If you can authenticate yourself and seek out items without TPA certification, you are part of a smaller pool of people competing for that item. So, yes, bargains are to be had, most especially with more common material. I got all my Mantles unauthenticated for a fraction of what I would have paid if they had JSA or PSA.
That said, in my opinion, there are very few bargains for "unauthenticated" blue chip autographs. Why? Because the people who know what they are doing -- including dealers -- are always watching and willing to bid these items up knowing they are good.
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