3 weeks only PSA only $18 grading fee!!!!

RufussCkingston · 07-07-2022, 07:12 PM

Must be split into pre 1996 and 1996+......

In celebration of The National & the best time of the year for Collectors, we are bringing you a July National Special, for a limited-time only!

Submit from home OR drop-off at The National

20-card Minimum. Cards only
Declared Value limit of $199
Exclusive to Collectors Club members
150-Day Estimated Turnaround Time*

Limited Time Only. Good through July 31, 2022
*Turnaround times are estimates only and not guaranteed.

The Accountant · 07-07-2022, 07:19 PM

Humongous news. Love this

eb12057 · 07-07-2022, 07:23 PM

Nice!!!!

gododgersfan · 07-07-2022, 07:55 PM

Nice. I will get an order in and drop it off at the National.

imbluestreak23 · 07-07-2022, 08:16 PM

God am I intelligent

rroboo · 07-07-2022, 08:18 PM

Damn, gotta find my Bol Bol cards

Yanks23 · 07-07-2022, 08:23 PM

just in time to grade all those nfl and nba prizm base cards and get them back in 6 months if you are lucky. $199 value is going to be a lot of junk slabs again.

KhalDrogo · 07-07-2022, 08:24 PM

Sweet baby Jesus. I’m probably going to clear the desk with this over the weekend.

oddstuff · 07-07-2022, 08:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by imbluestreak23

God am I intelligent

Mailed out something to PSA recently?

waytoomanycards · 07-07-2022, 08:32 PM

Might be a record breaking week for USPS package intercept requests, lol.

imbluestreak23 · 07-07-2022, 09:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oddstuff

Mailed out something to PSA recently?

Okay, I'm dumb most of the time

f2tornado · 07-07-2022, 09:02 PM

I felt this was coming but was at least a month faster than expected. Glad I didn't send many $30 items yet nice to know those are first in line in a couple months. I won't hesitate to send a bunch of stuff between now and end of the month. This price point is cheaper than during the month before they shut down. I don't think it's the bottom either but I need not wait on the majority of my cards to save a few bucks on a slab.

k13 · 07-07-2022, 09:05 PM

5 months...gross.

Let them beg at $10 and be done in a month.

oddstuff · 07-07-2022, 09:06 PM

This service good for stuff one can forecast to sell at a decent ROI next spring and beyond. Value pricing is a bit of a long game/for the grinders, not the quick flip.

towerymt · 07-07-2022, 09:16 PM

Might be time to get a PSA backpack.

TpocketT · 07-07-2022, 09:28 PM

Hmm so I'll be at the national for a day. Anyone have thoughts on if mailing out a sub tomorrow vs dropping off at national at the end of the month will result in a substantial difference in card return times? I feel like a lot of large piles of cards will now be going at this price point and a few weeks earlier in the door could make a big difference.

Chy · 07-07-2022, 10:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TpocketT

Hmm so I'll be at the national for a day. Anyone have thoughts on if mailing out a sub tomorrow vs dropping off at national at the end of the month will result in a substantial difference in card return times? I feel like a lot of large piles of cards will now be going at this price point and a few weeks earlier in the door could make a big difference.

Just mail it now. Why wait?

DetroitTN · 07-08-2022, 06:54 AM

CSG must have thrown up when they saw this. SGC has to drop their $30 fee soon. Both companies add minimal resale value, they can't continue ignoring that and charging their current fees. PSA could probably put competition out of business with a drop to $10

gododgersfan · 07-08-2022, 07:35 AM

Boy, I am not sure if CSG and SGC can continue to operate in 2023. We all know it is a race to the bottom re grading fees.

Eckstein197 · 07-08-2022, 07:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gododgersfan

Boy, I am not sure if CSG and SGC can continue to operate in 2023. We all know it is a race to the bottom re grading fees.

