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

[collectbaseball]

I'm holding out for a Ham the Chimp sig, myself

[GrayGhost]

Come on

[mr2686]

It must be a fake...it looks nothing like this one!!

[Runscott]

If there wasn't a monkey in the photo, I would have thought it was Derek Jeter's signature.

[Lordstan]

When the thread about PSA and JSA being the greatest thing for this hobby was active, I was going to post this as an example of how ridiculous they could be. About the same time a friend sent me a link to a Hauls of Shame article about the same item listed above, as well as others that are similar. I'm not a big supporter of HOS, so I didn't post it, but it is mostly an interesting read.
This is the exact type of crap I referred to in the other thread. IMHO, stuff like this tarnishes their credibility and serves to just chip away at the public confidence.

[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.

[rigginsfan]

Great photo too