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Originally Posted by Sean1125
So what is "pre-certified by PSA/DNA"?
I've seen the term come up with a decent amount of controversy lately.
Does it mean PSA has actually looked at it and issued a blanket CoA or the auction house is just using PSA/DNA's likeness with their own in house authentication (this is what I've seemed to read).
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PSA's definition of "Pre-Certified" from their website, near the bottom of the page:
http://www.psacard.com/about/what_is_grading.chtml
"PSA/DNA Pre-Certified
As a hobbyist, you may see the PSA/DNA Pre-Certified logo in various auction house catalogues or online. It is a service unique to auctions and to autographs found within. The purpose of the service is to let the prospective bidders know whether an autographed auction item will pass PSA/DNA should that person win the item and want to send it in for authentication immediately after the auction closes. If you see the Pre-Certified logo, it means the item has been reviewed by our experts and is absolutely guaranteed to pass."
Feel free to speculate what this actually means in practice, but it does not mean that PSA gives the auction house wholesale license to rubber-stamp their name on any item the in-house authenticator deems legitimate.