PSA - why won't you authenticate this?
bigjed
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Here is the Bush signature that was denied in the latest group sub. This card has been reviewed by PSA three times.
First time - Red flip for grade (my fault - wouldn't qualify)
Second time - Red flip for authentic grade
Third time - Blue flip
As you can see it has never passed. And I have no reason why, except for whatever N9 means (from this last rejection).
This card is just a 2007 Topps with a cut out signed Bush book plate attached to it. Why would I do something you might ask? I liked signed error cards and had a signed Bush book plate laying around. Seemed to make sense at the time.
I saved a copy of the original book plate. You can easily match it up with the cut sticker on the card.
Ultimately this is just a cut signature, or a custom card, or whatever. We see PSA grade them all of the time. Look no further than some of the fantastic cards in Mike Navarro's collection. Granted they are not signatures on stickers but really, what is the difference? An autograph is an autograph, right?
Derek, the organizer of the group submission (thanks again Derek) thought maybe I cut it to close to the signature. Perhaps he is right. But I did leave white between the signature and the card (except for in one spot).
So, other than arguing the merits of why someone who do this, what reason can PSA possibly give for continuing to deny to authenticate and slab this card? If the book plate was left alone it would certainly be slabbed by now. My altering the source document does not turn a genuine signature into an unauthentic one.
First time - Red flip for grade (my fault - wouldn't qualify)
Second time - Red flip for authentic grade
Third time - Blue flip
As you can see it has never passed. And I have no reason why, except for whatever N9 means (from this last rejection).
This card is just a 2007 Topps with a cut out signed Bush book plate attached to it. Why would I do something you might ask? I liked signed error cards and had a signed Bush book plate laying around. Seemed to make sense at the time.
I saved a copy of the original book plate. You can easily match it up with the cut sticker on the card.
Ultimately this is just a cut signature, or a custom card, or whatever. We see PSA grade them all of the time. Look no further than some of the fantastic cards in Mike Navarro's collection. Granted they are not signatures on stickers but really, what is the difference? An autograph is an autograph, right?
Derek, the organizer of the group submission (thanks again Derek) thought maybe I cut it to close to the signature. Perhaps he is right. But I did leave white between the signature and the card (except for in one spot).
So, other than arguing the merits of why someone who do this, what reason can PSA possibly give for continuing to deny to authenticate and slab this card? If the book plate was left alone it would certainly be slabbed by now. My altering the source document does not turn a genuine signature into an unauthentic one.
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Heck, maybe they thought it was a bad Jeter signature!
Shane