Authenticity is Everything
Do you ever get nervous about PSA or JSA submissions?
I own several autographs that I have no doubt whatsoever are authentic. But what would happen if I sent them in? I think they would pass, but I don't know for sure. Now we all have seen, I believe, items with PSA or JSA certs that we are certain are not authentic. They do make occasional mistakes. Likewise, I have heard of people who sent in their in-person autographs that got rejected. I personally know a woman who, in the late 1980s, had a private signing with Mickey Mantle in her store in Kansas City. Fast-Forward ten years later, and my friend still had about 100 in-person Mantles that were all rejected by PSA/DNA!
So for our members who do business with either PSA/DNA or JSA, when you send in one of your no doubt authentic autographs, do you get worried that your authentic, big investment item will be rejected and your money will be flushed down the toilet?
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Permalink Reply by Paul on
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I doubt they would reject your John lennon. The Michael Jackson you own ,who knows. Id like to know if the autograph is rejected, how many people tells the buyer if they go to sell them?
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There a funny thing coa's, ive owned previous coas and consigned items to auction and the auction house doesnt mention it or scraps it and writes out his own one.
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Permalink Reply by James on
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Im very confident on both. But, as you say, who knows? If they rejected the Michael Jackson, then they are simply not doing good research. That vintage signature can be seen just by doing a few googles.
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You can ask Perry cox for a coa for you lennon or Epperson on both, he works for jsa on the Beatles. The bigger companies have a better run with psa dna.
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I really thank you, Paul, for giving me the confidence to buy my now treasured Lennon. I'm okay with Lennon autographs, but way far from being an expert. I thought it was probably good, but I didn't know for sure. But when I asked, is this authentic, you were first to say, "Very!" And I was like...okay...game on!
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Do you remember ballrooms post, he sent his items to psa and they failed ( yardbirds) then sent it to jsa and they passed.
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Ya, now I do,remember that. The thing is...all you need is one. Although, in that case, you're going to,have to spend maybe twice as much money getting it authenticated.
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Permalink Reply by terrier8HOF on
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I would love to see an example of those Mantle's that were failed.
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Full disclosure: I never actually saw them all myself, but she is a very familiar acquaintance with whom I've had many conversations. I was in her store in the late 1980s when Mickey Mantle was signing. I even know the guy who personally drove Mantle to the signing. And I know Mantle signed a lot of items for her. It's been awhile since I spoke with her. The only reason I can think of that they were rejected was perhaps because she sent so many in at once, and PSA was skeptical as to how she had acquired so many Mantle autographs. And I can't remember if she gave them evidence of her private signing or not. She may have even sent in more than 100.
The guy who framed my Prince poster worked for her at that time. Coincidentally, he was the man who drove Mantle to the signing, and he confirmed her story about PSA's rejection. But yes, I wish I had pics.
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You could send it to beckett.
When you have something authenticated most of the time they still have to go through a process from what ive been told if you were to consign them to rr auctions, so your best of not having a coa and just owning a real autograph if that's the case. People generally want some kind of coa if you sell privately.
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