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LOA for previously auctioned item?

Hi everyone,

I’m new to collecting autographs and am trying to figure out how LOAs work. Specifically, I am watching an item on rrauction that appears identical to something previously auctioned on another site with PSA/DNA cert. However, rrauction doesn’t mention the prior cert or list the number on the auction page for the item; rrauction just says that the item is precertified.

Is it typical that a prior LOA isn’t mentioned or transferred to buyer and that you have to obtain a new LOA? It seems peculiar to me, but maybe that’s how the industry (or at least this auctioneer) operates.

Thanks,

Jason

Tags: LOA, auction

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on April 1, 2019 at 3:52pm

A very good question. Some house guarantees only apply to the original buyer - others have rather short time periods (1 year sometimes) for authenticity concerns.

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Permalink Reply by Jason W on April 1, 2019 at 4:24pm

Is a house guarantee different from PSA/DNA? For this item I believe there is an existing PSA/DNA.

In looking at a bunch of other items currently on rrauction, I don’t see any listed as having been certified, just pre-certified. That makes me think rrauction (or the industry) may have a policy against including earlier LOAs, since I find it hard to believe that all of those items have never been looked at.

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Permalink Reply by BallroomDays67 on April 1, 2019 at 4:53pm

I don’t know what happened with the item you mentioned, but some of the items they offer do include an LOA from PSA/DNA.

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Permalink Reply by Steve on April 1, 2019 at 5:31pm

Knowing RR Auctions, they are trying to make more money by having you pay them for the certification. One may already exist, but they don’t make any extra money that way.