PSA/DNA AUTO QUESTION

brianwintersfan

A couple of quick questions for the board experts in this area.
My cousin wants me to look over his baseball autograph collection from the early 70's. I believe everything is on small sheets of paper(3" x 5" at the biggest). He is in need of $$ so I might offer to take them off his hands if the price was right. I know he spent a lot of time at County Stadium in Milwaukee in the early 70's so they are legit and there are HOF players in the lot.
Question #1-What is the charge to submit a single signed piece of paper/index card to PSA/DNA to be slabbed authentic??
Question #1b-Is it a flat fee or do star players/HOF players cost more??
Question #2-What is the charge if there would be multiple autographs on the index card??
Question #3-Is it worth spending the money doing this?? Is there a market for maybe more obscure players from that era or is it all about the star players??
Not sure if I want to slab it to keep it or do it to flip it. I mean I know they are real but selling them raw could hurt the bottom line.
All opinions welcome!

brianwintersfan

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MooseDog

Answer to Question #1 - the charge for a single autograph is a minimum of $20.
Answer to Question #1b - some stars/HOF are more.
Answer to Question #2 - Charge for multiples is (deep breath) price of highest priced star, plus a premium for number of sigs.
Answer to Question #3 - Probably not worth it for 1970s players with few exceptions of course (hard to get, deceased, and HOF). I mean, do you really want to pay $20 to slab a Sixto Lezcano sig? Local guy in SF area had a nice lot of about 150 autographs (3x5's) from the early/mid 1970s including Banks, Mays, and McCovey and only got about $75 for the lot. They were all good too.

Link to PSA/DNA Baseball Autograph Fees

Hope this helps. If you have a list of the sigs why don't you pass it along and I'll let you know if there are any rarities there. I was very active in that field in the 1970s, and can probably help you identify any you can't tell too.

wufdude

In terms of your first two questions, Moosedog isn't exactly right with his answers. You can get an autographed 3x5 (cut or index card) authenticated and slabbed for a flat $20 fee, whether it be Babe Ruth or Sixto Lezcano. No difference in player for this PSA/DNA service, provided it can fit into a current slab. I'm not sure about the cost for authenticating and slabbing an index card with multiple signatures. I know Moosedogs answer is correct for items that go through the full PSA/DNA process.

brianwintersfan

So would the fee be the same say for a card that was signed?? I got some stuff through the mail that I want to send in.
I find their submission forms to be a bit confusing. If I just want to send in a card, have it authenticated and slabbed with just the grade of authentic what do I need to do??

Thanks

gregm13

<< <i>In terms of your first two questions, Moosedog isn't exactly right with his answers. You can get an autographed 3x5 (cut or index card) authenticated and slabbed for a flat $20 fee, whether it be Babe Ruth or Sixto Lezcano. No difference in player for this PSA/DNA service, provided it can fit into a current slab. I'm not sure about the cost for authenticating and slabbing an index card with multiple signatures. I know Moosedogs answer is correct for items that go through the full PSA/DNA process. >>



The fee is $20 if the item is valued under $500. The fee is higher for higher valued items - but you'll need to confirm w/ PSA the exact amount.

Regards,

Greg M.