PSA stickers on balls frustration

[markf31]

So I've finally, sorta, maybe narrowed my current autograph focus down to signed vintage baseballs, and I am considering any balls pre-1980 to be vintage. So maybe I use the term vintage a little loosely but that's beside the point.

The only way to determine what year(s) a particular ball was made, when comparing balls from the same commissioner, is by examining the company stamp/logo on the ball, and guess where PSA just LOVES to place their "discretely located" stickers...right on the company logo/stamp. There are many autographed balls that spark my interest, but I can’t determine an accurate age of the ball because of the sticker.

This is proving to be quite frustrating as I try to pursue my interest.

[RichardSimon]

Another beef to add to the list about PSA.

[mighty bombjack]

That is so stupid. I hope people read these threads and resist the urge to have PSA/DNA put their ugly ass sticker on auto'd items.

[HOFAUTOS]

That's what happens when the submitter chooses the sticker to be placed on the item versus the LOA.

[markf31]

Originally Posted by HOFAUTOS

That's what happens when the submitter chooses the sticker to be placed on the item versus the LOA.

They still have the option with the letter to have a sticker put on it unfortunately.

[travrosty]

putting a sticker on autographed pieces was just a bad idea to start with.

anything applied to an item can be taken off regardless what they say about it being tamperproof. all it does it wreck a piece and makes it look like a billboard advertisement.