Posted By:
Richard Simon On June 7th an ebay auction was started for a baseball purportedly signed by Joe DiMaggio (auction #5206467320). The baseball had an "In The Presence" COA from PSA, meaning a PSA representative had witnessed the signing.
During the auction, a potential buyer submitted the auction ad to PSA for a "Quick Opinion," which came back "unable to render opinion." This despite the fact that the ball was supposedly "witnessed" by a PSA representative, as indicated by the advertised COA. (The COA was pictured in the auction ad, as was the sticker on the baseball. They had matching ID numbers, 1A 37058).
The buyer states that he was puzzled: PSA cannot authenticate a signature that they supposedly witnessed.
The buyer says he confronted the seller, who appeared to be as puzzled as the potential buyer. The buyer claims he has emails showing that the seller contacted PSA, which stated that (a) there are some “problems” with some of the COAs, and (b) PSA would purchase the ball.
The seller ended the auction early and promptly removed all pictures from his ad.
Did Joe DiMaggio sign this baseball in the presence of PSA?
Did he sign any baseballs in the presence of PSA?
Are there other such “problem” COAs?
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