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Originally Posted by JoeRand
how do you know for sure when something was graded?
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Great question. I would be looking for evidence of a sale prior to 2015, like ebay or an auction house. Beyond that, obviously full JSA LOAs are dated.
SGC authenticated autographed cards with the green label, either with JSA, or without (beginning Mike Root era circa 2013), are pre-2015. The SGC Authentic red label began no later than October 2015.
PSA original red label and blue label are pre-2015. PSA red label with the hologram on the front of the flip are circa 2015 and later.
Beckett JSA dual-cert on flip existed pre-2016.
Finally, I will still consider cards sold/authenticated in 2015 and later if there is proof of the signature's existence prior to 2015. So, an SGC Authentic red label may be fine with me, if you can show evidence of the autograph's existence prior to 2015 (e.g., 2007 Great Pittsburgh Find, or even the Tom Marsilio collection sold by Steiner in May 2018).