PSA Poppage... Worth the Wait

arod305 · 02-07-2020, 08:04 PM

Split a bulk sub with someone else. Hard to complain about the $8/per card. However, it took about 90 business days

.. Anyhow, grader must have been in a good mood. I've had some subs where they haven't been as kind to topps flagship. Will post some pics up when it comes in. However, definitely going 39/40 (97.5%) is the best gem rate I've ever had for a bulk sub. I hate how inconsistent they are with grading. I sent in pretty much identical cards in my other group sub and had around a 70% gem rate. I guess lesson learned if you're subbing a lot of the same card in bulk, I'd try to break it into two subs in case you hedge catching the grader on a bad day.

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ThoseBackPages · 02-07-2020, 08:04 PM

cant hide money!

rcearley · 02-07-2020, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by ThoseBackPages

cant hide money!

This is the way

clocsta2323 · 02-07-2020, 08:39 PM

Totally right with catching a good grader.. I got MURDERED on my most recent bulk sub and the one before that got 89% Gem. No variation in my assessment process whatsoever. Completely maddening

speedyjg13 · 02-07-2020, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by clocsta2323

Totally right with catching a good grader.. I got MURDERED on my most recent bulk sub and the one before that got 89% Gem. No variation in my assessment process whatsoever. Completely maddening

It's all a game my friend

ThoseBackPages · 02-07-2020, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by clocsta2323

Totally right with catching a good grader.. I got MURDERED on my most recent bulk sub and the one before that got 89% Gem. No variation in my assessment process whatsoever. Completely maddening

did you include the Benji?

clocsta2323 · 02-07-2020, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by speedyjg13

It's all a game my friend

I know, don't hate the playa right

speedyjg13 · 02-07-2020, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by clocsta2323

I know, don't hate the playa right

That's right, hate the game

arod305 · 02-07-2020, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by ThoseBackPages

did you include the Benji?

About 3.5 benjis or three fiddy

Keyser Soze · 02-08-2020, 08:19 AM

Congrats Logan.

Sincerely,
Erik who went 6-for-6 in the same sub

arod305 · 02-08-2020, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Keyser Soze

Congrats Logan.

Sincerely,
Erik who went 6-for-6 in the same sub

Nice!! Looked like a solid sub overall

arod305 · 02-18-2020, 07:34 PM

Cards arrived/scans added

D-Lite · 02-18-2020, 07:45 PM

Beautiful stuff. Congrats!

Out of curiosity, how much, when evaluating, did you care about centering on 2018 flagship? Kind of a PITA to assess, no?

arod305 · 02-18-2020, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by D-Lite

Beautiful stuff. Congrats!

Out of curiosity, how much, when evaluating, did you care about centering on 2018 flagship? Kind of a PITA to assess, no?

Thank you. I don’t pay much attention to centering if sending to PSA. I just look at corners/surface on base flag ship. BGS is obviously a different beast as they’re having to look for it to give a sub grade. I’d be surprised if PSA isn’t doing anything above eye testing centering on bulks

Southpaw21 · 02-19-2020, 03:38 AM

awesome results. What % of these did you pull from packs vs online? I'd like to do something like this with a few guys from 2020.

arod305 · 02-19-2020, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Southpaw21

awesome results. What % of these did you pull from packs vs online? I'd like to do something like this with a few guys from 2020.

Probably about 50% were pack pulled. I put a big lot of Tatis and sorted through the ones I thought had a chance.

IndySportsCards · 02-19-2020, 09:58 AM

Pants Down! Congrats

arod305 · 02-19-2020, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by IndySportsCards

Pants Down! Congrats

Thank you sir.

Hail2TheVictors · 02-19-2020, 05:38 PM

That is an incredible sub, wow! Having that many flagship base and going 39/40 is crazy good. Congrats!

Cards and 401K · 02-19-2020, 06:06 PM

arod305 great results!!! you have them for spring 2020! I just dropped off 231 cards at the Houston Show @ the PSA booth on the Feb 8th they logged in on the 19th we will see how long it takes.
I submitted 25 US300's 10 US250's and 18 US200's now I am sweating bullets!!

arod305 · 02-19-2020, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Hail2TheVictors

That is an incredible sub, wow! Having that many flagship base and going 39/40 is crazy good. Congrats!

Lol you know how it goes, must’ve caught the graded on a good day!

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Originally Posted by Cards and 401K

arod305 great results!!! you have them for spring 2020! I just dropped off 231 cards at the Houston Show @ the PSA booth on the Feb 8th they logged in on the 19th we will see how long it takes.
I submitted 25 US300's 10 US250's and 18 US200's now I am sweating bullets!!

Good luck man!

02-07-2020, 08:04 PM	#1
arod305 Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Midwest Posts: 8,048	PSA Poppage... Worth the Wait Split a bulk sub with someone else. Hard to complain about the $8/per card. However, it took about 90 business days.. Anyhow, grader must have been in a good mood. I've had some subs where they haven't been as kind to topps flagship. Will post some pics up when it comes in. However, definitely going 39/40 (97.5%) is the best gem rate I've ever had for a bulk sub. I hate how inconsistent they are with grading. I sent in pretty much identical cards in my other group sub and had around a 70% gem rate. I guess lesson learned if you're subbing a lot of the same card in bulk, I'd try to break it into two subs in case you hedge catching the grader on a bad day. Attachment 476183 Attachment 476186 Last edited by arod305; 11-29-2020 at 02:36 PM.

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02-19-2020, 09:58 AM	#17
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02-07-2020, 08:39 PM	#4
clocsta2323 Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: D.C. Posts: 6,896	Totally right with catching a good grader.. I got MURDERED on my most recent bulk sub and the one before that got 89% Gem. No variation in my assessment process whatsoever. Completely maddening

02-18-2020, 07:45 PM	#13
D-Lite Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 1,426	Beautiful stuff. Congrats! Out of curiosity, how much, when evaluating, did you care about centering on 2018 flagship? Kind of a PITA to assess, no?

02-19-2020, 03:38 AM	#15
Southpaw21 Member Join Date: Nov 2019 Posts: 91 stanleywingtip	awesome results. What % of these did you pull from packs vs online? I'd like to do something like this with a few guys from 2020.

02-19-2020, 05:38 PM	#19
Hail2TheVictors Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 6,502	That is an incredible sub, wow! Having that many flagship base and going 39/40 is crazy good. Congrats!

02-19-2020, 06:06 PM	#20
Cards and 401K Member Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: DFW Texas Posts: 3,596	arod305 great results!!! you have them for spring 2020! I just dropped off 231 cards at the Houston Show @ the PSA booth on the Feb 8th they logged in on the 19th we will see how long it takes. I submitted 25 US300's 10 US250's and 18 US200's now I am sweating bullets!!