Again this person who people on this board are claiming is Strickler is
posting lies. Barefoot was not kicked off ebay for PSA/DNA violations, he
was removed for ****ll bidding but supposedly since then was allowed back
on.
If you were referring to us, we've never once had any issue with any of
our
items or account involving PSA/DNA or any incident to do with any issues
regarding authenticity for that matter. Every item ever submitted to
PSA/DNA's quick opinion from ebay bidders back when we had an ebay account
had always passed. Our account was tem****arily suspended due to a
connection to one of my very first accounts from almost a decade ago.
When
I ran that account, I accidently posted 'mature' celebrity unsigned images
(Angelina Jolie see-thru top, etc.) in the main section of ebay one too
many
times. As a result the account was suspended and at the time, I never
bothered reinstating it as our original ebay account of Autograph Pros was
doing just fine without me needing to sell $5 celebrity photos. Now ebay
has software and strict rules that if you ever are connected to a
previously
suspended account, all accounts are cancelled. We never did anything
illegal and while I admit it was an honest mistake, it seems much of
ebay's
new policies are poor decisions as well. We were told we'd be able to get
back on in 6 months but our website and direct marketing have taken off so
well, we have no need. I don't miss the ebay fees, I don't miss the ebay
customers offering $100 on an Eric Clapton or BB King signed guitar, I
don't
miss any of it. By the way, I can prove what I say to any of the regulars
if anyone is questioning my sincerity. Considering I try to provide more
photos signing and video footage of my items being signed than possibly
any
other autograph dealer out there, I'd like to think my word is worth
something but I'd be happy to prove this liar wrong.
--
Michael Kasmar
www.AutographPros.com
UACC Registered Dealer #237
Accredited Better Business Member with a lifetime flawless record
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"northfield" <corvoescuro@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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<mike@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> I remember when I was selling on ebay and had about 10,000 positive
> feedbacks and 59 negatives. ?I'd get people not doing business with me
> because I had 59 negatives. ?Those people forget that people are much
more
> apt to complain than to praise in many instances, and I am confident
> that's
> the same with PSA/DNA. ?They have authenticated what, millions of
> autographs? ?I can name 10 incorrect newsworthy mistakes they made, and
> I'd
> have to imagine there are probably 20 more that are newsworthy but never
> surfaced. ?People have to remember, PSA/DNA is a target because they
> excelled above the other authenticators. ?They are a target by other
> 'self-proclaimed' experts, and they are surely a target by FORGERS! ?A
lot
> of the internet ba****ng that PSA/DNA has taken have been posted by
> forgers.
> Please note, I'm not referring to any of Mr. Black's posts but I've seen
> countless forger blogs that push these stories making the mountain out
of
> the mole hill. ?The forgers don't want a proven method to prove what
they
> are selling is bad. ?By peddling these few stories constantly and
jumping
> on
> every mistake, it allows them to forge and discredit all authenticators.
> Also a lot of these stories are taken out of context. ?I don't recall a
> non-profit organization (UACC) and it's Registered Dealer program ever
> meeting and publicly voicing an opinion one way or the other on PSA/DNA.
> That statement makes no sense to me, as no one asked me my opinion and
I'm
> a
> Registered Dealer.
>
> I'm not one of these guys that bashes my competitors, never have. ?I
> sup****t
> them when I see good things and I am also authenticating items so in
> direct
> competition with PSA/DNA and could easily come in and join the
bandwagon.
> No where near the scale they are, and I never intend to be. ?I just base
> my
> judgment on what I've seen. ?I've probably seen over 5,000 items
> authenticated by PSA/DNA and only a few times did I see items that were
> 'questionable' of these 5,000 items, and again this was just by a quick
> review. ?I sup****t what James Spence (2 or 3 newsworthy mistakes?),
Rodger
> Epperson, Bob Eaton, PSA/DNA, and GAI are doing, as well as my own work.
> You see, when you see so many in-person autographs, it's very easy to
know
> the difference from the real and fakes, especially when you know when
the
> item was supposedly signed. ?It's like barefootmk pointed out about
> Strickler having fake autographs of current films. ?His autographs
looked
> nothing like East or West coast examples of this year's signatures. ?Yes
> people's signatures change, but not that significantly, and not when
every
> single other in-person example looks the same.
>
> Do I disagree with PSA/DNA's work ethics, customer service, and policy
> standards, absolutely. ?I base this on the fact that they issued COAs
with
> stamped signatures from authenticators that never looked at the items,
and
> also based on their Better Business Bureau ratings which are horrible.
?I
> often wonder how many signatures they send back, stating it's outside of
> their expertise. ?I can assure you I've done this with my authentication
> services and refunded the payments. ?Outside of that, I feel they have
> done
> great things for the hobby. ?Their COA is far above an average COA in my
> opinion. ?Anyone notice how many of the big name forgers that are on the
> X-list are now "No Longer A Registered User" on ebay? ?This means they
are
> kicked off and we all know why. ?I'd dare say 90% of those large forgers
> are
> now off ebay and I believe it was with the help of ebay adding PSA/DNA
to
> it's authentication team. ?You may want to try contacting ebay and ask
> them
> if PSA/DNA's 'quick opinion' had any help with the removal of these
> forgers?
> Ask them what happens if a seller gets a few of those failed PSA/DNA
Quick
> Opinions. ?If PSA/DNA got rid of even 1 forger, they did more for the
> hobby
> than most of us have, and that's a good thing if you ask me.
>
> --
> Michael Kasmarwww.AutographPros.com
> UACC Registered Dealer #237
> Accredited Better Business Member with a lifetime flawless record
>
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>
> "Mr Black" <mr_bl...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > "barefoot" <barefoo...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >> probably because a lot of UACC dealers don't pass psa..
> >> plus, those guys from autographworld are "consultants" at james
> >> spence...so that's probably 2 reasons.
> >> m
>
> > third times a charm...
>
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Interesting - you failed to state that you were kicked off eBay
because of PSA/DNA. Judging others item by sight and innuendo can
lead to serious problems down the road. It may be advisable to
abstain from that activity, especially when questions are raised about
you.
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