Hi all,

Thanks for letting me in to this group! I bought a Kobe jersey from a collectible store in LA the other day for under $3000. It appears to be a custom jersey (no brand) #8, autographed as appears in the pictures attached. I texted my brother, an avid collector, these pictures and he felt it was good enough to purchase.

It has a PSA/DNA sticker and COA attached. I looked it up on PSA’s site, and sure enough it comes up authentic. Problem is, its an older cert, so no picture of the actual jersey or auto on the database. 

I sent the pictures in for a quick opinion to Beckett and to Global Authentics (spoke with Steve Sipe on the phone beforehand, actually).  Beckett sent me back “likely to pass”, while Global replied “not likely to pass”. After reading this forum, I hear Steve Grad is the man on Kobe autos, and luckily for me his name is on the COA. 

Just to cover my bases, Im going to try to stop by PSA’s office in Santa Ana this week since I live nearby: hopefully they can use that laser to find that supposed invisible ink. But wanted to ask you all what you think: is this jersey the real deal or did I get bamboozled? Thanks in advance!!