JSA........Seriously!....A Monkey's Autograph

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by Lordstan

IMHO, stuff like this tarnishes their credibility and serves to just chip away at the public confidence.

I think their customers are happy with things the way they are: slips, slabs, re-sell value. Whatever 'confidence' that particular part of the public has of them, is in very little danger, in my opinion.

The rest of us never had any confidence in them to begin with (I do realize that "us" doesn't include most autograph collectors on this board, so please don't think I'm making assumptions), or it evaporated after our first look at a Babe Ruth autograph signed on a ball that was created after he died.

[Lordstan]

Originally Posted by Runscott

I think their customers are happy with things the way they are: slips, slabs, re-sell value. Whatever 'confidence' that particular part of the public has of them, is in very little danger, in my opinion.

The rest of us never had any confidence in them to begin with (I do realize that "us" doesn't include most autograph collectors on this board, so please don't think I'm making assumptions), or it evaporated after our first look at a Babe Ruth autograph signed on a ball that was created after he died.

I guess you're right. It's just disappointing that the main focus seems to be resale value and not getting it right.

[Forever Young]

Originally Posted by Lordstan

I guess you're right. It's just disappointing that the main focus seems to be resale value and not getting it right.

Are you sure it isn't right?? I thought Travis was back by the tread title.

[Lordstan]

Originally Posted by Forever Young

Are you sure it isn't right??

Ben,
I have no idea what the monkey's autograph looks like and I find it really hard to believe that JSA does either. I wonder how many known Monkey exemplars they have. How do I know it's the same monkey? Perhaps it's a monkey autopen? I'm sure he gets lots of requests.

Just because Travis is gone, doesn't mean the TPAs can't make themselves look foolish all by their lonesome.

Best,
Mark

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by Lordstan

Just because Travis is gone, doesn't mean the TPAs can't make themselves look foolish all by their lonesome.

Best,
Mark

I think Travis actually helped them - they got sympathy votes from forum members.

[Joem36]

He got paid in bananas....I wonder how many?

[JimStinson]

Mike ...its sadly ironic that you would post that photo of Micky Dolenz the alleged drummer for "The Monkees" as Cheeta had originally auditioned for the position and at the last minute was refused , on the basis of being "Too good looking" and instead was replaced by Dolenz.

The rest as they say "is history" but he was very bitter about it and refused to sign any and all "Monkees" related items when he did the private signing and also refused to sign ANYTHING of him and Actress Marilyn Monroe posed together which today still remains a mystery.
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[GrayGhost]

Hey Hey we're JSA, people say we monkey around, we authenticate chimps, to drag our reputation....down.

[Big Dave]

We're just trying to make money..
The easiest money around..
We're no better then you are...
Just a bunch of ridiculous clowns..

[GrayGhost]

Originally Posted by Big Dave

We're just trying to make money..
The easiest money around..
We're no better then you are...
Just a bunch of ridiculous clowns..

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by Lordstan

I guess you're right. It's just disappointing that the main focus seems to be resale value and not getting it right.

There are plenty of other companies that face the same choices. For instance, newspapers - the 'Seattle Times' publishes absolute crap nowadays, and has loads of typos and horrible writing that would never have made their paper twenty years ago. They grab stuff off the wire that is late, irrelevant, incorrect. Their election reporting is frequently flat-out incorrect - I had to write in and tell them how caucuses work (and they corrected their story in the online version). But if they did what it takes to 'get it right', they couldn't stay in business. I pay 75 cents every morning to read the rag while drinking my coffee, but I keep paying.