PSA submission advice

[Tay1038]

Hi,

I’m hoping I can get some PSA submission feedback from the experts on the board.

Q1:
I have multiple low grade (PSA 1-2 equivalent) vintage HOF rookie cards that are signed by the athlete. Generally, is it better in my situation to use the PSA dual card grade and auto grade service, or just the auto grade with the card description on the label i.e, “1952 Topps Mickey Mantle” and have the card verified for authenticity and scored as “AUTHENTIC” for the card? I think the label would read something like:

1952 Topps Mickey Mantle #311
Authentic
Auto 10

As opposed to

1952 Topps Mickey Mantle #311
PR 1
Auto 10

I see the frequent in the hobby being just the Auto Grade and Card described as authentic for low grade cards of such but no numerical grade for the card. I think it would be obvious if it was a high grade card to get both scored with a numerical grade, as the numerical grade for the card carries value for high grades. What to do in your opinion for low grade cards? Is their a base minimum grade i.e, PSA 4 or higher, where it would make more sense to get the dual numerical grade for both the card and auto?


Q2: I have previous slabbed PSADNA blue label with auto grades. I’ve been trying to input the cert numbers in the submission form for REHOLDER service however When I enter in the current certification number in the submission form I keep getting an error message, “please enter a valid cert #” even though my cards show up in the PSA DNA database under their certification number. Is there something that I am doing wrong? Or is this something that happens with old blue labels? How do I go about correcting this so that I can submit for re-holder?