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Forum: GRADING 12-08-2025, 12:23 PM
Replies: 155
Views: 8,218
Posted By FT35
This. For those saying “why would rich PSA waste...

This. For those saying “why would rich PSA waste their time over small money,” (in this case $150/card). Consider that their entire business model is based on grading cards at the rate of $25/card....
Forum: GRADING 12-03-2025, 03:16 PM
Replies: 309
Views: 20,487
Posted By FT35
Championship level post here! This perfectly...

Championship level post here! This perfectly sums up what our PSA experience has turned into!
Forum: BASEBALL 11-24-2025, 09:57 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 2,052
Posted By FT35
I still love and collect base PSA 10’s! The...

I still love and collect base PSA 10’s! The older ones of my favorite players from my childhood mostly, but I think they’re still important. If that had been a 2018 Ohtani—totally different story!
Forum: GRADING 11-24-2025, 09:12 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,282
Posted By FT35
Can’t argue with ya! They’ve definitely done...

Can’t argue with ya! They’ve definitely done these things to themselves and the hit to their brand has been significant. I don’t know if it will impact them in any way or not.
Forum: GRADING 11-24-2025, 05:23 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,282
Posted By FT35
For sure! It’s hard to defend PSA now—I was more...

For sure! It’s hard to defend PSA now—I was more speaking about when they were grading more accurately.

Let me amend…a card with pressed corners is not graded by PSA and returned as “altered.” ...
Forum: GRADING 11-24-2025, 05:04 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,282
Posted By FT35
Cards you send to other grading companies

This is why I don’t buy cards graded by other companies. That SGC 9 could be an accurately graded PSA 4 in disguise. You just don’t know what you’re getting.

Now that said…you aren’t exactly...
Forum: BASEBALL 11-23-2025, 08:39 AM
Replies: 70
Views: 2,935
Posted By FT35
Same here. A squiggle on a sticker in most cases...

Same here. A squiggle on a sticker in most cases now. A squiggle on a sticker with air bubbles under it in many cases…and a squiggle on a crooked sticker with air bubbles under it all too often! ...
Forum: GRADING 11-21-2025, 05:00 PM
Replies: 24,858
Views: 3,263,635
Posted By FT35
Yep. I’d imagine it’s related to preparing the...

Yep. I’d imagine it’s related to preparing the offers that they send.

Question—do you get offers on Game Stop orders? Or do you have to have a PSA membership to get offers? That might also...
Forum: GRADING 11-21-2025, 08:10 AM
Replies: 24,858
Views: 3,263,635
Posted By FT35
On the last order I sent to PSA, the Assembly...

On the last order I sent to PSA, the Assembly phase was close to the halfway point of the total wait. They sat in QA alone for 6+ weeks.
Forum: GRADING 11-21-2025, 08:00 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 1,461
Posted By FT35
Do they only send $ offers to Collector Club...

Do they only send $ offers to Collector Club members?
Forum: GRADING 11-11-2025, 10:36 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 517
Posted By FT35
88 Topps Bo Jackson RC

True. Maybe this is just a 1st (ever) Edition ‘88 Topps Holiday version! SSP! eBay 1/1!
Forum: GRADING 11-11-2025, 08:53 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 517
Posted By FT35
Yep. Surface wear or a printing defect. My...

Yep. Surface wear or a printing defect. My guess would be a 5 or 6. Imo, that’s a great looking card still. It’s so ridiculous how that centered, 4 great corners, smooth edges Bo Jackson card...
Forum: BASKETBALL 11-10-2025, 08:28 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,382
Posted By FT35
Great photos, but key word spamming for sure. ...

Great photos, but key word spamming for sure. That’s what I don’t like. It’s just an EX base card—not an EX Gold Holo.

I do think that the pictures add value. Many don’t realize how great...
Forum: GRADING 11-04-2025, 09:38 PM
Replies: 24,858
Views: 3,263,635
Posted By FT35
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Forum: GRADING 11-03-2025, 08:46 PM
Replies: 24,858
Views: 3,263,635
Posted By FT35
Running PSA Order Tracker

When I posed this thought in another thread, I was told “because they aren’t organized enough.”

