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genuine question for the community—how does psa actually authenticate a custom sketch?

​verifying a signature is one thing, but how do they verify that an entire full-art sketch was actually done by the original artist and not someone else post-release?

​if a random person drew on the card, psa would normally consider it alteration or damage. so if they can’t 100% prove the artist drew the sketch, why isn’t it treated as card alteration? super curious how their dna/auto authentication handles artist sketches.

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Thought this community would appreciate a highly unusual registry situation that just came back from the London Card Show.

​This 2024 D23 Sorcerer Mickey was originally a standard PSA 10. It was cracked open at the convention to get a live, hand-sketched remarque directly from the original artist, Alice Pisoni.

​Upon submission for re-grading/dual cert, it returned as a Mint 9 / Auto 10. However, during the manual data entry process, the PSA database severely glitched on the spelling of the artist’s name, permanently registering it as "ALICE PSIONI" instead of Pisoni.

​Because the certificate is already active and locked into the immutable registry database under this unique spelling error, it has effectively turned this into an unrepeatable, system-generated 1-of-1 mechanical error slab.

​Has anyone else encountered a database entry error this specific on a high-end dual-cert submission recently? Curious to hear how the registry purists view database typos versus standard label misprints.

We live in a TCG culture completely obsessed with sterile perfection. Everyone chases the same sequential serial numbers, the same Gem Mint 10 labels, the same assembly-line consistency. But at what point does a card stop being just a commodity and become a piece of living history?

This 2024 D23 Sorcerer Mickey used to be a perfect, flawless PSA 10. A beautiful slab, but ultimately replaceable if your wallet is thick enough.

Then came the London Card Show.

Instead of being kept safe in its plastic coffin, the decision was made to sacrifice the perfect 10 slab. It was cracked open and handed directly to the original artist, Alice Pisoni, to let her sketch a live remarque right in the middle of the chaotic convention energy. It re-graded as a PSA Mint 9—not because of poor care, but because the literal environment, the fresh ink, and the atmosphere of that historic event left its mark on the card.

In the high-end space, that 9 isn't a downgrade. Those are battle scars. It’s the soul of a historic moment captured on the ultimate Lorcana canvas.

And as a final blessing from the TCG gods, the PSA database glitched during re-entry in a way that makes this a permanent, unrepeatable error.

I’ll drop the PSA registry proof and Alice’s hilarious IG reaction to this chaotic masterpiece in the comments below.

So I ask the high-end community: Would you rather own the 500th sterile PSA 10, or a museum-grade historical artifact that can never be replicated?

(NFS - Just wanted to share a piece of Lorcana history and hear your thoughts on Art vs. Grades.)

We live in a TCG culture completely obsessed with sterile perfection. Everyone chases the same sequential serial numbers, the same Gem Mint 10 labels, the same assembly-line consistency. But at what point does a card stop being just a commodity and become a piece of living history?

This 2024 D23 Sorcerer Mickey used to be a perfect, flawless PSA 10. A beautiful slab, but ultimately replaceable if your wallet is thick enough.

Then came the London Card Show.

Instead of being kept safe in its plastic coffin, the decision was made to sacrifice the perfect 10 slab. It was cracked open and handed directly to the original artist, Alice Pisoni, to let her sketch a live remarque right in the middle of the chaotic convention energy. It re-graded as a PSA Mint 9—not because of poor care, but because the literal environment, the fresh ink, and the atmosphere of that historic event left its mark on the card.

In the high-end space, that 9 isn't a downgrade. Those are battle scars. It’s the soul of a historic moment captured on the ultimate Lorcana canvas.

And as a final blessing from the TCG gods, the PSA database glitched during re-entry in a way that makes this a permanent, unrepeatable error.

I’ll drop the PSA registry proof and Alice’s hilarious IG reaction to this chaotic masterpiece in the comments below.

So I ask the high-end community: Would you rather own the 500th sterile PSA 10, or a museum-grade historical artifact that can never be replicated?

(NFS - Just wanted to share a piece of Lorcana history and hear your thoughts on Art vs. Grades.)