Yes, I have the following issues with PSA:
1 -- I have no clue about their pricing for cards as I have never graded anything, neither a card nor a pack, but my knowledge of unopened raw packs tells me that the entire packs price guide is questionable, as many of those early packs have not appeared in any auctions in 20+ years. It's great for collectors to imagine that they can buy at those prices, and that is why packs have dried up. Watch what happens if the real world prices ever get published.
2 -- I have NO issues with the actual grader who validates whether the pack has ever been opened or not. My issue is two-fold here: the packs are often forced into their holder by another individual which causes damages to the corners of the packs and the actual wrapper, and even if the pack makes it into the holder as graded, watch out for the extra space in there so the pack bounces around and develops damages. Then the pack looks nothing like the grade that it originally received.
Simply put, those are my main issues.
Steve
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