Running PSA Order Tracker

[imbluestreak23]

The dreaded horizontal bar/print line interpretation also changed around COVID.

Previously you could find cards, usually xfractors with the dreaded Xline that BGS always has dinged but PSA didn’t, sub to PSA with success. That clearly is not the case today or really post Rona

[FT35]

Originally Posted by Cards and 401K

Yep sent in 2,000 cards to PSA 2018 2020 with 70+% GEM rates then 2 orders dropped to 28 and 35 in 2022 with same type cards and stopped submitting 2 years ago still have 500+ to grade….


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Same. My last order just popped—mostly ultra modern. 33 cards & 3 10’s. This is absolutely insane. Should be 18-20 10’s in this order—someone just went through and put a 9 on everything.

I’m a seasoned submitter. I use the loupe. I measure the centering. I pay extra close attention to the surface. I also look at other examples of the same cards graded to gauge expectations/tendencies. The last 96 cards I’ve subbed—I have 5 10’s. I’m sorry, but that’s no where NEAR accurate.

The only other thing I can think of is that the grades are correct but the handling in the process somewhere is rough. I’ve seen cards I know were 10’s when they were shipped, come back with specks of white on corners that were not there. I’m expecting the 10, I see the 9 and think the grade is wrong, but then see the white on corners in the pics. I’m not sending cards with white corners! I use the extra large penny sleeves to prevent any corner damage. But somehow there is noticeable corner chipping causing lower grades. I know they are using AI, but is a machine mishandling the cards??

[anusinha]

Originally Posted by FT35

Same. My last order just popped—mostly ultra modern. 33 cards & 3 10’s. This is absolutely insane. Should be 18-20 10’s in this order—someone just went through and put a 9 on everything.

I’m a seasoned submitter. I use the loupe. I measure the centering. I pay extra close attention to the surface. I also look at other examples of the same cards graded to gauge expectations/tendencies. The last 96 cards I’ve subbed—I have 5 10’s. I’m sorry, but that’s no where NEAR accurate.

The only other thing I can think of is that the grades are correct but the handling in the process somewhere is rough. I’ve seen cards I know were 10’s when they were shipped, come back with specks of white on corners that were not there. I’m expecting the 10, I see the 9 and think the grade is wrong, but then see the white on corners in the pics. I’m not sending cards with white corners! I use the extra large penny sleeves to prevent any corner damage. But somehow there is noticeable corner chipping causing lower grades. I know they are using AI, but is a machine mishandling the cards??

Im wondering about this too. Some AI machine is automatically assigning some type of centering or surface grade that just slaps a 9 on everything. It seems like whenever there is some sort of back up, the 9s start to fly.

[mnkzero]

Originally Posted by mnkzero

Order Type: September Pokemon Grading Special
# of cards: 81
Estimated Completion Date: 12/26/24

Received by PSA per Fedex: 9/30/24
Order Prep: 10/3/24
Research: 10/14/24
Grading: 11/18/24
Assembly:
Grades Ready:
QA:
Shipped:

Finally in grading.

[JBolen]

Originally Posted by metsandweezer

17/40 gems on a bulk order. My worst order in years. Last 3 orders have been so bad. I went from 80-90% gems to 40-50%. Doesn’t make any sense. The inconsistency is only getting worse.

Same Got Crushed cracked sent to SGC got 2 to 2.5 jumps across the board. I still love PSA more but there is something off the last couple months

[Rbradleigh]

Originally Posted by JBolen

Same Got Crushed cracked sent to SGC got 2 to 2.5 jumps across the board. I still love PSA more but there is something off the last couple months

Is this for vintage or “ultra modern?” If ultra modern I’m calling BS since reference would be 8 to 10, 7 to 9.5, etc.

[Cards and 401K]

I have heard horror stories of cards sent in by customers.. high end cards that came back as a 9 with a white edge that was not there when sent in and they concluded card was switched by somebody??


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[JBolen]

Originally Posted by Rbradleigh

Is this for vintage or “ultra modern?” If ultra modern I’m calling BS since reference would be 8 to 10, 7 to 9.5, etc.

late 90s 6 to 8.5 and 2 7s to 9 I can send you the Cert numbers if you want to check my story

[elektrokuter]

Anyone know why this sub could be in Research & ID so long? This hasn't happened to me before. My other sub at the same time hit assembly

Order Type: September MLB Grading Special service
# of cards: 10
Order shipped: Dropped off at PSA event 10/17/24
Order delivered: 10/17/24
Order received per PSA: 10/21/24
Order Prep: 10/25/24
Research & ID: 10/28/24
Grading:
Assembly:
QA1:
QA2:
Grades:
Shipped:
Est Completed: 1/8/25

