F**k the autograph BUY the Cert.

[Mr. Zipper]

Originally Posted by Big Dave

I totally agree and have seen this trend for a long time, because of eBay. It has gotten to the point where many times the cost of authentication is so much that the authentication company makes more on an item then I do. Crazy!

Yup... I really don't understand how you see PSA or JSA holograms on $20 items. Even if the cert was obtained at a show and only cost $8 at the point of signing, the photo itself usually cost $5. That leaves $7 for the cost of the signature and what little profit is left. Add in eBay and PayPal fees and it is a loss.

[yanksfan09]

Originally Posted by Mr. Zipper

Yup... I really don't understand how you see PSA or JSA holograms on $20 items. Even if the cert was obtained at a show and only cost $8 at the point of signing, the photo itself usually cost $5. That leaves $7 for the cost of the signature and what little profit is left. Add in eBay and PayPal fees and it is a loss.

Yeah i see the same thing happen with modern cards (80's-present) too. I never understood why people pay to have a 5 dollar, or sometimes less, card slabbed. The grading fees cost more than the card. Sometimes you even see common cards or virtual no-names graded...Would I rather buy 10 raw NM 1992 topps Griffeys @ $1 each or have one NM graded at the same cost? I really don't get it