This Makes Me Cringe

[Ryan1125]

It's even worse when they don't get the sticker straight or have it way too high/low/etc. I have seen some absolutely awful sticker placements that completely ruin items for me IMO.

[bcookie]

I guess the sticker needs to be on the front as the submitter or future owner may want to frame them someday. If the sticker is on the back and the photo is professionally framed, you would need to compromise the frame job to verify authenticity.

[prewarsports]

The first person to ruin the value of that photo was Ted Williams when he signed it It is worth more unsigned.

[icollectDCsports]

I think the sticker should be larger, shinier, and placed closer to the autograph (preferably over the player's face) so that there is no doubt as to the authenticity of the signature. Yep, that should do it.

[itslarry]

Originally Posted by icollectDCsports

I think the sticker should be larger, shinier, and placed closer to the autograph (preferably over the player's face) so that there is no doubt as to the authenticity of the signature. Yep, that should do it.

What if they placed it over the auto? Here me out, it would prevent fading, smudging and tracing.

[garymc]

All my photos are a lot older and I always look to the backs for the history. The photographer stamps, agency stamps, sometimes baseball magazine holograms or auction stamps. It adds to the provenance ! No to the front !!!!


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[Tom Hufford]

In my opinion, there is only one reason TPGers put a sticker on the front of a signed photo, album page, or other item - VANITY. I'm sure they see it as a form of advertising that they can put on and get the owner to pay for - but in my opinion it shows that they have absolutely no respect for the item.

Does anyone really think that 50 or 100 years from now anyone will know who/what PSA/DNA was, or be able to decipher the JSA signature on that sticker? Much less be able to check the item on the company's database?

I am almost 100% sure that if someone brought in the Mona Lisa to be authenticated by one of these companies, they would get it back with a sticker on the front.

I have never knowingly purchased an item with one of these stickers on the front, and see very few reasons why I ever would. And greater still, I can't imagine I would ever pay to have a single signature in my collection authenticated by one of these parties.