Quote Originally Posted by sammy View Post
Being as a pre-certified PSA/DNA auction item will ".......notify potential bidders that the autographed lot in question will pass PSA/DNA if they choose to submit the item for authentication.....", can you not get the same authentication on eBay with the PSA/DNA quick opinion for 7.49, or whatever they charge now?

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Just think, you can get a Mickey Mantle photo certified by PSA/DNA at their company headquarters for 100.00 plus 25.00 shipping both ways, for a grand total of 125.00.

Then place it on eBay and sell it for 200+/-.

Isn't it great when the authentication company makes more money, then the actual owner of the photo.
Sammy, so what do you suggest? Do you have a better company to ship items such as a Mickey Mantle photo for $25.00 both ways? I can ship an 8x10 photograph insured for $200.00 for around $6.00 via US First Class Mail or $7.50 via US Priority Mail, which shipping company are you using?

You should visit usps.com to check your shipping rates before inflating authentication prices.

As for the service, you do not have to pay for it, but eBay requires many items of this nature to be certified before selling it on their site these days due to legal issues. You do not have to sell the item if you do not wish to pay for 3rd party authentication.

Other than your friends from autographalert.com who have their own 3rd party authentication service that they do not advertise on their own web site because they like to live as if they are anonymous and do not admit to owning a web site attacking their competition, who do you recommend to authenticate autographs for resale in this current marketplace?