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Under what conditions would a card come back AUTHENTIC?

XanaduNowXanaduNow Posts: 1,718
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I'm not familiar with it at all but I think you can submit cards with the request of just determining if a card is authentic or not. But aren't there other conditions where you send a card in to be graded and they return it to you slabbed as Authentic? Anyone know why this happens or am I wrong?

Thanks for the help.

Arthur

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  • fandangofandango Posts: 2,622 ✭
    Arthur, In a situation where an autographed card is deemed to have an authentic signature but the card was altered/trimmed, then PSA may choose to label the card authentic since the card cannot have a grade assigned due to being altered/trimmed. This may be done for non-autographed card also i believe......
  • lostdart58lostdart58 Posts: 2,938 ✭✭✭
    They usually only SLAB cards as AUTHENTIC when the card is an extremely high end card.........such as early Mantles, Wagners, Ruths etc.

    It is not something that can be requested on just any card.
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  • fandangofandango Posts: 2,622 ✭


    << <i>They usually only SLAB cards as AUTHENTIC when the card is an extremely high end card.........such as early Mantles, Wagners, Ruths etc.

    It is not something that can be requested on just any card. >>




    Yep, thats why they say PSA may choose to label.."authentic"
  • XanaduNowXanaduNow Posts: 1,718
    The card is a 1920s hand cut strip card. It's slabbed as Authentic. Does this mean that it was cut too much but can't be labeled as trimmed because the only way to get the cards was to cut them from a strip?

    Arthur
  • A761506A761506 Posts: 1,309 ✭✭✭
    Could be cut too small... or else if there were defined borders printed on the strip and they have been cut off, it will be classified as Authentic every time. Same goes for Bazooka's, Post Cereal, Jello and any other handcuts with defined borders. If any of the borders are missing, no grade will be assigned.
  • XanaduNowXanaduNow Posts: 1,718
    Great, thanks guys. I think that's the issue. I can see defined borders on three of the sides but one side has no border. Problem solved.

    Arthur
  • FabfrankFabfrank Posts: 2,312
    It is not something that can be requested on just any card.

    On the PSA submission form there are two boxes you can check off for autograph cards.
    With Grade
    No Grade (*No Grade is assigned but card is authenticated and encapsulated)

    So you can request an auto card to have a numerical grade. If at that point the card cannot be grade (for whatever reason), it will get the Authentic designation
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