PSA JSA actual lower prices for auto seekers

[Shoeless Moe]

Originally Posted by travrosty

It's a myth that sellers get higher prices for psa or jsa authenticated items, if that was the case, then richard simon, jim stinson, myself and others would be fools for not using them. the truth is that dealers can get the same prices that jsa and psa brings plus they can skip the high authentication fees.

i lost money on an autograph i had jsa authenticate because i thought the jsa name would add value to my autograph. it didn't. i just ended up with a high fee and no expertise in the boxing area from someone who doesn't know boxing at all. that goes double for grad.

But do u agree some buyers out there only buy autos that have certs?

And thus if a genuine is out there w/o a cert, that eliminates part of the buying pool, because some won't touch it. Which in turn helps the rest of the buyers who don't need that piece of paper.

I'm talking an auction, not a buy it now. Because yes dealers with or without the cert know the value of their auto, of course many inflate it, which is their choice, may or may not sell, but if you start an auction at 9.99 that is genuine but doesn't have the cert, it will go for less then if it had it.