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Apparently having the world’s leading grading company in place to put cards in...
Forum: GRADING 11-01-2025, 11:01 AM
Replies: 98
Views: 5,275
Posted By FT35
PSA no longer represents the best ROI (a data analysis)

100% agree and I’m right there with you.

Oh…sorry, I mean:

“Just your opinion, sounds like you just a mad childish adult flipper because you only want 10’s not accuracy, AMIRITE, bruh? ...
Forum: GRADING 10-31-2025, 08:11 PM
Replies: 98
Views: 5,275
Posted By FT35
We’re all glad you’ve got it all figured out.

We’re all glad you’ve got it all figured out.
Forum: BASKETBALL 10-30-2025, 09:09 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 2,855
Posted By FT35
I think most people now go to wherever the profit...

I think most people now go to wherever the profit is. It’s less about the finite supply although finite supply plays a big role in profit. When people get priced out on a certain price tier, it...
Forum: GRADING 10-29-2025, 01:47 PM
Replies: 98
Views: 5,275
Posted By FT35
I’m glad to hear that the hammer hasn’t dropped...

I’m glad to hear that the hammer hasn’t dropped on you! Those results sound pretty good actually. The cards that I’ve seen the most change (at least on my subs) are anything prior to ultra modern. ...
Forum: GRADING 10-28-2025, 07:47 AM
Replies: 98
Views: 5,275
Posted By FT35
For sure! Contrary to the stereotype of all who...

For sure! Contrary to the stereotype of all who “complain,” I’m not just a 10 or bust submitter. I sub many cards that I know will not gem. That’s where the 60% orders come from. I’ve had bulk...
Forum: GRADING 10-27-2025, 09:17 PM
Replies: 98
Views: 5,275
Posted By FT35
In some cases you would be right. Just not here...

In some cases you would be right. Just not here on this one. There are many people on here who have been subbing for decades and have seen a major change in how cards are graded. I’m not some dude...
Forum: GRADING 10-26-2025, 07:28 PM
Replies: 98
Views: 5,275
Posted By FT35
PSA no longer represents the best ROI (a data analysis)

When 40+% of them are clear cut “perfect card” 10’s with nothing putting them in 9 slabs but pure incompetence/10 pop control.

When the same cards in lesser condition come back 10’s for mega...
Forum: GRADING 10-22-2025, 03:17 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,301
Posted By FT35
Yep. I think grades being intentionally low is...

Yep. I think grades being intentionally low is awful. But that comes down to an opinion/interpretation that is ultimately subjective/arguable.

This is objective. This is concrete evidence for...
Forum: GRADING 10-22-2025, 01:38 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,301
Posted By FT35
Here are some pics: same corner, same ding. ...

Here are some pics: same corner, same ding.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20251022/4c4627bd238396c4a9d8e5f9e2fab640.jpg...
Forum: GRADING 10-22-2025, 08:08 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,301
Posted By FT35
Top right corner damage to this extent was...

Top right corner damage to this extent was typical for the last 2 orders I sent them. I was shocked at the low grades, then when they came back to me, I saw the extensive damage to the top right...
Forum: GRADING 10-14-2025, 12:02 PM
Replies: 309
Views: 20,487
Posted By FT35
Has your PSA 10 Gem rate for modern bulk submissions changed dramatically this year?

None. For me, it’s PSA or nothing because that’s where all my registry & card info records are. If I don’t use them, I’ll simply stop grading. I don’t grade just to grade/sell and I don’t NEED to...
Forum: GRADING 10-10-2025, 07:38 AM
Replies: 98
Views: 5,275
Posted By FT35
I’d argue that putting a card that should be a 10...

I’d argue that putting a card that should be a 10 in any other slab besides a 10 is not PSA being more “strict” as it is them being more incompetent.

