The Fake Ted Williams Nightmare

[Deertick]

Originally Posted by JimStinson

Oh...OK Sorry I get it now...I'm slow (smile), yes my name will be on all the lists I agree , but thats not because I paid anyone to do it or had a multi-million dollar ad campaign to sell the "sizzle and not the steak" its because I busted my arse over half my life to do the right thing. Even when my plane was flying WAY CLOSE TO THE GROUND I never compromised , it IS what it IS and WAS what it was .....So like Rosenanne Rosa Anna Danna used to say.....NEVERMIND

I notice that you haven't explicity denied that you have subversively pre-printed your name on these "lists".

[JimStinson]

Yes I have with the help of "THE AMAZING KESKIN"

[mr2686]

The reason why Jim's name is pre-printed on the list is because it takes up spots 1-5. As a wise bar keep once replied..."Nuff Ced".

[RichardSimon]

What a suck up party .
They are all angling for discounts .
But all kidding aside when people ask me for my list of dealers I recommend Jim is always the first guy I recommend.

[travrosty]

But they say that having the kid check the work is good for the hobby.

That the experienced dealers and collectors need to go along with the system in order for the kid to catch all the bad work that is out there.

The experienced guys just have to put up with a little inconvenience for the sake of all autographs, and if the experienced guy isn't doing anything wrong, then they have nothing to worry about, that their autographs will obviously pass anyway.

So refusing to let the kid check the work or refusing to guarantee all your items will pass psa or jsa when you sell is tantamount to admitting your autographs aren't up to snuff or that you have 'something to hide.'

Guilty until proven innocent. That's a cool system, isn't it guys?

Of course it's a cock and bull story, foisted on the public to get them to pressure everybody to send in their autographs to the kid under the oak tree. Resistance is futile.

From PSA's website. this is under the header "New to collecting" They want to indoctrinate you from the get-go. To get into a mindset that the only people that know autographs is PSA/DNA.

----------------------------

Enhance Your Credibility

When it comes to collectibles, a seller's reputation is of paramount importance. Those with the best reputations have their collectibles graded and/or authenticated by PSA. If you are known as a seller who does not, your credibility may suffer. Buyers will ask questions and speculate as to your reasons why.

----------------------------

This is truly sickening and evil to paint with a broad brush like that and put long time dealers and collectors who know what they are doing under suspicion because PSA/DNA has money to make.

[TyrusRCobb]

Gentlemen, I've been given a refund on my moronic Williams purchase. I'd like to sincerely thank all who offered their advice. Now, with my refund, I think I'll check out the Buy/Sell/Trade section. Before I do, are there suspect sellers there as well that I should be aware of or are they the same good people I've found here?

[scmavl]

In my experience, the rare times that something fake is being sold in the BST, it is called out by some of the knowledgeable members here.