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What is PENS Evaluation?
Physical Evaluation Numbering System was developed by hobbiests to encourage a unified system when describing an items originality and use. It is healthy for the industry to encourage the public to get involved with understanding what they are buying. We need to take control of our purchases and start engaging in evaluations ourselves. Certainly, it is useful when we have knowledgeable people evaluating game use, provenance, and originality of an item. There is no way to take out “opinions” of this type authentication process nor to erase personal bias. PENS has come up with a numbering system that aids the buyer in determining whether or not they want to purchase the item themselves based on the unified numbering system eliminating bias and recording facts as seen by the Evaluator. Collectors can use this guide, or a professional Evaluator will be assigned to assist in filling out the guide.
PENS Evalutation Guidelines
Our Evalution score will read like this “11-6301”
Item Evaluation
This evaluation is determined by one of our Experts. It is designed to eliminate opinion and rather notate facts as assessed by the evaluator, and then recorded by the PENS numbering system.
Evaluation Definitions
The following table shows our Evaluation system. An items grading my include all or none of the following and an overall score. (Periodically definitions will be updated and enhanced.)
Photo Match |
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| None | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Style Match | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Positive or Film Match | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Provenance/Documentation |
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| None | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Player, team or traceable documentation | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Player/Team AlterationsExamples: Cut Sleaves, Cut Tail, Cut Collar, etc. |
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| None | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1 or 2 alterations | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 or more alterations | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Tagging |
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| No tags on item with no modifications, and/or appear to have been removed, and/or incorrect | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| No tags on item but missing due to modifications(IE Tail shortened) | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Some tagging present but some missing due to modifications and correct | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| All tagging present | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Laundered |
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| No Signs Of Being Laundered | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Has Signs Of Being Laundered | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Appears Unwashed | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Standards and Criteria
100% Guarantee. We will issue refunds on items that have been legally found to be fraudulent, or unauthentic. We are here to offer Customer Service to our clients and returns will be accepted under certain conditions. In our 20 years of experience we have not had any issues. Items are sold with the authentication as described and will not be refunded for differing authentication opinions.
We accept and use the following companies and authenticators.
- 100% Authentic
- Mounted Memories
- PAAS
- Upper Deck
- Panini
- Steiner Sports
- TRISTAR Productions, Inc.
- Major League Baseball Authentication
- PSA/DNA
- PSA ITP
- James Spence Authentication
- JSA-SM
- JSA Witness
- JSA-SM Witness
- AROD COA
- CC Sabathia COA
- Reggie Jackson COA
- Player Holo
- Global Authentics
- Schwartz Sports
- Elite Sports Marketing
- Radtke Sports
- Gridiron Authentics
- Grandstand Sports & Memorabilia
- The Highland Mint
- Frameworth Sports Marketing
- Frozen Pond
- Locker Room Memorabilia
- Athlon Sports
- Athletic Promotional Events
- Ironclad Authentics
- Autograph-Sports
- Creative Sports Enterprises, Inc.
- Great North Road
- Sports Images
- All About Autographs, Inc.
- Hockey Ink
- Stacks of Plaques, Inc.
- GTSM
BidAMI.com LLC or 100PercentAuthentic.com authentication involves individual judgment that is subjective requiring the exercise of professional opinions. These professional opinions include the above mentioned companies.
Therefore, no warranty or representation is made and BidAMI.com LLC or 100PercentAuthentic.com company shall have no liability whatsoever to the customer for the opinion rendered.
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