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MarkI loathe the stickering of vintage material as well. A modern, intrusive James Spence sticker on a vintage work of art is preposterous. But to Jodi's point, the submitter is given the choice.
A key thing that bothers me regarding PSA however, is that the stickering is the default setting. You have to check a box if you do NOT want your item stickered. I think it should be the exact opposite. If you miss this box or happen to overlook it, your item will be stickered by default.
This happened to me with a rookie-era Tony Perez game-used Bat. A beautiful piece... almost like a fine piece of furniture. But I overlooked the check box (it was one of my earliest submissions to PSA) and the bat came back with a sticker on the knob. The Bat is perfectly photographed in the LOA (from 3 different angles) so I see no need whatsoever, for the stickering.
Oh well... live and learn I suppose.