Order Type: October TCG & Non-Sport 1990-Present Special
# of cards: 30
Order shipped: Dropped off at PSA event 10/17/24
Order delivered: 10/17/24
Order received per PSA: 10/21/24
Order Prep: 10/25/24
Research & ID: 10/28/24
Grading: 10/29/24
Assembly: 11/19/24
QA1:
QA2:
Grades:
Shipped:
Est Completed: 1/8/25

[slogue2]

Originally Posted by elektrokuter

Anyone know why this sub could be in Research & ID so long? This hasn't happened to me before. My other sub at the same time hit assembly

Order Type: September MLB Grading Special service
# of cards: 10
Order shipped: Dropped off at PSA event 10/17/24
Order delivered: 10/17/24
Order received per PSA: 10/21/24
Order Prep: 10/25/24
Research & ID: 10/28/24
Grading:
Assembly:
QA1:
QA2:
Grades:
Shipped:
Est Completed: 1/8/25

My September MLB hit R&ID on 10/14 and then went to Grading on 11/6. Unfortunately, I don't think your time spent in that stage is out of the ordinary right now. Just slowwww moving.

[slogue2]

Order Type: Value Plus Turbo Special $24.98
# of cards: 26
Est. Completion Date:
Order Delivered: 11/18/2024
Order received per PSA: 11/18/2024 (Arrived - My Orders page)
Research & ID:
Grading:
Assembly:
Grades Ready:
QA:
Shipped:

[dlin23]

Originally Posted by FT35

Same. My last order just popped—mostly ultra modern. 33 cards & 3 10’s. This is absolutely insane. Should be 18-20 10’s in this order—someone just went through and put a 9 on everything.

I’m a seasoned submitter. I use the loupe. I measure the centering. I pay extra close attention to the surface. I also look at other examples of the same cards graded to gauge expectations/tendencies. The last 96 cards I’ve subbed—I have 5 10’s. I’m sorry, but that’s no where NEAR accurate.

The only other thing I can think of is that the grades are correct but the handling in the process somewhere is rough. I’ve seen cards I know were 10’s when they were shipped, come back with specks of white on corners that were not there. I’m expecting the 10, I see the 9 and think the grade is wrong, but then see the white on corners in the pics. I’m not sending cards with white corners! I use the extra large penny sleeves to prevent any corner damage. But somehow there is noticeable corner chipping causing lower grades. I know they are using AI, but is a machine mishandling the cards??

I am in the same boat as other people in the thread. I send quite often and the last couple of subs that have come back have been horrendous. Going from average of 60-80% gem rate to 30-40% is not normal. Not sure what is going on over at PSA but the something changed.

[FT35]

Originally Posted by dlin23

I am in the same boat as other people in the thread. I send quite often and the last couple of subs that have come back have been horrendous. Going from average of 60-80% gem rate to 30-40% is not normal. Not sure what is going on over at PSA but the something changed.

I should get my order back in-hand tomorrow but looking at the scans, I see several spots of wear that were not there when I subbed the cards. I sub low end stuff that barely gets a “value” bump if it’s a 10–but would likely have a lower value than the grading cost if a 9. So I’m very careful about what I sub in those types or orders. I would never sub a low end card with a white corner visible to the naked eye. That would be completely pointless. Let alone several cards in the sub. I use the loupe and it has to be “likely gem” all the way around to make it into those subs. My final order was 33 cards (27 ultra modern cards that were “likely gems”). There were 3 10’s. I refuse to believe it. Even if I was WAY off on my estimation, there should be (Al least!!) 15-16 additional gems. Instead…all 9’s.


After seeing the wear marks, I am leaning towards the theory that the handling is rough in parts of the process. Maybe they went through a scanner or AI machine roughly?? Not sure but the marks are real and the grades seem to reflect that damage.

[mredsox89]

Type:October Value Bulk Special (1980-Present)
# of cards: 20
Estimated Completion Date: 2/10/25

Received per PSA: 11/4/24
Research & ID: 11/27/24
Grading:
Assembly:
Grades Ready:
QA:
Shipped:

Type:October Value Bulk Special (1980-Present)
# of cards: 20
Estimated Completion Date: 2/4/25

Received per PSA: 11/4/24
Research & ID: 11/20/24
Grading:
Assembly:
Grades Ready:
QA:
Shipped:

Type:October Value Bulk Special (1980-Present)
# of cards: 20
Estimated Completion Date: 2/5/25

Received per PSA: 11/4/24
Research & ID: 11/21/24
Grading:
Assembly:
Grades Ready:
QA:
Shipped:

