[Lordstan]

Moyni,
Sorry to hear this happened to you.
Here is my 2c.

1) Obviously one of the big 2 made a mistake. Either PSA or JSA is wrong. For me, I think JSA got the Mack incorrect. I think I could go either way on the Cuyler as I have not studied him extensively. The Rixey I have no opinion on as I have not studied him as all.

2) Regarding the Pujols...There have been multiple stories in the not too distant past about players have gotten a stack of cards to sign and have had friends and family do it for them. Don't know if that happened here or if PSA just made a mistake.

3) If this is H&S's position, I certainly would be very hesitant to purchase any autos from them in the future. If it were me, I would realize that everyone makes mistakes and at a minimum offer to have JSA relook at them and take them back if they change their mind. I would think it would be in both of their best interests to focus on getting it right. Just your posting this here, I am sure has made several board members become hesitant to buy autos from them.

4) Lastly, I think you bear a significant amount of responsibility for this situation. Now that you look closely at the Mack you stated that you see many inconsistencies. You also note questionable findings in the Cuyler. Why did you not look closer before you spent your hard earned money? The reason is that you trusted the TPAs to do the work for you. Unfortunately, they only supply opinions and now their opinion is questionable. Yours is common situation since the beginnings of TPAs. If you had done your own analysis before bidding, you would have avoided the lot and not been out the money.

I think the moral of the story for all of us is to make sure we do our own homework.

I hope H&S does help you out in this situation and it get resolves for everyone's benefit. The selling of bad autos helps no one and hurts the hobby as a whole.
Best,
Mark V