Getting autographs certified is important if you want to get your collection insured. I've been thinking about doing this for some time now.

I am not but some day I may want to sell

If you get the autograph IP then there is no reason to send it away for authentication, unless you are looking to sell it.

I have been wanting to send my IP Bill Clinton but I think I remember it cost like 75 bucks for him and that's why I have not sent it.

PSA/DNA is great to have if you ever intend to sell your autographs...otherwise there is really no reason to do it. They do offer several services though at different prices. The more you send them, the more of a discount you get. For example, one item is $20...or you could send 20 for $150. They used to (not sure if they still do) offer a service where they'll verify an autograph via an emailed or scanned picture. It wasn't a full blown PSA/DNA certification, more or less they're opinion and you didn't get a certificate...and this was cheaper.

BUT, you do get a certificate and a reference number if you have anything authenticated that you can look up later via their website. Items that have been PSA/DNA certified carry more credibility than those with a COA or personal guarantee.

Try this, go on ebay and look up a baseball thats been "signed" by an athlete (auction, not the "buy it now" items). Compare the auction prices for those that aren't PSA/DNA to those that are and you can see that people are likely to bid higher. There are a couple of other companies out there that do this, but PSA/DNA is the Beez Neez..

Me personally I would only get an iteam certified from a company like PSA if it was a big name and I was concidering selling it. It can get pretty expensive Im sure to authenticat many iteams. I wonder how many fakes they pass with out knowing

i mean before i try sending it in to them ill ask around here first...unfortunately, i doubt ill ever see ANY jessica alba success(unless i try her home, which has been linked to 4 different addresses all VERY similar) or my gerard butler, which were the 2 i wanted to send in

They can only tell you whether it is authentic or not. In thier opinion, of course. And yes, they do make mistakes.

well price is not the issue because most of the ones i would like to get authenticated(if i get them back signed) are only $20-30 and if the final price is $50 that is fine. Will they tell me if its a secretarial or not is basically what im looking into, and it doesnt clearly explain that on their site.

PSA/DNA are coming to a collector's show near me next month. I'll take some stuff to get authenticated, but also ask their opinion on other items. They probably don't charge for that.

They are pricey for certain autographs. Not sure I want to spend the $100 to get my Humphrey Bogart certified. I also have a Babe Ruth, but they want $200 to certify that. There are others in my collection that are worth spending $25-35 on. They "only" charge $30 for Sydney Greenstreet and that seems like a bargain considering what they charge for others.