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Permalink Reply by Jason H 2 hours ago

One issue with Grad is he authenticates preprints, and or, the seller could make a reproduction associated with a Grad authentication. I see it as a money grab while he's building a quick opinion business while becket is conveniently under maintenance.. as a buyer, ill never take an item authenticated by him seriously.. but then again, I don't trust any TPA. have to research everything yourself. People who know how to authenticate will know if your item is real or not without authentication but it must be inspected in person to be sure its not a reproduction. Grad can not be relied on for this. But honestly none of them can..

9 years ago I purchased a JSA authenticated Ghostbusters cast photo for $500. Thought I could finally put my ultimate quest to rest. It arrived. JSA sticker looked legit but the photo was a preprint. Had to fight for my money back. It was difficult at first but the seller caved and made it easy in the end. It broke my heart. Hopefully Bill Murray will cooperate with me one of these days but thats another story. 

I honestly don't care if things are authenticated or not but may pay a little extra to have the authenticated one vs an identical non authenticated item because (as of now) it future proofs reselling for my family if something happens to me.. 

I'm probably not the right person to answer this honestly but I know there are others like me.. I also know every TPA has its own fanbase and this includes Grad.. so the value will increase if one of his fanboys are interested in your item. 

Short answer to your question, its basically yes and no. Depends on the item, depends on how its sold.. a lot of items sold the right way I believe will fetch the same price without any authentication at all.

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