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Insuring Your Collection to Protect Your Investment

August 5, 2019October 23, 2020Terry Melia

  How much time have you spent in acquiring your collection? How much money have you invested in securing all your cards, autographs and memorabilia? If you took a moment to ponder these questions, you may be persuaded to insure…

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Record Auction Prices Realized for PSA-Certified Original Photos

April 10, 2019October 24, 2020Terry Melia

  Last August, smack dab in the middle of the National Sports Collectors Convention in Cleveland, PSA introduced a product line of “jumbo holders,” a new encapsulation service designed for oversized items such as signed and unsigned original photos as…

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Introducing the PSA Set Registry Achievement Program 2.0

April 2, 2019October 26, 2020Terry Melia

  Just when you thought you had the PSA Set Registry’s Achievement Program all wrapped up, the company now releases a Phase 2 component to the online initiative. Following the successful launch of its Set Registry Achievement Program in December,…

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Black History Month: Recognizing Sports Pioneers

February 6, 2019October 24, 2020Terry Melia

  With apologies to the late Reverend Martin Luther King Jr., perhaps no other African American in U.S. history made a bigger impact on the country’s social fabric than the late Jackie Robinson. And with February hailed as “Black History…

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PSA/DNA Ensures Authenticity of Super Bowl LIII Game-Used Items

January 30, 2019October 23, 2020Terry Melia

  The teams are set for Super Bowl LIII (53) and the game is ready to kickoff at 6:30 p.m. (EST) on Sunday, Feb. 3, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. The defending AFC Champion New England Patriots will line up…

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Auction Prices Realized: The Power of PSA Grading

January 29, 2019May 28, 2019Terry Melia

  Last week, a much-anticipated online auction of the 1933 Goudey Baseball set, graded “Current Finest” on the PSA Set Registry, came to a close. Each one of the 240 cards up for bid comprised its own lot with many…

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Submissions 101: PSA Card Qualifiers (Part 2)

January 23, 2019October 24, 2020Terry Melia

  Submitting your trading cards for authenticating and grading purposes can sometimes seem overwhelming, especially when the term “card qualifiers” comes into play. In an effort to educate card collectors and help them with the submittal process, we’d like to…

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PSA Now Uses Red Labels for All Encapsulated Items

January 15, 2019October 23, 2020Terry Melia

  Since the start of the New Year, PSA is now employing a new labeling process for any authenticated, encapsulated submissions. Here’s the official scoop. After 20 years of using blue labels for any items encapsulated through PSA/DNA, PSA’s autograph…

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Screwdown Holders: The Perils of Card Preservation

January 11, 2019October 24, 2020Terry Melia

  A funny thing happened to me on my way to getting some of my coveted cards authenticated and/or graded by PSA. I quickly discovered the perils of using non-recessed screwdown holders. After serving a one-year hitch as PSA’s PR…

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PSA’s Top Auction Prices Realized in 2018

January 3, 2019May 28, 2019Terry Melia

  With a big assist coming from the late, great Mickey Mantle, Professional Sports Authenticator (www.PSAcard.com) is happy to report that it once again certified tens of thousands of sports cards and autographs in 2018 including 10 of the most…

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