Should the TPA's place a sticker on an authenticated item?

[perezfan]

Regarding the Ali/Moore Photo...

It speaks volumes that the authenticator placed the ugly sticker on Ali's body (rather than in the expansive empty black are towards the upper-right). It shows how little regard they have for the collectible itself, and how it's all about their own self-promotion.

Who in their right mind would cover up the very subject of the photo (Ali) when such an obvious, more preferable option exists? And even then, it should be on the reverse side, rather than the front.

The Munson piece is even worse.... you couldn't even mat the sticker out (for display purposes) if you wanted to. This is beyond idiocy

[thecatspajamas]

Originally Posted by perezfan

The Munson piece is even worse.... you couldn't even mat the sticker out (for display purposes) if you wanted to. This is beyond idiocy

Placement on that one actually appears to be so that you could mat the sticker IN rather than out. It's even aligned with the Munson signature rather and being placed in any corner of the page and aligned appropriately.

[RichardSimon]

Originally Posted by perezfan

Regarding the Ali/Moore Photo...

It speaks volumes that the authenticator placed the ugly sticker on Ali's body (rather than in the expansive empty black are towards the upper-right). It shows how little regard they have for the collectible itself, and how it's all about their own self-promotion.

Who in their right mind would cover up the very subject of the photo (Ali) when such an obvious, more preferable option exists? And even then, it should be on the reverse side, rather than the front.

The Munson piece is even worse.... you couldn't even mat the sticker out (for display purposes) if you wanted to. This is beyond idiocy

This is also beyond decency, promoting themselves regardless of the fact that they messed up the clients item.

[travrosty]

Another beauty

The fab five? the TPA played the tambourine I guess.

[doug.goodman]

I voted no no no no no no no no a million times no.

And, this entire thread makes me laugh.

Doug

[RichardSimon]

Travis - OMG on that Beatles piece,, what collector could have asked them to do that???? Just horrendous.
A few days ago I sold three Johnny Unitas autographed index cards to a regular customer.
My receipt is also my COA with my authenticity guarantee stamped on the receipt.
The customer asked me to stamp the back of the index cards with my guarantee.
I told him that is defacing the card and that I would write out a separate receipt for each index card in lieu of defacing the card. I don't need the free advertising that badly to make me deface a piece.

[travrosty]

yes, you did right, the piece should be left alone as is. documentation can always be made up to the satisfaction of both parties without altering the piece.


Last one I have, the goudey card signed by Chas Gehringer, with the PSA sticker on the back of the actual card.

sigh.

[thecatspajamas]

Originally Posted by travrosty

yes, you did right, the piece should be left alone as is. documentation can always be made up to the satisfaction of both parties without altering the piece.


Last one I have, the goudey card signed by Chas Gehringer, with the PSA sticker on the back of the actual card.

sigh.

AND IT'S NOT EVEN STRAIGHT! You would think, if you were going to make your advertisement a permanent part of the piece, you would pay a little more attention to the alignment of the sticker in relation to the card back!

Is "aesthetically unsettling" a usable phrase? Because that's exactly what that card back is to me, aside from any feelings about the presence of the sticker itself.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by RichardSimon

This is also beyond decency, promoting themselves regardless of the fact that they messed up the clients item.

Truthfully I think one of these TPA stickers would make a good court case. I would swear in court that I would pay substantially less for an item with that kind of sticker on it, than one without it.