Running PSA Order Tracker

[TheOneRingKing]

With PSA Vault does anyone have any personal experience with dropping off at their Jersey City locations for drop off Wednesdays? Also what is the pay out fees and was it smooth if you sold anything in your Vault? Thanks everyone. I can't for the life of me see what their cash out fees are if you want ACH or Wire.

[thenightman]

I'm hearing Bulk is taking 6 to 8 months? Is this true?

[FT35]

Originally Posted by thenightman

I'm hearing Bulk is taking 6 to 8 months? Is this true?

Sounds like just the “assembly” stage!

[TXRunner]

Originally Posted by thenightman

I'm hearing Bulk is taking 6 to 8 months? Is this true?

Ouch. That is brutal. PSA just keeps digging that hole deeper.

[thenightman]

Originally Posted by FT35

Sounds like just the “assembly” stage!

Originally Posted by TXRunner

Ouch. That is brutal. PSA just keeps digging that hole deeper.

$20+ million a month company and we got 6 to 8 month turnaround times because they're afraid "the market might correct".

[The_Reverend]

Originally Posted by thenightman

$20+ million a month company and we got 6 to 8 month turnaround times because they're afraid "the market might correct".

That and they know they do not have to change because even with 6 to 8 month turnaround times they still get over 1 million cards per month because people think PSA cares about them. In fact, their name does not even match anymore. They grade only a fraction of Sports cards now compared to TCG.

[BBMAN56]

Originally Posted by thenightman

i'm hearing bulk is taking 6 to 8 months? Is this true?

was told last week working on feb 6 mail. Maybe a little sooner now

[metsandweezer]

Bought this raw, it came back an 8 the first time. I knew it did not deserve an 8. PSA is clueless as always!

[newcokeandtaco]

Originally Posted by metsandweezer

Bought this raw, it came back an 8 the first time. I knew it did not deserve an 8. PSA is clueless as always!
-snip

Nice card and nice grade bump.
If you want to obscure the cert#, you also need to cover the bar code.

[BBMAN56]

Originally Posted by dodgerfanjohn

do they?

I’m 3-3 on my friends cards…he asked me to look at his cards and tell him which to sub. 2 of the three are not easy 10’s.

I think it’s way easier when you have zero connection to the cards. So someone like a card shop that subs hundreds of cards has an easier time plucking them out.

check cert 119880740 to 119880977 237 in a row

[Boostedwrx]

Originally Posted by BBMAN56

check cert 119880740 to 119880977 237 in a row

Stopped at 119880742 where the bottom corners are round. I send those in and get 8-9's.

[SLGSports]

Originally Posted by BBMAN56

check cert 119880740 to 119880977 237 in a row

I just did some analysis on this:

1. All 237 cards were sold by 4_Sharp_Corners.
2. Most cards are 90s junk wax. You know, the cards that PSA normally hammers with grades.
3. These are all low-end cards. Most sold on ebay for $20-25, which barely covers their submission fees.
4. It's not just this order. Most PSA 10s for these cards sold on eBay are from 4SC.

I've heard for years about the 4SC/PSA alleged relationship, but this is as damning evidence I've seen. There is no way a grader would give a 237-card order all 10s -- even if they all looked perfect. At some point, they have to feel like they're adding value.

Clearly 4SC has preferred status with PSA. My guess is that if 4SC keeps submitting very large numbers of cards (and ones that are generally worthy of 10s), then PSA will give them all 10s. This makes my stomach turn... we all know hard it is to get 10s from PSA on perfect-looking junk wax cards. And they're doing this on a mass scale and for probably just a couple dollars profit per card.

[metsandweezer]

Originally Posted by newcokeandtaco

Nice card and nice grade bump.
If you want to obscure the cert#, you also need to cover the bar code.

I am just afraid PSA will block my PSA account if they see it. lol I don’t care about anyone on here.

[YeahBuddy]

Originally Posted by SLGSports

I just did some analysis on this:

1. All 237 cards were sold by 4_Sharp_Corners.
2. Most cards are 90s junk wax. You know, the cards that PSA normally hammers with grades.
3. These are all low-end cards. Most sold on ebay for $20-25, which barely covers their submission fees.
4. It's not just this order. Most PSA 10s for these cards sold on eBay are from 4SC.

I've heard for years about the 4SC/PSA alleged relationship, but this is as damning evidence I've seen. There is no way a grader would give a 237-card order all 10s -- even if they all looked perfect. At some point, they have to feel like they're adding value.

