OT: Drew Max (AAU) Receives $10K Contract

[RichardSimon]

How interesting that Drew turned down many items.
Guess working for a prosecutor was interesting for him.

[Duluth Eskimo]

That is hilarious!!! There goes 10k tax payer money. Like Richard said, the funniest part is that he actually turned items away. Can't make it up

[thetruthisoutthere]

Drew Max!!!

I have as much disdain for Drew Max as I do Chris "I Never Saw An Autograph I Didn't Like" Morales.

Who the heck would choose Drew Max as their choice of "authenticator!!!"

[Big Dave]

He might have been chosen, in part, because he was willing to back up his opinion with court testimony. I have NEVER seen PSA/DNA or JSA come to court to back up their opinion, or even be willing to.

Regardless of what one thinks of his abilities, he is willing to stand behind his opinion, unlike the above mentioned companies who never admit to a false authentication.

[Mr. Zipper]

Originally Posted by Big Dave

Regardless of what one thinks of his abilities, he is willing to stand behind his opinion, unlike the above mentioned companies who never admit to a false authentication.

Are you serious?!?

When has Drew Max admitted to being wrong? AAU was confronted with a AAU certed Babe Ruth signed ball that was manufactured after Ruth's death and they still wouldn't admit they were wrong!

So, it's more important to you that he "stands behind" his opinions in a court of law than the accuracy of the opinions rendered?

Do you understand what his "expert testimony" would involve? He would charge thousands of day in appearance fees and per Diem, and essentially it would boil down to, "in my opinion this signature falls within the standard range of deviation and it is authentic in my opinion." There is no way he can forensically PROVE anything.

I can't believe people actually fall for this "court appointed / testimony" sham.

[Fuddjcal]

Just when you think you've seen it all, a heartwarming story like this comes along

[Big Dave]

Yes zip, I am serious.

I didn't say anything about his abilites, just that he is willing to back his opinion in court, unlike the other two.

As for the Ruth ball manufactured after his death, there was also a Cobb ball in Heritage certed by JSA and PSA/DNA that was manufactured after Cobb's death, and neither company admitted being wrong.

We could play tit for tat all day long, but all I stated was his willingness to back up his opinion, whereas the other two are not.

[shelly]

Originally Posted by Fuddjcal

Just when you think you've seen it all, a heartwarming story like this comes along

He started his company with a Loyyds of London contract for a million dollars. When he authenticated so many items from the Marino era the insurance contract seemed to go away.
Fud, you forgot to mention the Gehrig Jersey on PawnStars.
How anyone with a half of brain could say anthing other than the guy does not know his as-from a hole in the ground is beyond me.
Stand up in court and do what? Say that he knows nothing about everything is a joke. In the HBO special he got two out of five correct. Why didn't he go to court and say HBO was wrong. Just a remeinder to any one that did not see the show. Every item sent to the experts where all fake.

[Duluth Eskimo]

Originally Posted by Big Dave

He might have been chosen, in part, because he was willing to back up his opinion with court testimony. I have NEVER seen PSA/DNA or JSA come to court to back up their opinion, or even be willing to.

Regardless of what one thinks of his abilities, he is willing to stand behind his opinion, unlike the above mentioned companies who never admit to a false authentication.

Dave,
I'm sorry, but this is ridiculous. Drew Max is an idiot. So what you are saying is that if you have testified in court about autograph authentication and value you are qualified for a 10k government contract? Count me in because I have.

Not that I would say that the two big TPA's don't make mistakes, but to even compare them to Drew Max is like comparing apples to oranges. Max authenticates items that look like they were drawn in crayon and keeps a straight face while doing so.