Looking for board input on LOA question

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Posted By: davidcycleback

I'm consigning to auction a few items and am making COAs for them. The main reason for the little letters is informational/documentational, as the items are unique and esoteric. Many to most collectors wouldn't figure out exactly what they are unless told.

As this issue was brought up before, my question is should I disclose on a COA that I owned the item? The reason I hesitate to write "this was part of my personal collection" is that it looks really tacky, like I'm trying to brag.