PSA/DNA Card Authentication Question

[gabballplayer14]

I am looking at the PSA special for this month and it shows:

PSA/DNA 2017 November Special

Autograph Encapsulation Special

$15 encapsulation fee for any item with regular authentication fee of $49 or less, and Declared Value under $250
$35 encapsulation fee for any item with regular authentication fee of $50-100, and Declared Value under $500
No Membership Required
LOA upgrade and grading fee upgrades are not included


Does anyone know/has anyone used this service to tell me if I send cards in for this service if they will come back with a blue flip that just says "Trading Card", like this: https://www.ebay.com/itm/HANK-AARON-...cAAOSw3ydVsGkv

Or if it will come back with the blue flip that has the actual card description "1968 Topps" on it, like this: https://www.ebay.com/itm/1968-Hank-A...YAAOSwYGBZjdSq

[Grimster]

It will say trading card if you send in a baseball card. The blue flips USED to have the actual card description, but they changed their offerings.

So if you do the monthly special for PSA/DNA....they will only authenticate the autograph(s) and not the card itself. Meaning it will be on a blue flip

If you want BOTH authenticated, they have a different service tier for that. But they will authenticate both the card AND the auto. Meaning it will be on a red flip

They also go a step further now and can grade both with a number grade. So you can get both the card and the auto authenticated AND graded. Meaning it will have a red flip and a number grade for both the card and the auto.

I spoke to them on the phone the other day and they told me they can also do a mix of "authentic" and "graded" on a dual service card (auto + card authentication). Where you can have the card graded a 9 (for example) and the auto can be "authentic". And also have the card be "authentic" and the auto have a grade. Also on a red flip

Hope that helps.

[gabballplayer14]

Originally Posted by Grimster

It will say trading card if you send in a baseball card. The blue flips USED to have the actual card description, but they changed their offerings.

So if you do the monthly special for PSA/DNA....they will only authenticate the autograph(s) and not the card itself. Meaning it will be on a blue flip

If you want BOTH authenticated, they have a different service tier for that. But they will authenticate both the card AND the auto. Meaning it will be on a red flip

They also go a step further now and can grade both with a number grade. So you can get both the card and the auto authenticated AND graded. Meaning it will have a red flip and a number grade for both the card and the auto.

I spoke to them on the phone the other day and they told me they can also do a mix of "authentic" and "graded" on a dual service card (auto + card authentication). Where you can have the card graded a 9 (for example) and the auto can be "authentic". And also have the card be "authentic" and the auto have a grade. Also on a red flip

Hope that helps.

Fantastic, that is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you for the break down of each service. It sounds like they figured out that they could make more by authenticating the card and the auto, so made that a separate service than just authenticating the Auto. Makes sense business wise, just frustrating on the consumer side. Looks like Blue Flip with "Trading Card" it is, then!