PSA Card Slot Dimensions in Light of the PSA/PWCC Scandal

RiceBondsMT2Yng · 06-08-2019, 01:47 PM

I read somewhere that part of the reason it's hard to use the gap between the edge of a card and the bumper it's up against to inspect card size is because there are different PSA slabs models with different sized slots for cards to fit into.

I think I also read that the model number of the slab itself can be found in the bottom left corner of the slab. Are these both true? If so, is there a place to look up what model numbers correspond to what dimensions?

I want to know if there's a significant difference between the dimensions of the standard model and the next step up or down? Is there a similar system in BGS? Is SGC's foam custom or standardized?

Basically, there's going to be a lot of eyeballing going on now, at the National, and beyond. And though we'll likely miss corner repair, intentional edge-wear, filled-in pinholes, recoloring, chemical damage, and all the other alterations BODA has uncovered in graded slabs, at least we can screen for card size and maybe spot trimming on our own, without a previous scan of the card to compare it to.

mjohnatgt · 06-08-2019, 01:59 PM

Here's a photo of the number on a card I just got back. .1T based on how I read it.

mjohnatgt · 06-08-2019, 02:30 PM

We could probably crowd source it. I couldn't find one on my 1952 Topps baseball slabs because it would overhang the card and impede the view.

06-08-2019, 01:47 PM	#1
RiceBondsMT2Yng Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Oakland, CA Posts: 727	PSA Card Slot Dimensions in Light of the PSA/PWCC Scandal I read somewhere that part of the reason it's hard to use the gap between the edge of a card and the bumper it's up against to inspect card size is because there are different PSA slabs models with different sized slots for cards to fit into. I think I also read that the model number of the slab itself can be found in the bottom left corner of the slab. Are these both true? If so, is there a place to look up what model numbers correspond to what dimensions? I want to know if there's a significant difference between the dimensions of the standard model and the next step up or down? Is there a similar system in BGS? Is SGC's foam custom or standardized? Basically, there's going to be a lot of eyeballing going on now, at the National, and beyond. And though we'll likely miss corner repair, intentional edge-wear, filled-in pinholes, recoloring, chemical damage, and all the other alterations BODA has uncovered in graded slabs, at least we can screen for card size and maybe spot trimming on our own, without a previous scan of the card to compare it to. __________________ \| \| BARRY BONDS \| GREG MADDUX \| ALEX RODRIGUEZ \| \| \|Rare 90s Inserts \| '97-'07 Bonds AUs \| Bonds RCs/XRCs\| Me: "Some have Cap Anson high on the best hitters list smh..." Pal: "He'd prob die of cholera if he saw a 100mph fastball..." Last edited by RiceBondsMT2Yng; 06-08-2019 at 02:58 PM.

06-08-2019, 01:59 PM	#2
mjohnatgt Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Niceville, FL Posts: 14,620 mjohnatgt mjohnatgt	Here's a photo of the number on a card I just got back. .1T based on how I read it. Attached Thumbnails

06-08-2019, 02:30 PM	#3
mjohnatgt Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Niceville, FL Posts: 14,620 mjohnatgt mjohnatgt	We could probably crowd source it. I couldn't find one on my 1952 Topps baseball slabs because it would overhang the card and impede the view.