I wouldn’t worry about SGC considering they’ve been around for so long. CSG on the other hand is in big trouble

jewcer2k5 · 07-08-2022, 08:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DetroitTN

CSG must have thrown up when they saw this. SGC has to drop their $30 fee soon. Both companies add minimal resale value, they can't continue ignoring that and charging their current fees. PSA could probably put competition out of business with a drop to $10

SGC is $23 through most groups

KPOD · 07-08-2022, 08:10 AM

Don't worry, next month they're running at $15 special

TpocketT · 07-08-2022, 08:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chy

Just mail it now. Why wait?

Yea, I've decided on that. It will just be a very large sub and makes me sweat a little mailing that many cards at once in case something goes wrong.

KhalDrogo · 07-08-2022, 08:20 AM

This is great for PSA and even greater for the consumer. I don’t mind waiting 6 months to get back PC cards. And even for the cards I’ll get rid of, there’s no rush like there was before.

rhineland · 07-08-2022, 08:30 AM

At $199 declared value limit, it could be an upcharge trap for many.

Good to see the price come down, but at $18/card it needs to be $499 declared value to really make me feel confident in sending in a larger order. And even then I think the sweet spot will be $15/card at $499 declared value limit.

As an example: a card that would work here, and that I'm looking to grade, is a 1987 Leaf Greg Maddux rookie. It has a really great shot at a 10, but could get a 9. A 9 sells for ~$100 and a 10 sells for ~$1000. If I hit my low grade, I make money, and if I hit my high grade I don't mind the upcharge. If I hit an 8 for some reason, I may break even.

There aren't many cards that meet this set of criteria, and it's the scenario I've outlined above that makes sense at this price and value limit combination. For that reason, I don't have 20 cards to grade that I'd consider for this special.

This special will eat up a bunch of demand, and it'll elongate PSA's need to reduce pricing further in the near-term (for the remainder of this year), but beyond that I don't see it solving for the inevitable need for price and value limits to find their proper balance. My opinion on that is $15/card at $499 declared value.

07-07-2022, 07:12 PM	#1
RufussCkingston Member Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: Uranus Posts: 1,269	3 weeks only PSA only $18 grading fee!!!! Must be split into pre 1996 and 1996+...... In celebration of The National & the best time of the year for Collectors, we are bringing you a July National Special, for a limited-time only! Submit from home OR drop-off at The National 20-card Minimum. Cards only Declared Value limit of $199 Exclusive to Collectors Club members 150-Day Estimated Turnaround Time* Limited Time Only. Good through July 31, 2022 *Turnaround times are estimates only and not guaranteed.

07-07-2022, 07:19 PM	#2
The Accountant Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 12,942	Humongous news. Love this __________________ Buying: Cole Hamels 1/1s

07-07-2022, 08:16 PM	#5
imbluestreak23 Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Meandering the matrix code that the hobby/forum overlords spit out Posts: 17,562 shortslabs	God am I intelligent __________________ @shortslabs I'VE WITNESSED HOW THE SAUSAGE IS MADE HERE...IT'S ROTTEN https://www.youtube.com/c/TylerShort

07-07-2022, 08:24 PM	#8
KhalDrogo Member Join Date: Aug 2017 Posts: 41,079	Sweet baby Jesus. I’m probably going to clear the desk with this over the weekend. __________________ I love PSA!

07-08-2022, 06:54 AM	#18
DetroitTN Member Join Date: Mar 2022 Posts: 537	CSG must have thrown up when they saw this. SGC has to drop their $30 fee soon. Both companies add minimal resale value, they can't continue ignoring that and charging their current fees. PSA could probably put competition out of business with a drop to $10 __________________ True adulthood means knowing the differences between "your" and "you're", "to" and "too", & "their", "they're", and "there". Last edited by DetroitTN; 07-08-2022 at 07:16 AM.

07-07-2022, 07:23 PM	#3
eb12057 Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 1,489 eb12057 Eaglebridge12	Nice!!!!

