A New PSA Low

[calvindog]

So I sent in a bunch of signed checks to be authenticated and slabbed to PSA (first mistake) and one came back caught up so badly in the upper left edge that I couldn't shake it free no matter how hard I pounded on it. Many of the other checks I sent in had this issue upon receipt as well, but this one just couldn't be freed:



I wrote to PSA and eventually they wrote back the following: "You may send this back to us if you would like for lamination. This will make it centered in the holder. Please let me know if you would like instructions on how to proceed. You would be responsible for shipping."

I think I'm reading this correctly as they will actually affix permanent lamination to it? Is this possible? And this is their only solution to their poor holder? And they want me to pay for shipping for the privilege of having a 150 year old piece of history destroyed.

The irony, of course, is that I sent the check in for slabbing just to ensure it was protected; and I got back a check that is in danger of losing a corner - and now they want to laminate it? At my shipping expense.