I have a question for anyone who has used PSA/DNA recently.

If I am understanding the following correctly, PSA is adding a 50.00 surcharge now to authenticate a Mickey Mantle, Ted Williams, Joe DiMaggio, or any autograph on any item with a declared value of 1500.00 or more.

Has anyone had the misfortune to pay this surcharge on a PSA authenticated Mantle, Williams, DiMaggio or any other item?

Does eBay own PSA now?

It now costs 150.00 plus S/I to get a Mantle bat authenticated by these people.

What a friggin ripoff.

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3. Premium Item Fee:
Additional $50; Turnaround varies by demand.
Any autograph submission priced under $200 with a declared value of $1,500 or more is subject to an additional Premium Item Fee of $50. Example: A regular Mickey Mantle autograph submission is priced at $100. If the Mantle autograph is found on a bat, jersey, etc., an item that is clearly worth more than $1,500, the additional $50 will apply... resulting in a total of $150 authentication fee.