07-07-2022, 07:55 PM	#4
gododgersfan Member Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Alexandria, VA Posts: 440 goarmynco	Nice. I will get an order in and drop it off at the National.

07-07-2022, 08:18 PM	#6
rroboo Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 474	Damn, gotta find my Bol Bol cards

07-07-2022, 08:23 PM	#7
Yanks23 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: VEGAS Posts: 1,107 ellios23	just in time to grade all those nfl and nba prizm base cards and get them back in 6 months if you are lucky. $199 value is going to be a lot of junk slabs again.

07-07-2022, 08:32 PM	#10
waytoomanycards Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 432	Might be a record breaking week for USPS package intercept requests, lol.

07-07-2022, 09:02 PM	#12
f2tornado Member Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: Bismarck, ND Posts: 2,128 f2tornado f2tornado	I felt this was coming but was at least a month faster than expected. Glad I didn't send many $30 items yet nice to know those are first in line in a couple months. I won't hesitate to send a bunch of stuff between now and end of the month. This price point is cheaper than during the month before they shut down. I don't think it's the bottom either but I need not wait on the majority of my cards to save a few bucks on a slab.

07-07-2022, 09:05 PM	#13
k13 Banned Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 12,617	5 months...gross. Let them beg at $10 and be done in a month.

07-07-2022, 09:06 PM	#14
oddstuff Member Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: CA Posts: 5,043	This service good for stuff one can forecast to sell at a decent ROI next spring and beyond. Value pricing is a bit of a long game/for the grinders, not the quick flip.

07-07-2022, 09:16 PM	#15
towerymt Member Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: VA Posts: 8,664	Might be time to get a PSA backpack.

07-07-2022, 09:28 PM	#16
TpocketT Member Join Date: Apr 2021 Location: New Jersey Posts: 127 the_refractor_collection	Hmm so I'll be at the national for a day. Anyone have thoughts on if mailing out a sub tomorrow vs dropping off at national at the end of the month will result in a substantial difference in card return times? I feel like a lot of large piles of cards will now be going at this price point and a few weeks earlier in the door could make a big difference.

07-08-2022, 07:35 AM	#19
gododgersfan Member Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Alexandria, VA Posts: 440 goarmynco	Boy, I am not sure if CSG and SGC can continue to operate in 2023. We all know it is a race to the bottom re grading fees.

07-08-2022, 08:10 AM	#22
KPOD Member Join Date: Feb 2021 Posts: 409	Don't worry, next month they're running at $15 special

07-08-2022, 08:20 AM	#24
KhalDrogo Member Join Date: Aug 2017 Posts: 41,079	This is great for PSA and even greater for the consumer. I don’t mind waiting 6 months to get back PC cards. And even for the cards I’ll get rid of, there’s no rush like there was before. __________________ I love PSA!

07-08-2022, 08:30 AM	#25
rhineland Member Join Date: Feb 2021 Posts: 98	At $199 declared value limit, it could be an upcharge trap for many. Good to see the price come down, but at $18/card it needs to be $499 declared value to really make me feel confident in sending in a larger order. And even then I think the sweet spot will be $15/card at $499 declared value limit. As an example: a card that would work here, and that I'm looking to grade, is a 1987 Leaf Greg Maddux rookie. It has a really great shot at a 10, but could get a 9. A 9 sells for ~$100 and a 10 sells for ~$1000. If I hit my low grade, I make money, and if I hit my high grade I don't mind the upcharge. If I hit an 8 for some reason, I may break even. There aren't many cards that meet this set of criteria, and it's the scenario I've outlined above that makes sense at this price and value limit combination. For that reason, I don't have 20 cards to grade that I'd consider for this special. This special will eat up a bunch of demand, and it'll elongate PSA's need to reduce pricing further in the near-term (for the remainder of this year), but beyond that I don't see it solving for the inevitable need for price and value limits to find their proper balance. My opinion on that is $15/card at $499 declared value.