PSA Photo Authentication Fees

mybestbretts · #1 03-21-2014, 08:41 AM

No way I can justify $35.00 fee + postage on a photo I paid $20.00 for.
I understand they don't want the modern players, just the expensive
older photos. To bad

perezfan · #2 03-21-2014, 09:51 AM

Just authenticate yourself. You probably know as much as them anyway. Plus, these photos look nicer un-slabbed, IMHO.

Runscott · #3 03-21-2014, 10:23 AM

Not trying to offend anyone, as I realize that some of you use PSA/DNA to enhance resell value, but that still means that some end-user wants their photos slabbed, so...

...maybe if they raise it to $100, more collectors will start doing their own thinking. They can still be your customers, they'll just be more educated.

djson1 · #4 03-21-2014, 02:25 PM

Problem is, most auction platforms require these very subjective certs if you want to sell. I think it's bogus.

thecatspajamas · #5 03-21-2014, 02:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by djson1

Problem is, most auction platforms require these very subjective certs if you want to sell. I think it's bogus.

I can't think of any auction house that would REQUIRE modern photos to be slabbed. Most AH's would be more likely to lump them all together in a lot and do a poor job of picturing them

drcy · #6 03-21-2014, 03:00 PM

An irony is modern photos can be harder to authenticate/date than old ones. For example, an old image can often be easily identified as a modern reprint due to the obviously modern paper-- but a modern original is going to be on modern paper.

One thing to look at with modern photos is the photo paper, specifically the branding on back ('This is a Kodak Paper' or whatever printed across the back). If you know the different brands (and there are many) that is helpful in dating a photo. Even with Kodak, they regularly change the wording and style of their branding on back of their paper.

I had an autograph authenticator email me about the branding on the back of a modern signed celebrity photo. The celebrity was a famously reluctant signer. There was an accompanying story from the submitter that the signature was obtained in person in 1989, and the autograph expert wanted to know if the Kodak branding on back was consistent with that era/story. It was.

thecatspajamas · #7 03-21-2014, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by drcy

An irony is modern photos can be harder to authenticate/date than old ones. For example, an old image can often be easily identified as a modern reprint due to the obviously modern paper-- but a modern original is going to be on modern paper.

One thing to look at with modern photos is the photo paper, specifically the branding on back ('This is a Kodak Paper' or whatever printed across the back). If you know the different brands (and there are many) that is helpful in dating a photo. Even with Kodak, they regularly change the wording and style of their branding on back of their paper.

I had an autograph authenticator email me about the branding on the back of a modern signed celebrity photo. The celebrity was a famously reluctant signer. There was an accompanying story from the submitter that the signature was obtained in person in 1989, and the autograph expert wanted to know if the Kodak branding on back was consistent with that era/story. It was.

David,
Do you know of anywhere (book, website, or otherwise) where the back branding dates of various photo papers is cataloged? I've seen some rough dates for at least some Kodak papers up through the 1980's as outlined below, but nothing more recent or for other manufacturers. Granted, most that I've seen are either Kodak or unbranded until you get into modern times, but would still be a handy reference to have.

The Kodak dates I've seen given:

VELOX = Late 1920's - Late 1940's

KODAK
VELOX = 1950's - 1960's
PAPER

A KODAK PAPER = 1960's - early 1970's

THIS PAPER
MANUFACTURED = 1970's - 1980's
BY KODAK

mybestbretts · #8 03-21-2014, 09:19 PM

That may be true with some photos but the press photos with date/stamp
on the back are a breeze.

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