PSA cert verification

Verify a PSA slab's cert number against PSA's database from inside the lightbox.

1min readUpdated May 20, 2026

Elite plan only. Open any PSA-graded listing in the eBay Sniper. The lightbox shows a Verify this slab panel — click it.

What happens

  1. We pass the listing photos to Claude vision
  2. Claude reads the cert number off the PSA label
  3. We look up that cert in PSA's database
  4. We compare what PSA returned (card name, set, grade, year) to what the listing says
  5. You get one of five outcomes

The five outcomes

  • ✓ Verified authentic — cert exists and every field matches the listing
  • ⚠ Mismatch detected — cert exists but a field disagrees (e.g. PSA says PSA 9, listing says PSA 10)
  • 🚨 Cert not found — the cert number isn't in PSA's database, possible counterfeit
  • Couldn't read cert — vision didn't find a cert number in the photos; you can type it manually
  • Couldn't reach PSA — PSA's site is down or rate-limited; try again in a minute

Limitations

  • PSA-only today. BGS, CGC, and TAG link to their own verifier sites instead.
  • Vision can fail when listing photos are low-res or the PSA label is obscured. The manual entry field is always available.
  • Rate limit: 20 verifications per day per account.

What it can't tell you

A cert match means the slab is legitimately PSA-graded, not that the card inside is the original. Slab tampering (re-graded cards in a fake shell) is rare but possible. Verification dramatically reduces the risk of fakes but doesn't eliminate it.

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