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Important Note:


PSA/DNA Auction Letters of Authenticity – Some of you may or may not have encountered a PSA/DNA Auction Letter in the marketplace. Whether you were the winning bidder in the auction or you purchased an autographed item privately, one of these letters may have accompanied the item. Please keep in mind these Auction Letters are NOT representative of full PSA/DNA authentication. This service was created to assist auction houses prior to their offerings due to their high volume of autographed material.

Prior to the sale, the items are presented for a cursory review only prior to the sale. The items are NOT tagged with our synthetic DNA, are not issued with PSA/DNA serial numbers, and the items are NOT photographed (as they are on our full PSA/DNA authentication letters).

In addition, PSA/DNA Auction Letters contain text written by the auction house, not PSA/DNA. This is a very important distinction to note. The text contained therein is NOT a representation by PSA/DNA; it is the actual lot description provided solely by the auction house. The description helps tie the letter to the lot offered in the sale. Please keep this in mind prior to purchasing an item accompanied by this type of letter.

We feel it is imperative that prospective bidders understand this prior to bidding on items that come with this type of LOA. The good news is that the items can be sent in for full PSA/DNA authentication and, if the original letter (copies will not be accepted) is sent in along with the auction item you send the letter together with the auction item. The full letter can be provided for a mere LOA upgrade fee Hot link (http://www.psadna.com/fees.chtml). We highly recommend that collectors take advantage of this upgrade program and fully to realize all the benefits associated with the PSA/DNA service., we highly recommend that collectors take advantage of this upgrade program. The process is simple and the cost is minimal.