When and how do you decide to have photos PSA-certified?

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04-01-2025, 08:53 AM

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I am all but certain that National Sports Photos was affiliated with National, a New York photo company that was one of the three big studios that shot publicity photos for boxers and entertainers (with Apeda and Cosmopolitan). Here is a Marciano publicity photo by National:

Same approximate era and style.

My theory is that NSP was National cashing in on its image archive.

But I digress...

I see no reason to grade photos unless you plan to sell. They are a PITA to store and very costly to slab. I will buy an exceptional one but prefer not to do it for my PC. When I sell, or when my daughter sells, I assume they will end up slabbed. Until then, they stay in mylar in albums

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