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warshawlawThe info I posted re PSA/DNA was based on a conversation I had with Steve Grad at a show. My experience with it was as follows:
I submitted a number of autographs, some obscure, some prominent, at a show where PSA/DNA was accepting submissions. Steve Grad reviewed them on the spot. He certified two of them as genuine (Ted Kluszewski and Walter Payton) on the spot; I guess they were easy, but I'd never gotten either before so I had no idea (Klu I purchased for the card for my set w/o a premium on the auto, then decided to find out if the auto was the real deal; I got the Payton through the mail some years before he died and had no idea if it was real, but post-mortem prices being what they are, felt it might behoove me to ask that question). The other card I submitted (a boxing autograph) Grad felt was out of his expertise and he indicated that it would have to be sent to Spence for review. Spence rejected the autograph for lack of exemplars to review. So, my conclusions were (1) Spence worked for them and (2) they were pretty conscientious about certifying autographs. I felt the experience was quite apart from the norm at PSA on basic card submissions, which I won't use them for. I'd not hesitate to use them again on the autograph front, and probably will for some other tougher autographed cards I've got that have crept up in value.
BTW, I recently saw a bunch of autographed 3x5 cards slabbed by PSA/DNA and certified. Does anyone have any experience with this type of service from them and what are the details (e.g., cost, turn time, etc.)?