOFer Signed Induction Card Kicked Off eBay
I purchased through an auction house a signed Babe Ruth/Ty Cobb baseball and a HOF's signed induction card with 14 signatures. These items came with a COA from AAU, Drew Max, Pawn Stars authenicator. I put these on Ebay, only to be kicked off because their 3rd party authenticators said they were fakes. After some research, I found out that Ebay does not recognize "Forensic Examiners"...why. They are far more educated in this arena than those other so called experts. So I go to a well established auction house, they send those items out to PSA along with some others I know for sure are authentic because I have pics of the individuals signing the items. Not to my surprise, all but one comes back not authenticated. Even the ones I know are for real...so much for PSA. Anyway, I contacted AAU and the president, Marc Goldman emails me to give him a call, I do. He states that all the above forementioned items are real and that he will go to court with me to prove such. He also stated that Ebay had contacted them in 1997-98 to be their 3rd party authenticator, they turned them down...hence the snub on Ebay. He also stated that I should sell these with a clear mind, that I am not frauding anyone. So who do I believe? Oh, and the orginal auction house says that they sold me an authentic items. These items are worth, between 40,000 and 50,000 if real. So any adivice? I'm seriously thinking of hiring a lawyer. It's not about money, but principal.
Disgusted
Tags: PSA, aau, babe ruth, drew max, eBay, hof, induction, psa, ty cobb
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Permalink Reply by CJCollector on
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Ron, is the below baseball one of the items you are referring to? I hope not.
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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on
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Ron,
Everyone agrees that it's frustrating as hell when PSA or JSA rejects an autograph signed in front of you. In their defense, modern autographs signed for fans "on the street" are often very inconsistent and hard to authenticate. But some PSA and JSA authenticators are better than others, particularly in certain areas. Post your in person pieces that PSA rejected if you want usable input.
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It would be very helpful if you posted photos of the autographs here. I would love to see the autographs.
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Interesting and entertaining.
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Permalink Reply by J.Seah on
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"Drew Max, who along with partner Marc Goldman owns and runs Authentic Autographs Unlimited, says his scientific background and unbiased business model make him a great choice for autograph collectors who need a second (or third-party) opinion."
Isn't there a conflict of interest when the authenticator is a partner of the company ????
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Authentic Autographs Unlimited (AAU) is an authenticator, not the seller J. Drew Max is one of the owners of AAU. Goldman I don't know.
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J is pretty sharp, especially in music and entertainment, but he probably knows Authentic Autographs Unlimited as AAU, since that's the term we use around here. It's hard to keep track of new auction house opening all the time.
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Marc Goldman is the President of AAU.
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