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Authenticity is Everything
How Important is the Date on a PSA/DNA or JSA LOA?
I ask this question because I have a Babe Ruth signed baseball that is accompanied by a PSA/DNA LOA that is dated from 2005. The ball is also pictured in PSA's online database as being authentic, and I have no doubt that it is authentic.
However, if I ever wanted to sell this Ruth baseball in the future, would the fact that the LOA is, as of now, 11 years old possibly cause me any problems? Now I would love to have the LOA dated yesterday, but I'm not at all willing to send this very valuable baseball back to PSA to get a newer letter since it would cost me $300 to get it re-authenticated. That really would seem foolish to me to spend that much money on a ball that has already passed PSA/DNA.
So does anyone have any thoughts on this matter? Is it in any way detrimental to have an LOA more than 10 years old?
Thanks in advance.
Tags: coa, date of loa, important
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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on
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I think that the age of the COA or LOA is very important.
Authentication knowledge and expertise increases by the day. Good forgeries can fool even the best experts until a lot of them come on the market. That can take months or even years.
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Permalink Reply by James on
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That may be the case, Steve. However, with a PSA fee of $300 for a Ruth plus taxes and insured shipping to and from, I'd be looking at about $400 just to get a newer date on the LOA. That's definitely not something I'd be interested in paying for, at least not now.
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I'm not suggesting that you get a new LOA for it, but if I was a potential buyer I'd at least want a fresh online opinion.
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I agree with you, Steve, on that. If I were a potential buyer, I would want some fresh, current opinions on it as well.
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Permalink Reply by Adam Halloran on
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I wonder what PSA's policy is on that if you were to contact them. Whether or not you would have to resend the product in or not.
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You would have to send it in for a new LOA. It would go through the same process and get a new sticker and photograph.
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Permalink Reply by Paul on
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With psa dna authentication there seem to be a whole bunch of authenticators, on there coa's down the bottom is a list of names.
I dont own a psa dna anything, the coas i do own are from one tpa and tracks uk who may have one or two people authenticating.
I have to get updated appraisal on a few of the graphs i own from experts, incase my house burns down im covered with insurance.
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Look into it james and see if they could give you a discount on another coa.
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I may contact PSA just to see if they would give a person a discount for re-authenticating a piece they have already given an LOA to.
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Psa dna couldn't operate on a authentication policy and then after so many years the policy be rendered it not authentic.
It would just be a crock.
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Permalink Reply by Joe W. on
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James, I honestly believe that you do not need to "renew" the authentication. I believe the merits of the actual signature along with your PSA document should be sufficient. Should you decide to sell and the new owner wants a newer LOA, let them pay for it and send it in.
The value is in the autograph, right? The PSA document is just the icing on the cake.
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