[p1ayba11]

Happy New Year! I’m not quite sure of my path forward here (or if there’s a path) but would appreciate any thoughts. So here’s the situation…

A few years ago I picked up a 1998 Authentic Peyton Manning RC, graded a PSA 9. Just recently, I saw that Manning was signing at a show and I thought to myself, cool, I’ll break out the card, get it autographed, and then immediately drop it off at the PSA booth, fully recognizing that by breaking it out to get autographed it would be subject to the whims of re-grading but thought it a pretty solid 9 and would surely come back a 9. The front is exceptionally clean and the reverse does show very slight touch to a corner or two. Not that it mattered any but on the submission form I noted that the card had been a PSA 9, including the certification number as reference. Sure enough, the card came back from PSA graded an 8 - a full grade lower than what it had graded previously. This wasn’t the first card I’ve cracked-out so have become pretty proficient at it and the card was cracked out just prior to going to the show and was protected at all times, and as noted, handed-off to PSA at their booth at the show. I mention this as I took particular care during the process. Just leaves me wondering if the earlier 9 was the right grade or if the new 8 is the right grade. I think it might reflect PSA’s current tighter grading standard but it didn’t sit well with me. Also, as it had been a 9, I used the value of a 9 too determine the fee for the service so I’m now feeling like I got ripped on the cost of grading too. I shared this experience with PSA a few weeks ago but to date, haven’t heard back. What would you do? Submit again to PSA for a review? Just leave it? Keep pressing PSA? Anyway, appreciate anyone’s thoughts. Here are the pics from PSA of the card. Thanks!