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Well I might be wrong about PSA eventually slabbing pennants. Just saw that they're actually doing this...

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Originally Posted by perezfan (Post 2064817)

100% correct assumption! Hopefully the answer is either never or not in our lifetime.

But I wouldn't put it past them. Especially with the new ownership team that's coming soon. New owners are always looking to grow their business by thinking "outside the box".

PSA already authenticates cards, silks, photos, tickets, pins, autographs, bats, gloves, and probably other items that don't immediately come to mind. I even saw recently that they slabbed/graded a cut-out of Mickey Mantle's image from the top of a 1968 Topps Posters Display Box. :confused:

I doubt that they'd actually slab a pennant, but who knows? I think that if/when they delve into pennants, it would be their dumb numbered sticker on the back side, accompanied by a Letter of Authenticity (with matching ID).

Of course if you have even the most elementary knowledge about pennants, this is all totally unnecessary (and a complete waste of money).

Probably the only thing preventing them from slabbing pennants is the sheer size of the slab needed. Can you imagine one of the oversized pennants being incased with a label at one end? But I have no doubt they would do it if someone was willing to pay. After all, it’s all about money and absolutely nothing about authenticity or grades.

I think because it is too hard to pin down a production date, slabbing wouldn’t be feasible. Like there’s that white on brown STL Browns pennant with the brownie ... you see it on eBay every now and then usually advertised as original, but it is without question 1970s stock. Repro? But there wasn’t a pennant ever that looked like this. .... Also as someone wrote earlier there is plenty of variability in size, if they would treat this like off centered cards then they could go jump in a lake.

One thing is for sure, there will never be a slabbed pennant on the wood paneling. NEVER!

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Originally Posted by thetahat (Post 2065323)

They would have the “experts” and their opinions would be unassailable! :p

It still would be debatable as far as whether it would be worth their while to get into pennants. The slabbing of cards created scarcity from plenty. There are (relatively) lots of 1952 Mantles around but the Gem Mint 10 Mantles is a desirable category created out of thin air. With pennants - particularly the ones that approach or exceed four figures - there already is scarcity.

Here’s the Reds pennant I mentioned earlier. Not sure why I got this. Weird dimensions. I’ve seen this before with the date by the tip. I seem to recall this discussed here a long time ago?

If PSA got into slabbing pennants, can you imagine the number of trimmed/altered and repro pennants that would make their way into their holders? It would be really ugly as well as serving no purpose to the collector.

Greg... Does that oddball Reds Pennant fit into a standard pennant sleeve?

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Originally Posted by perezfan (Post 2065598)

Nope ... it is 17” wide and 35” long. Here’s a pic with a rigid holder on top of it, tip to tip. Even typical oversized pennants are still proportional as far as H/W. This one would have looked better if it was 14-15” wide.

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Originally Posted by perezfan (Post 2065598)

PSA would have to hold a job fair in this thread. Most people don't know a pennant from a peanut. There is honestly no chance that they'd be a better authority than the crew posting here.