I am no expert on Puckett, but It does match fairly well with others I know to be good.No idea on Santana.
As far as getting stuff certed by PSA, JSA, etc is concerned, my feeling is this.
I would only submit stuff to the TPAs if I was going to sell them in the near future. Certing is expensive, and any of these companies is only 1 scandal away from their opinion being worthless. Who knows how PSA or JSA will be regarded in 10-20yrs. Look at what happened to GAI. At one time, they were right up there with PSA. Now their certs are mostly thought of as garbage. What if you had paid several thousands worth of fees to get items certed by them during their peak time?
If you're selling right now, I would get both certed only if you can recoup the cost of the cert in the sale price. Also, if selling now, I would only get the ball graded if you're going to get a 10. I'm sure there is someone out there who only wants to buy "the Best" and for them it means certed and graded a 10. You could probably get a very nice premium for the 10 grade, but I think anything less probably doesn't help increase sale price more than the plain cert.
Personally, I'd rather use the money to buy more autos.
Just my 2c. Others may think differently.
Good Luck either way.
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