Type:October Value Bulk Special (1980-Present)
# of cards: 20
Estimated Completion Date: 2/5/24

Received per PSA: 11/4/24
Research & ID: 11/22/24
Grading:
Assembly:
Grades Ready:
QA:
Shipped:

Type:October Value Bulk Special (1980-Present)
# of cards: 20
Estimated Completion Date: 2/11/25

Received per PSA: 11/4/24
Research & ID: 11/27/24
Grading:
Assembly:
Grades Ready:
QA:
Shipped:

Type:October Value Bulk Special (1980-Present)
# of cards: 20
Estimated Completion Date: 2/10/24

Received per PSA: 11/4/24
Research & ID: 11/26/24
Grading:
Assembly:
Grades Ready:
QA:
Shipped:

Type:October Value Bulk
# of cards: 28
Estimated Completion Date:

Received per PSA: 11/19/24
Research & ID:
Grading:
Assembly:
Grades Ready:
QA:
Shipped:

[OneBadMav]

Bulk order went into assembly last week and patiently awaiting the results. Does the list disappear like it used to prior to grade release or that is a sign of the past?

Thanks.

[metsandweezer]

Originally Posted by OneBadMav

Bulk order went into assembly last week and patiently awaiting the results. Does the list disappear like it used to prior to grade release or that is a sign of the past?

Thanks.

Look for the green checkmark online. Let us know your results. Seems like everyone’s bulk orders are 40-50% gems.

[slogue2]

Originally Posted by slogue2

Order Type: Value Plus Turbo Special $24.98
# of cards: 26
Est. Completion Date: 12/19/2024
Order Delivered: 11/18/2024
Order received per PSA: 11/18/2024 (Arrived - My Orders page)
Research & ID: 11/19/2024
Grading:
Assembly:
Grades Ready:
QA:
Shipped:

Into R&ID.

[mjmuller43]

Type: Oct Special (1980-Present) Coupon
# of cards: 13
Estimated Completion Date: 1/27/25

Shipped to PSA: 10/24/2024
Delivered: 10/28/2024
Order Prep: 11/12/2024
Research & ID: 11/12/2024
Grading: 11/19/2024
Assembly:
Grades Ready:
QA:
Shipped:

[Cataztrophe]

Edit: nvm figured out my issue

[GuacamoleCards]

Order Type: October 1980-Present Bulk Special
# of cards: 20
Order shipped: 10/26/24
Order delivered: 10/30/24
Order received per PSA: 10/31/24
Order Prep: 11/19/24
Research & ID: 11/25/24
Grading:
Assembly:
QA1:
QA2:
Grades:
Shipped:
Est Completed: 2/3/25

Yikes at the Estimated Completion Date on this one. My last orders have all taken less than a month, so this surprised me.

Update after Research & ID: Only about 1/3 of the pre-grading scans works, the rest have a message stating a technical difficulty or the image was obscured and won't be provided. Doesn't exactly inspire confidence.

[Sakicx19]

Order #2 completed and shipped back to me today.

Originally Posted by Sakicx19

Type: September TCG bulk
# of cards: 20
Delivered: Sept 26th
Order Prep: Oct 11
Research & ID: October 11th
Grading: Nov 11th ��
Assembly:
Grades Ready:
QA:
Shipped:

Type: September TCG Bulk 2
# of cards: 21
Delivered: Sept 26th
Order Prep: October 17th
Research & ID: October 18th
Grading: October 24th
Assembly: Nov 12th or Nov 13th(1 screen moved last night. Other screen this morning.)
Grades Ready: Nov 20th
QA: Nov 20th
Shipped: Nov 20th

10s-15
9s-4
8s-2(both vintage)

[elektrokuter]

Originally Posted by slogue2

My September MLB hit R&ID on 10/14 and then went to Grading on 11/6. Unfortunately, I don't think your time spent in that stage is out of the ordinary right now. Just slowwww moving.

thanks, guess Ill keep being patient

[imbluestreak23]

45.7% on small bulk poppage today LFGoooo 🙄

[metsandweezer]

Originally Posted by imbluestreak23

45.7% on small bulk poppage today LFGoooo 🙄

Unbelievable.

[discodanman45]

Type: November 1-15 Value Bulk Holiday Special (1950-1979)
# of cards: 11
Estimated Completion Date:

Received per PSA: 11/7/2024
Research & ID:
Grading:
Assembly:
Grades Ready:
QA:
Shipped:

Type: November 16-30 Value Bulk Holiday Special (1980-1999)
# of cards: 14
Estimated Completion Date:

Received per PSA: 11/19/2024
Research & ID:
Grading:
Assembly:
Grades Ready:
QA:
Shipped: