MB,
To me the issue of the cert is more an issue on the back end as to whether I buy or not. I have many framed pieces hanging on my wall today with cuts/3x5s/GPCs/checks, etc. that have come from Bill Corcoran, Jim Stinson, Kevin Keating, Richard Simon, etc. I wouldn't waste a .10 sending those to someone to look at or opine about. I trust the source.
The issue is going to be when I want to move them. Due to the marketing that these firms have done - they have created a "need" or the "perception of a need" for these items to be papered in order to be real and real liquid.
I have saved all of the documentation from when these items were bought and hopefully that will help.
I do have some items that have been certed, those most typically are trading cards, etc. I submitted those myself.
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