PSA February Special: $15 for 1989 and older

Ric Clint · 02-03-2023, 03:26 PM

When PSA does these "Specials", do you guys notice them giving out LESS 10's on well deserving cards than if sent at a slightly higher level like the $19 Bulk level? Or do you see the opposite effect? Someone mentioned to me a while back that they don't like to use the Specials PSA offers because they fell like PSA just uses the Specials as a cash cow to get tons of cards in. And they didn't usually receive the proper grades as if they had sent the cards a higher level. Regardless of the Declared Value, I mean the cards in question could all be in the $150-200 range. Any opinions from past experiences with PSA Specials in the past?

rfgilles · 02-03-2023, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Ric Clint

When PSA does these "Specials", do you guys notice them giving out LESS 10's on well deserving cards than if sent at a slightly higher level like the $19 Bulk level? Or do you see the opposite effect? Someone mentioned to me a while back that they don't like to use the Specials PSA offers because they fell like PSA just uses the Specials as a cash cow to get tons of cards in. And they didn't usually receive the proper grades as if they had sent the cards a higher level. Regardless of the Declared Value, I mean the cards in question could all be in the $150-200 range. Any opinions from past experiences with PSA Specials in the past?

Objectively it shouldn't matter. The card condition is not affected by the price it was submitted at.

towerymt · 02-03-2023, 04:12 PM

I did fine on my one $15/bulk special. I am not concerned, sent another 34 cards at $15 before it ended 12/31.

varjakpaul · 02-03-2023, 11:52 PM

I'm probably in the minority here, in that I've submitted with PSA many times (mainly between 2017 and 2020) and rarely felt my cards were over/undergraded. That being said, I've always submitted at Bulk/Economy levels and was consistently satisfied with my grades.

f2tornado · 02-06-2023, 01:32 PM

I've never noticed a difference in my gem percentage on these. I have on occasion got specials back slower than standard service which is somewhat expected.

JeremyNick · 02-06-2023, 03:13 PM

I’ve had no noticeable difference on specials

02-03-2023, 03:26 PM	#1
Ric Clint Member Join Date: Jun 2020 Posts: 41	PSA February Special: $15 for 1989 and older When PSA does these "Specials", do you guys notice them giving out LESS 10's on well deserving cards than if sent at a slightly higher level like the $19 Bulk level? Or do you see the opposite effect? Someone mentioned to me a while back that they don't like to use the Specials PSA offers because they fell like PSA just uses the Specials as a cash cow to get tons of cards in. And they didn't usually receive the proper grades as if they had sent the cards a higher level. Regardless of the Declared Value, I mean the cards in question could all be in the $150-200 range. Any opinions from past experiences with PSA Specials in the past?

02-03-2023, 04:12 PM	#3
towerymt Member Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: VA Posts: 8,831	I did fine on my one $15/bulk special. I am not concerned, sent another 34 cards at $15 before it ended 12/31. __________________ In search of... 2018 Topps Chrome Update Max Scherzer #HMT77: Superfractor 2019 Topps Update Carter Kieboom #US109: Platinum

02-03-2023, 11:52 PM	#4
varjakpaul Member Join Date: Nov 2022 Posts: 290	I'm probably in the minority here, in that I've submitted with PSA many times (mainly between 2017 and 2020) and rarely felt my cards were over/undergraded. That being said, I've always submitted at Bulk/Economy levels and was consistently satisfied with my grades.

02-06-2023, 01:32 PM	#5
f2tornado Member Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: Bismarck, ND Posts: 2,367 f2tornado f2tornado	I've never noticed a difference in my gem percentage on these. I have on occasion got specials back slower than standard service which is somewhat expected.

02-06-2023, 03:13 PM	#6
JeremyNick Banned Join Date: Jun 2019 Posts: 22,801	I’ve had no noticeable difference on specials