NFL Auction PSA/DNA COA

[toddhead]

Are the PSA/DNA COAs that come with NFL Auctions pointless? I am looking at purchasing a jersey that has a cert and when I typed it in it didn't come up so I called PSA/DNA. I talked to a rep and she looked at the auction on e-bay and said it looks good, the autograph is authentic. I told her that there was no autograph on the jersey and the cert was for the actual jersey from NFL auctions. I asked her if the cert showed who the jersey was attributed to and she said that their certs were just for autographs and the cert I was talking about was for the NFL. Confused? So was I, so I gave up.

Did I just talk to the wrong person? Do the certs specifically state who the jersey is attributed to or are they just to show that it was from an NFL auction? The jersey I am looking at is a practice jersey attributed to a marquee player.

[toddhead]

I just called again and they said once I purchased the jersey I would have to send it in to get a full letter of authenticity???? I think they are clueless.

[sammy]

PSA/DNA does not certify jerseys or other game worn items. They only certify in two areas, autographs and baseball bats.

What is probably referred to in the auction is a PSA/DNA auction house letter for an autograph, even though you state there isn't one. These letters are not numbered or in their database, hence the clueless employee.

PSA/DNA auction house letters were the only PSA/DNA authentication letters given out for years by all the auction houses that used PSA/DNA. There was never any problems with these or selling with these.

Ever since Jimmy Spence left PSA/DNA, auction house letters have become the new money maker for both of them. They note on their letters that these are "only" auction house letters and if you want a full letter, you have to send that one in and a nice sum of additional money.

A lot of people have fallen for this garbage, and send in the additional fee for a photo on the letter, sticker on the item, notation (maybe) on a database.

If auction house letters are not as good as before, as the authentication scamming companies want you to believe, why do all the auction houses still issue these letters with most of their autographed items, and why were these letters considered as good as a full letter for many years, until Spence became their competition?

I never never known one of these letters to be rejected for full authentication, nor do I know anyone who has.

These letters are just as good at the original purpose, authenticating an autograph.

Don't be fooled into throwing more money for this scam.

[RKGIBSON]

They most certainly are not worthless. I do see a lot of auction with PSA-DNA numbers listed that are stating something is game used and when you look them up they are only a autographed item.

Attached are 3 of my jerseys, from the NFL with PSA-DNA tags. Look them up and see how they are saying they are game used. I believe according to the info provided them the more detailed the info. Some have pictures of the item. If it does not say game used assume it is not.

Roger

[beantown]

PSA/DNA does not certify jerseys or other game worn items. They only certify in two areas, autographs and baseball bats.

What is probably referred to in the auction is a PSA/DNA auction house letter for an autograph, even though you state there isn't one. These letters are not numbered or in their database, hence the clueless employee.

PSA/DNA auction house letters were the only PSA/DNA authentication letters given out for years by all the auction houses that used PSA/DNA. There was never any problems with these or selling with these.

Ever since Jimmy Spence left PSA/DNA, auction house letters have become the new money maker for both of them. They note on their letters that these are "only" auction house letters and if you want a full letter, you have to send that one in and a nice sum of additional money.

A lot of people have fallen for this garbage, and send in the additional fee for a photo on the letter, sticker on the item, notation (maybe) on a database.

If auction house letters are not as good as before, as the authentication scamming companies want you to believe, why do all the auction houses still issue these letters with most of their autographed items, and why were these letters considered as good as a full letter for many years, until Spence became their competition?

I never never known one of these letters to be rejected for full authentication, nor do I know anyone who has.

These letters are just as good at the original purpose, authenticating an autograph.

Don't be fooled into throwing more money for this scam.

Not true...several years ago, NFL Auctions was auctioning off a Tom Brady Game Cut AFC Pro Bowl Jersey on Ebay that I won. The jersey offered was not signed, yet it came with an PSA/DNA COA. If I query the certification # on the PSA/DNA website, it states it doesn't exist?? Oh well, I still have a game cut jersey from the best QB in the NFL!

[sammy]

Just checked their web site for the services offered, and according to that, PSA/DNA only authenticates photos, autographs, bats, and the grading of these items.

There are not any statements concerning jerseys, uniforms, or any other game worn items.

http://www.psadna.com/servicelist.chtml

[toddhead]

Roger,

Can you e-mail me at mtm@honorcoins.com?

Thanks
Todd

[RKGIBSON]

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[toddhead]

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[dirkjohnson]

toodhead,

what jersey on ebay is it?