How can JSA authenticate this?

[hawaiian bam bam]

Thank you for your post. U made a ton of really good points that really opened up my eyes when it comes to tpa. I just always thought a company like psa will go bad in the next decade or so. But now I have to rethink it. Thank u again for your help .

[Lordstan]

You are welcome.
Please understand that I don't know any of them will go bad, but what happens if they do? It can happen, especially if you are looking 20-30 yrs down the road. That is a loooong time to gamble.

[Duluth Eskimo]

I should be done with this discussion, but I will add one more thing to the mix. Let's say you are collecting HOF baseball photos. Take any common guy, say Johnny Bench. You can find a non-authenticated photo of Bench for around $20-25. If you want a PSA photo, you might have to pay $30-50 or more. If you want to get it in person, you might have to pay $79 or more to get it in person, plus the price of the photo, parking, time, etc.

All of those add up to the exact same thing, the same Johnny Bench signed photo. If you really want to help your family, do your homework and buy the non-authenticated one and put the rest of your money in some other investment or buy three photos for the price of one.

[Gary Dunaier]

Originally Posted by Duluth Eskimo

You can find a non-authenticated photo of Bench for around $20-25. If you want a PSA photo, you might have to pay $30-50 or more. If you want to get it in person, you might have to pay $79 or more to get it in person, plus the price of the photo, parking, time, etc.

All of those add up to the exact same thing, the same Johnny Bench signed photo. If you really want to help your family, do your homework and buy the non-authenticated one and put the rest of your money in some other investment or buy three photos for the price of one.

Another option is to pay to get the photo signed in person, and take a picture of the player as he's signing it, making sure the item is clearly visible in the shot. Nothing beats photo proof.

[Duluth Eskimo]

Yes. Please take a photo of the $25 item you just paid $79 plus $8 for the photo, $15 for parking, and $10 for the food, plus whatever travel expenses to make it easier to sell down the road. This is what's wrong with autograph collecting nowadays.