Should the TPA's place a sticker on an authenticated item?

[RichardSimon]

I just thought of this also,, is the sticker acid free? If not, just wait, it will take a while, but in my opinion it will damage any item.

[travrosty]

My favorite ruined photo with an advertisment sticker on it.

an iconic shot of archie moore-ali, in the heat of the battle, black and white photo. then your eye goes right to the gaudy, red, white and blue sticker on Ali's kidneys. just disgusting what they do to these photos.

[travrosty]

Disgusting what psa and jsa and others do to these wonderful pieces of memorabilia. cheapens them. crass commercialization for the purpose of cheap advertising.

would you rather own this piece with the sticker on it, or without?

[RichardSimon]

I am wondering if you can blow dry that sucker, er, sticker off.
I have successfully used a blow dryer to remove scotch tape.

[HRBAKER]

Richard,

Why would you want to do that?
The sticker is what makes it worth anything!

[tjlives]

Originally Posted by RichardSimon

I am wondering if you can blow dry that sucker, er, sticker off.
I have successfully used a blow dryer to remove scotch tape.

If anyone actually knows the answer to this, I've got at least one piece (and probably a couple others) that could use freeing from a poorly placed TPA sticker.

I don't mind them in all instances, but yikes, they can end up in some weird places. OTOH, sometimes they devalue the item into my price range...

[perezfan]

Regarding the Ali/Moore Photo...

It speaks volumes that the authenticator placed the ugly sticker on Ali's body (rather than in the expansive empty black are towards the upper-right). It shows how little regard they have for the collectible itself, and how it's all about their own self-promotion.

Who in their right mind would cover up the very subject of the photo (Ali) when such an obvious, more preferable option exists? And even then, it should be on the reverse side, rather than the front.

The Munson piece is even worse.... you couldn't even mat the sticker out (for display purposes) if you wanted to. This is beyond idiocy

[thecatspajamas]

Originally Posted by perezfan

The Munson piece is even worse.... you couldn't even mat the sticker out (for display purposes) if you wanted to. This is beyond idiocy

Placement on that one actually appears to be so that you could mat the sticker IN rather than out. It's even aligned with the Munson signature rather and being placed in any corner of the page and aligned appropriately.

[RichardSimon]

Originally Posted by perezfan

Regarding the Ali/Moore Photo...

It speaks volumes that the authenticator placed the ugly sticker on Ali's body (rather than in the expansive empty black are towards the upper-right). It shows how little regard they have for the collectible itself, and how it's all about their own self-promotion.

Who in their right mind would cover up the very subject of the photo (Ali) when such an obvious, more preferable option exists? And even then, it should be on the reverse side, rather than the front.

The Munson piece is even worse.... you couldn't even mat the sticker out (for display purposes) if you wanted to. This is beyond idiocy

This is also beyond decency, promoting themselves regardless of the fact that they messed up the clients item.