JSA LOA's taking 2 months - FYI

[rmarks]

I wish I better understood the process. The way it was explained to me is that certain higher valued autographs require an LOA, even if the initial evaluation was positive. The others are by choice from the owner. It doesn't make sense to me either that on an item not requiring an LOA and passed the onsite evaluation wouldn't simply be documenting in a letter the initial ruling. It appears JSA is saying, it passed and at your own risk of failure under more scrutiny, we will consider an LOA (provided it passes the more thorough process. And by the way, that risk you are taking will cost a premium price for an item that passed with a sticker had you chosen that path.

[theshleps]

JSA has always been my preferred TPA because of speed and price. I was upset that when they joined up with CGC that if you have some JSA certified items if you want them CGC slabbed JSA again has to certify the autograph (apart from the slabbing) so you'd have to pay twice. I have not done that and won't but seems unfair

[gonefishin]

I just thought I would give this thread a bump and let everyone know that I am still waiting on the LOA's. 2 months was on the 15th, so I'm guessing it's more like 3-4.

Seems a little unreasonable to me.

[jbbama]

Thanks for the info, i just had an item authenticated last weekend onsite and he said 2 months, " like what", i said...yes 2 months on the letter. I guess it is what it is. "(