I purchased a 1969 Topps Mickey Mantle PSA 5 at the National in Atlantic City last year. Beautiful card. However, when I went to put it in the registry, PSA said the card didn't exist. Bottom line is that a trimmed card was put in a PSA slab and my card is worth 1/4 of what I paid for it...if that. Had the same card been purchased on ebay and sent to the "Authenticators", I would have been saved. Now I know to check the cert before I purchase, so lesson learned.
I agree it's a bit of a pain in the arse...but worth the wait and aggravation especially since it doesn't cost anything more to have. JT
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