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Permalink Reply by Mike T on December 15, 2015 at 11:42am

If I'm going to resell, my rule is to always get a PSA COA through the auction house. For one it's usually cheaper, and second you won't have any issues with it passing, which you might have if you decide to submit it individually down the road. Doesn't make sense, but that's how it works in reality.

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Permalink Reply by Robin Banks on December 15, 2015 at 2:34pm

Agreed with Mike T.

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Permalink Reply by michelle on December 15, 2015 at 9:46pm

thanks - as long as they don't put a sticker on the item I will go with p s a.   Is there a long wait then for your items to arrive?    I did think that Joe Public would be more taken with psa so I was surprised that r and r said that more people chose real for music .  Any thoughts on why out of interest?

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Permalink Reply by Full Time Flipper on December 17, 2015 at 12:59pm

i always go with REAL on music from RR for one Roger is much more reliable on music and i dont like the PSA sticker on my items, the time delay is usually only a couple of days , i noticed recently that the lower value items used to be around $40 for a certificate but they have gone up recently to $60 / $70 so it can be expensive on a $300/$400 item though in the long run the extra certificate will be well worth the money

if you bought that stones lp i think Rogers coa will be around $100 well worth the money if you ever decide to sell 

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Permalink Reply by Mike T on December 17, 2015 at 1:03pm

You can have PSA put the sticker on the letter, or back of the item.  I never have them put stickers on the front.

For resale value, nothing currently beats PSA.  If I have a piece with a REAL cert and really want to get max value, I will get it PSA'd.

RR recently had a dispute where PSA failed a number of items that were certified by Epperson, so probably why they don't use PSA anymore.  I stopped buying from RR when they stopped accepting credit cards, so I haven't been up to date.

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Permalink Reply by Full Time Flipper on December 17, 2015 at 1:37pm

you might be right for resale PSA are a bigger outfit and joe public will be drawn to the hologram sticker if its a keeper from RR you already know its genuine as its pre checked the extra certificate whoever issues it is just a paper exercise 

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Permalink Reply by Mike T on December 17, 2015 at 1:39pm

In my experience, PSA brings quicker sales at higher prices than the same items with an Epperson letter.  Epperson is a name that caters to the seasoned collectors, not the masses on ebay.

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Permalink Reply by Paul on December 17, 2015 at 1:42pm

Who told you RR auctions weren't using psa dna anymore.

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