8 great autos (and 1 fake!) and my first pedigree! CGC / JSA return!

The speaker received back 9-10 autographed cards from CGC/JSA that were submitted approximately 3.5 months prior (around 70 business days), which they note is significantly faster than competitors. They praise CGC's customer service, noting the company immediately credited them when they were incorrectly charged for eight pedigrees instead of the one they ordered. The speaker is adding these authenticated cards to their personal collection rather than selling them.

The collection includes notable cards: a Luis Tiant rookie with a 3.5 card/10 auto grade; a Sandy Koufax 1966 Topps signed at an event (card graded 1, auto authenticated) with pedigree attribution to 'Southern Collector 14'; a 1953 Bowman Johnny Pesky (grade 2); a 1992 SI for Kids Mia Hamm rookie (8 card/10 auto); a Bert Blyleven rookie TTM autograph (3.5 card/10 auto); a Jim Palmer 1960s card (5 card, auto authenticated only due to streakiness); a Chipper Jones (9 card/10 auto); and a Todd Helton 1993 Topps Traded (8.5 card/10 auto).

The speaker discusses their ongoing personal collection projects building runs of Hall of Fame rookie autographs from different decades (1960s, 1970s, 1990s). Notably, one Shaquille O'Neal card failed authentication, marked as 'secretarial' with questionable authenticity. The speaker explains they discovered after submission that Shaq had a ghost signer handling autographs, so this result was expected. The speaker also highlights that CGC's grading appears appropriately rigorous despite some criticism of being too lenient, and mentions they still have additional TTM cards pending submission.