Problems with PSA holder and t206 card

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Posted By: Anonymous

I received this PSA slab from a reputable seller and this is how it looks.

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I don't know how it became this way. Because I can not manually knock it out of place, With out breaking the holder. Has anyone else had this sort of problem. I guess I need A psa membership to send it in. Gee I hope it is not damadged. I would say it is not.

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Posted By: steve f

psa cust service;(800) 325-1121

Give em a call. I'd bet they reslab without an account. More importantly, make sure you wrap that with bubblewrap. At that angle, the top and bottom edges are most susceptible to dings when used as a puck by the USPS night shift. The edge that has slid beneath the gasket looks okay.

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Posted By: scott brockelman

tap the top left corner of the holder on the counter top or desk and the card will probably fall right back into place without all the trouble of sending it in.

Scott

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Posted By: Anonymous

You don't think I tried that already? OF course I did. I did it so hard any harder I will break or crack the holder.

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Posted By: mark t

Just be safe and send it back to PSA. if you keep banging the slab on the edge of a table you will ruin the card. By the way , was it sent usps or UPS. If it was USPS then i can see how they would be throwing it around at the warehouse and laughing.

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Posted By: Anonymous

I haven't done alot of banging the card just a few times to confirm what my postion is. I have a stuck card. This was sent by UPS. In a 8x8 or 10x10 cardboard box with 12 others. Padding was newspaper wrapped around the items The card looks like it hasn't been damaged. However I only have a problem with 1 out of the 13 cards. I chose not to contact the dealer since I paid a fair price and this is something I can fix. Also no return policy on slabs. However I may advise him that he can buy bubble wrap to protect future shipments. You can get it in bulk rolls for cheap at STAPLES. I believe this may have happened in shipping. No reason to drag a seller through the mud or nothing and I love the card =)

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Posted By: steve f

T206man; No need to get snippy. The guy was just trying to help ya.

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Posted By: Anonymous

PLease, I'm not trying to hurt anyones feelings here. I'm Sorry.

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Posted By: Lee Behrens

I would send it into SGC for a cross over. Much better looking holder.

Lee

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Posted By: Robert {Bigb13}

I must agree with Lee it will look better in a SGC slab. Plus for vintage stuff SGC is better at grading. Rob

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Posted By: Frank Wakefield

It would look best if disenterred from the plastic crypt. I'd hacksaw him out and get rid of the slab. Then there would be no problem with how he sits in there. No postage costs or letters or phone calls. A hacksaw solves all problems.

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Posted By: Anonymous

Problem with the hacksaw is I have no more slab =( Also what if the card is damaged? no more guarentee. I'm gonna call customer service on this one. Thanks for the info guys.

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Posted By: Judge Dred (Fred)

Just pry the top and bottom half apart carefully. After centering the card use a little glue and put the two halves together and you're done... holy crap, I just had a great idea. I know how to make money by doing that. I could put sub standard cards in the higher grade holders and make a mint doing so... is this an original thought? I remember "when it was a hobby" that nobody would have even thought about doing such a thing.

Just send it back to PSA and eat the shipping costs both ways or hold on to it until the next show you attend where PSA is on-site slabbing cards.

Edited to add - or do what was recommended by others - send it to SGC.

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Posted By: T206Collector

You say "disenter the card from the plastic crypt," I say preserve the card's excellence in a manner which presents the card most favorably -- SGC!

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Posted By: ErlandStevens

Could you maybe squeeze the holder a bit while knocking it on the left side? Pressure on the sides might cause the top and bottom plates to separate just enough to let the card slide free.

BTW, I'm almost certainly in the minority here (and my cards almost all raw), but I like the way the PSA slabs look more than SGC.

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Posted By: Anonymous

I think thats exactly what happened. it was a stack of holders when shipped. I personally like the psa look but don't really care either way. I don't collect GAI or BVG though.

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Posted By: leon

Wise man once say... "collect cards not holders"....

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Posted By: Anonymous

I personally think buying raw off ebay is considered gambling just about most of the time.

Besides this cards is a sweet looking 3 in my opinion. Just didn't expect it to shift on me.

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Posted By: sagard

Fashion a pad for the left edge of the PSA holder. Then demonstrate your authority over the card and holder. Sadly I'm speaking from experience, but it was a success.

I recommend holding the bottom edge between your thumb and forefinger and using a whipping action. You gotta want it!

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Posted By: fkw

Now If I had that cockeyed card in that slab, Id bang the sh*t out of it,...... top left corner on a phone book or something not so hard. If the slab cracked so be it, Id then send it to SGC to cross over. Or break it out and keep it raw. Remember its a 3 with corner rounding, not a sharp cornered 8, so it would be tough to knock it down to a 2 unless you creases it or chipped it.


But thats just me.

IMO
PSA slabs look good ONLY IF the slab is made for that card and hold it securely. Not put in some penny sleeve and floating all over the place looking all crappy and cockeyed. Ive seen so many multithousand dollar high grade cards sitting is oversized PSA slabs, it is no wonder the corners on these high grade cards dont get dinged more often.

SGC doesnt have this problem, because the slabs (black inserts) are custom cut for each card.

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Posted By: ErlandStevens

I agree that T-cards in PSA's E-card slabs look sloppy at best.

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Posted By: Anonymous

I've learned more things and like Sgc better than PSA =) nothing else. This is solely because SGC fits your card better than PSA.

My card definately will not be removed from the gasket. I'm almost thinking it may be marked now. there seems just to be some serious pressure on the top corner right. I will not crack it out because of that.