Has your PSA 10 Gem rate for modern bulk submissions changed dramatically this year?

[MyckKabongo]

Originally Posted by BeerDawgs

I am late to this topic, but wanted to share my 2025 results compared to 2024.
All are Ultra Modern cards, with 100+ cards per submission
- 2024: 62% PSA 10, 31% PSA 9, 7% PSA 8, 1% PSA 7 or lower
- 2025: 37% PSA 10, 42% PSA 9, 15% PSA 8, 5% PSA 7 or lower

I assure you that my card review skills did not change, and most were pack fresh sleeved immediately. The most alarming part of my 2025 submissions is that pack fresh 2024 bowman draft refractors were getting 5 and 6's. That's never happened to my cards before. I am going to crack a few of the 5's and 6's because I did not see any imperfections and I am curious if PSA dinged the on their side, or if they are purposely giving low grades on these. I also am going to cut back on submitting any lower valued cards as its a waste of money until I see a course correction.
My 2025 submissions were sent in January and March, and popped in March and June.

Pretty similar to how my results have changed. Its not just the centering as I rarely pushed it past 55/45 before the change. The next sub will be my last for a while, until I see Gemrate data showing a major rebound in ultra modern sports gem rates.