Kevin, we have to roast one another any chance we get! I have been waiting for someone to light the coals under me for not agreeing that all those Ruth autographs were bad.
The way I evaluate the results of these autograph threads is very simple: if Steve, Chris, Richard or Shelly get involved, I listen. Anyone else...not so much. If the silence is deafening, the jury is still out and will stay out for the rest of time;i.e-don't buy unless you don't mind not being sure...forever. The other thing is - if JSA or PSA says it's bad, it almost certainly is. If they say it's good, it's at least worth taking a closer look at. If they haven't rendered an opinion, I need to have heard from one of the guys I mentioned above.
Because everyone makes mistakes, if it's Ruth, Johnson, Cobb, Wagner or an early Mantle, I use my own judgement to make a buy/sell decision, then consult one or more of the guys above so that I feel better. So far I've never gotten a "you fvcked up".
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