When you have a card that meets the...
Forum: GRADING 10-09-2025, 09:20 AM
Replies: 98
Views: 5,275
Posted By FT35
I agree. I’m down on them now because they...

I agree. I’m down on them now because they changed an established, borderline universally accepted grading scale and have simply trashed multiple entire bulk orders of mine for no good reason. But...
Forum: GRADING 10-08-2025, 12:28 PM
Replies: 309
Views: 20,487
Posted By FT35
Ultra modern orders can still see gem rates in...

Ultra modern orders can still see gem rates in line with what they have been. Entire orders are still trashed from time to time, but at least it’s possible to get a fair grader.

Modern...
Forum: GRADING 10-07-2025, 12:34 PM
Replies: 79
Views: 4,092
Posted By FT35
Opinions on the PSA Offers Program

I’d be ok with it if they offered market value on everything they want. Since so many people are selling as a part of a business—these PSA offers are essentially B2B offers. Why is it that they...
Forum: GRADING 10-06-2025, 10:22 AM
Replies: 167
Views: 9,973
Posted By FT35
I would assume PSA would convert every sports...

I would assume PSA would convert every sports card submitter into a Pokemon submitter if they could. For one, it doesn’t require as much knowledge to grade Pokemon cards. The entire Pokémon...
Forum: BASEBALL 10-05-2025, 08:07 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 2,198
Posted By FT35
No offense to anyone here but a baseball card...

No offense to anyone here but a baseball card forum is the LAST place I’d ever go to get advice on what to do when you get to 2nd base……..
Forum: GRADING 10-04-2025, 07:06 AM
Replies: 24,858
Views: 3,263,635
Posted By FT35
Well lovely. We’re almost getting to the point...

Well lovely. We’re almost getting to the point where Assembly is the halfway point.

Question about offers for anyone…So all orders seem to be delayed—presumably so someone can put together the...
Forum: GRADING 10-02-2025, 01:19 PM
Replies: 167
Views: 9,973
Posted By FT35
Good post! If your numbers are accurate...

Good post! If your numbers are accurate (assuming they are), $1.2 million is a gross underpay for a company their size/revenue. Nat probably spent more than that grading his cards last year! 1.5...
Forum: GRADING 10-02-2025, 06:57 AM
Replies: 167
Views: 9,973
Posted By FT35
They don’t want to invest in the added...

They don’t want to invest in the added infrastructure needed to keep up with the demand.

IMO, they aren’t looking to limit “submissions” as much as they are people’s expectations on the service....
Forum: GRADING 10-01-2025, 02:50 PM
Replies: 24,858
Views: 3,263,635
Posted By FT35
Usually indicates a “problem order.” It could be...

Usually indicates a “problem order.” It could be something account related (ie: an expired credit card on file), but most likely an upcharge.

I always chuckle at the upcharge delays…the cards...
Forum: GRADING 09-30-2025, 01:56 PM
Replies: 167
Views: 9,973
Posted By FT35
I think the point was that it’s a conflict of...

I think the point was that it’s a conflict of interest if a grading company charges more for their service for cards that grade higher. Whatever the customer “chooses” to “accept” is irrelevant. ...
Forum: GRADING 09-29-2025, 11:16 AM
Replies: 167
Views: 9,973
Posted By FT35
With this pricing, they are implying that as...

With this pricing, they are implying that as collectors, we should be buying slabs and not grading cards. The grading prices are going up because they are assuming that cards are being graded to be...
Forum: GRADING 09-28-2025, 09:20 PM
Replies: 167
Views: 9,973
Posted By FT35
PSA Price Increase

Yes they are safer for sure. BUT…it appears that they are a lot tougher to sell. I see a lot of these cards available for long periods of time. People would rather buy a $5 raw copy to keep raw or...
Forum: GRADING 09-27-2025, 06:15 PM
Replies: 167
Views: 9,973
Posted By FT35
It’s true—but most people don’t realize it yet...

It’s true—but most people don’t realize it yet because they are still focused on their few 10 “thrills” in their order. It’s the combination of higher prices and lower gem rates that have flipped...
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