Poll: Is this Cobb legit, or is it a "rotten peach"?

[smotan_02]

Where is the button that says you should just leave this alone until Donavon is able to report back on the findings of his research. This was beat to death in the BST section. I am beginning to question your intentions....

[travrosty]

People asked that it be moved out of that section and into memorabilia. Most people hadn't seen it over there.

what's wrong with asking questions? What are my intentions then?

To get his findings from the re-evaluation from psa is to get an opinion from the same people who said it was good in the first place. They will either stick with it being legit in their opinion or say it's bad.

but so what? Polls are taken to get people's opinion. Why sacred cows? If this was a CC poll I don't think anyone would have a problem with it.

[smotan_02]

Your poll is drastically skewed. Everything from your title to the verbiage in your post shows where you stand on this autograph. You further muddy the water by posting your "detective" work. If you wanted to truly know what people thought of the auto, you would have just posted the two pictures and asked people's opinion. Instead, you are trying to get "data" to show the board "I was right, I called it, look at me."

If you need academic jargon to show my point, google "experimenter bias"

I was interested in autograph collecting for a short period, but the vileness of the auto collectors that I see post here has completely cured me of that insanity.

[travrosty]

Originally Posted by smotan_02

Your poll is drastically skewed. Everything from your title to the verbiage in your post shows where you stand on this autograph. You further muddy the water by posting your "detective" work. If you wanted to truly know what people thought of the auto, you would have just posted the two pictures and asked people's opinion. Instead, you are trying to get "data" to show the board "I was right, I called it, look at me."

If you need academic jargon to show my point, google "experimenter bias"

I was interested in autograph collecting for a short period, but the vileness of the auto collectors that I see post here has completely cured me of that insanity.

i have just posted the owners comment on the cobb too, so it is fair and people can make up their own mind.

my opinion carries no more weight than his. This isn't a scientific poll, it's not a scientific experiment, it's an opinion poll, and people have eyes and can compare for themselves and make up their own mind.

[keithsky]

I agree with Smotan 02. Why is this talked about again. Let it go till Donovan finds out his finding then we can all talk about again which I'm sure will happen.

[chaddurbin]

Originally Posted by smotan_02

I was interested in autograph collecting for a short period, but the vileness of the auto collectors that I see post here has completely cured me of that insanity.

same...i'm going back to enjoying my steve avery jim abbott and gregg jefferies autos. if they're fake i'm out a lunch, but faking those guys would be like reprinting the '87 topps set.

[drc]

I don't think Jim Abbott and Steve Avery would cover the tip.

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by smotan_02

I was interested in autograph collecting for a short period, but the vileness of the auto collectors that I see post here has completely cured me of that insanity.

I remember watching women go after beany babies around Christmas. Now, that was vileness.

[smotan_02]

I'm amazed that no one has discussed that this could be the same auto. That would explain a lot.

[travrosty]

so far 2/3 think replication, 1/3 not sure, but no one agrees with the owner that it is a different autograph. Probably because there are no differences to the naked eye.

[drc]

What's the value in a poll anyway?

[batsballsbases]

Originally Posted by drc

What's the value in a poll anyway?

Ego Boost!

[David Atkatz]

Originally Posted by smotan_02

I'm amazed that no one has discussed that this could be the same auto. That would explain a lot.

That would explain a lot. If it were true.

It's not.

I''s patently clear that the slabbed auto is a copy--probably a print of a scan--of the 3x5. Identical--and I mean identical--form, but a bit of detail lost in the duplicating process.

An authenticator screw-up, plain and simple.

[HRBAKER]

The poll is irrelevant, the slabbed example "seems" to clearly be a copy of the 3x5 of some sort, IMO.

[batsballsbases]

Originally Posted by smotan_02

Your poll is drastically skewed. Everything from your title to the verbiage in your post shows where you stand on this autograph. You further muddy the water by posting your "detective" work. If you wanted to truly know what people thought of the auto, you would have just posted the two pictures and asked people's opinion. Instead, you are trying to get "data" to show the board "I was right, I called it, look at me."

If you need academic jargon to show my point, google "experimenter bias"

I was interested in autograph collecting for a short period, but the vileness of the auto collectors that I see post here has completely cured me of that insanity.

Couldnt have said it better myself! Take 2 100+ out of petty cash!