Clearly 4SC has preferred status with PSA. My guess is that if 4SC keeps submitting very large numbers of cards (and ones that are generally worthy of 10s), then PSA will give them all 10s. This makes my stomach turn... we all know hard it is to get 10s from PSA on perfect-looking junk wax cards. And they're doing this on a mass scale and for probably just a couple dollars profit per card.

Its because 1) they are an ORIGINAL supporter of PSA and PSA still honors a deal they have in place.

They have some deals where either nothing below 9 or how they set it up with like screening so if its a 10 they slab if not they dont. So due to high qty bulk and old school relationships and such its actually feasible to see why you can get 237 in a row all 10 ... because others got screened out.

[Dacubs2]

Sending in my first ever PSA submission, Hoping to get them back before the National. we'll see how it goes...

Type: Value Max
Estimated Completion Date: 6/22/26
# of cards: 1
Shipped to PSA: 4/14/26
Delivered:
Received PSA:
Order Prep:
Research & ID:
Grading:
Assembly:
QA Checks:
Grades Ready:
Shipped:


Type: Value Max with Auto
Estimated Completion Date: 7/6/26
# of cards: 1
Shipped to PSA: 4/14/26
Delivered:
Received PSA:
Order Prep:
Research & ID:
Grading:
Assembly:
QA Checks:
Grades Ready:
Shipped:

[BoSoxFan1999]

Originally Posted by BoSoxFan1999

Type: Value Bulk (1980+) (estimated completion by 5/16/26)
# of cards: 20
In-person dropoff: 12/14
Order Prep: 12/29
Research & ID: 12/30
Grading: 1/13
Assembly:
QA:
Grades Ready:
Shipped:

Type: Value Bulk (1980+) (estimated completion by 7/6/26)
# of cards: 22
Delivered (USPS): 02/17
Order Arrived (PSA): 02/26
Order Prep: 02/27
Research & ID: 02/27
Grading: 3/13
Assembly: 3/16
QA:
Grades Ready:
Shipped:

The first sub above has been in grading status for 3 months now. I mean woof, seriously? Looks like that one will not be beating the estimated date.

Other sub been in assembly almost a month now.

[VicVinegar]

Originally Posted by BBMAN56

was told last week working on feb 6 mail. Maybe a little sooner now

My bulk order arrived Feb 6 and has been in assembly for a week now, so this checks out.

[Wolverine011]

I'm now seeing first hand how backed up PSA is.

I have subs from November/December (submitted via COMC) that are stuck. I have a personal value sub from early January that's still in grading. No wonder the price hike came out of nowhere.

I've given up on tracking progress. This isn't quite PSA pandemic-era off the rails but we are making our way there.

[f2tornado]

Originally Posted by Wolverine011

I'm now seeing first hand how backed up PSA is.

Yep...

Value (1980-Present) Order
·9 Items
·Est. 75 Business Days
·Est. Complete by
March 24, 2026

Three weeks late and counting. Not really concerned about it but at some point, lack of subs popping will start hampering the buying side.

[Malsk]

Have orders now past due date...

Received Nov 8 due Apr 8 still in QA checks.
Three orders received Dec 1 due Apr 14. Two still in assembly and one in QA checks.

More price increases incoming?

[KPOD]

Originally Posted by Malsk

Have orders now past due date...

Received Nov 8 due Apr 8 still in QA checks.
Three orders received Dec 1 due Apr 14. Two still in assembly and one in QA checks.

More price increases incoming?

Bump bulk to $50 and completely shut down the pipe.

What they really need to do is split out TCG the same way they have sports, and have "Vintage TCG 2020-older" and "Modern TCG 2021-Present". Charges modern like $40 a card and things should clear up.

[duynamo]

Type: Regular
Estimated Completion Date: 4/30
# of cards: 1
Shipped to PSA: 3/23
Delivered: 3/25
Received PSA: 3/25
Order Prep: 3/25
Research & ID: 3/26
Grading: 3/27
Assembly: 4/3
QA Checks: 4/10
Grades Ready: 4/15
Shipped:

[Beavers98]

Well, this is starting to suck. The estimated completion date is tomorrow, but I've been stuck in assembly for closing in on 2 months now. Ughhh

[BoSoxFan1999]

Originally Posted by Beavers98

Well, this is starting to suck. The estimated completion date is tomorrow, but I've been stuck in assembly for closing in on 2 months now. Ughhh

Stuck in a stage for months? Join the club, brother!

[metsandweezer]

PSA is being historically slow. What a business.