STAMP of approval for jsa, psa? what's going on?

[Mr. Zipper]

Mark:

Spot on. Thank you for demonstrating this.

I have purchased thousands of comics and periodicals over the past 14 years on eBay. I have seen hundreds of cases where the combination of a curled corner, a shadow and pixilation creates the appearance of a very rounded corner, and when it is in hand it is not bad at all. And on eBay, “Near Mint” descriptions should be taken with a grain of salt.

Further, there are restorative techniques such as leafcasting that can infill areas of paper loss. If the color match is good, it is very difficult to detect.

I can’t say with 100% certainty these photos are the same item. But I think the likelihood of it being the same item and the difference being due to the explanation above is much higher than the likelihood of JSA missing a copy of a ballpoint signed and personalized photo.

Additionally, if it was a copy, how did they make a copy onto “old” photostock? Even the supposedly “near mint” newer version is still has signs of aging such as crazing.

In his zeal to post another “gotya” and collect some “attaboys,” I believe the OP didn’t think this one through.

[thetruthisoutthere]

Originally Posted by Mr. Zipper

Mark:
In his zeal to post another “gotya” and collect some “attaboys,” I believe the OP didn’t think this one through.

This OP?

http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=155315

[Mr. Zipper]

Originally Posted by thetruthisoutthere

This OP?

http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=155315

He's on a tear lately. After the Mastro indictments, there appears to be a coordinated campaign to attack and link PSA/DNA (the autograph division) to the negative news about Mastro and PSA (the card grading division).

[travrosty]

Originally Posted by Mr. Zipper

He's on a tear lately. After the Mastro indictments, there appears to be a coordinated campaign to attack and link PSA/DNA (the autograph division) to the negative news about Mastro and PSA (the card grading division).

there's a lot more can't get even get to right now, and when the hammer falls, i just want all you guys to still be there for them. Please don't pretend you never really cared for them when no one wants to be associated with them someday.

[mighty bombjack]

Originally Posted by travrosty

there's a lot more can't get even get to right now, and when the hammer falls, i just want all you guys to still be there for them. Please don't pretend you never really cared for them when no one wants to be associated with them someday.

Is this really the way that you view things? We either love them or hate them?

If/when "the hammer falls," we won't "be there for them," we will deal with the reality of the hobby as it then sits, just as many of us are now. Not that hard.

[travrosty]

Originally Posted by Mr. Zipper

Mark:

Spot on. Thank you for demonstrating this.

I have purchased thousands of comics and periodicals over the past 14 years on eBay. I have seen hundreds of cases where the combination of a curled corner, a shadow and pixilation creates the appearance of a very rounded corner, and when it is in hand it is not bad at all. And on eBay, “Near Mint” descriptions should be taken with a grain of salt.

Further, there are restorative techniques such as leafcasting that can infill areas of paper loss. If the color match is good, it is very difficult to detect.

I can’t say with 100% certainty these photos are the same item. But I think the likelihood of it being the same item and the difference being due to the explanation above is much higher than the likelihood of JSA missing a copy of a ballpoint signed and personalized photo.

Additionally, if it was a copy, how did they make a copy onto “old” photostock? Even the supposedly “near mint” newer version is still has signs of aging such as crazing.

In his zeal to post another “gotya” and collect some “attaboys,” I believe the OP didn’t think this one through.

i never said i knew which one was a copy, i asked what was going on, and opinions came in. I didn't say the jsa one was bad, or the psa one was bad, i said I believed one of them to be a copy.