PSA -- 50K packages per DAY?

[Peter_Spaeth]

According to a Blowout post, a guy whose cards were received Sept. 28 but were not logged in yet inquired and got this email back:


"Currently, at PSA, we are experiencing delays in all departments, particularly in receiving, as we receive around 50,000 packages daily. This is what is causing the delays in entering your order. The estimated processing times for an order do not start until the package has been opened and the submission is entered. For Value orders, we are currently opening packages that arrived on September 23 as of this morning. Submission #xxxxxxx was dropped off on September 28th, so you should definitely see it entered within the next week and half!"

[luciobar1980]

The scammers whose first ever graded card was a KNOW TRIMMED CARD keep doing this kind of business. It's gross. People need to stop giving their business to this company, but they won't.

[LuckyLarry]

50,000 packages a day? That just doesn't sound possible does it?

[Balticfox]

Originally Posted by luciobar1980

The scammers whose first ever graded card was a KNOW TRIMMED CARD keep doing this kind of business. It's gross. People need to stop giving their business to this company, but they won't.

Indeed. Gross and very sad.

[bmattioli]

No matter.. PSA continues to thrive..

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by LuckyLarry

50,000 packages a day? That just doesn't sound possible does it?

Well, they are now the authenticator for ebay so that probably adds a lot.

[BioCRN]

Pokemon is having a huge moment right now. Graded Pokemon is the latest card hobby version of printing money.

[raulus]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Well, they are now the authenticator for ebay so that probably adds a lot.

Got to imagine that adds a ton of extra mail, between the raw stuff and the graded stuff.

Plus they get to turn right back around and ship it out a few days later.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by raulus

Got to imagine that adds a ton of extra mail, between the raw stuff and the graded stuff.

Plus they get to turn right back around and ship it out a few days later.

Probably makes this from Fed Ex look tame.

[perezfan]

Great pic...

That explains a lot about why such a high percentage of my Fed Ex shipments arrive damaged.... and why they won't insure valuable memorabilia.

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by luciobar1980

The scammers whose first ever graded card was a KNOW TRIMMED CARD keep doing this kind of business. It's gross. People need to stop giving their business to this company, but they won't.

+ 1

[tycobb]

Originally Posted by luciobar1980

The scammers whose first ever graded card was a KNOW TRIMMED CARD keep doing this kind of business. It's gross. People need to stop giving their business to this company, but they won't.

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[doug.goodman]

Originally Posted by luciobar1980

The scammers whose first ever graded card was a KNOWN TRIMMED CARD keep doing this kind of business. It's gross. People need to stop giving their business to this company, but they won't.

Every thread needs a card...

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by doug.goodman

Every thread needs a card...

Classic!

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Probably makes this from Fed Ex look tame.

Organized chaos.

50000 packages a day is a lot of packages.

[philliesfan]

I think the bigger question is.........How many packages do they ship out a day?

[Directly]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Well, they are now the authenticator for ebay so that probably adds a lot.

A couple high dollar Graded cards listed on eBay I sold, were bought by authenticators, Held my funds until authenticated--??

[raulus]

Originally Posted by Directly

A couple high dollar Graded cards listed on eBay I sold, were bought by authenticators, Held my funds until authenticated--??

Just be glad they didn’t reject the pieces and refuse to return them on a technicality.

[Beercan collector]

I wonder if they’re getting The number of “packages” Confused with the number of items to be graded - A lot of those packages surely contain 10 or 20 or 100 items.

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by perezfan

Great pic...

That explains a lot about why such a high percentage of my Fed Ex shipments arrive damaged.... and why they won't insure valuable memorabilia.

...and a package goes through several facilities like that, to get where it's going. Whether it's FedEx, UPS or USPS. It's amazing it works as well as it does.

I worked in a UPS warehouse in the 90's. A much smaller facility then the one pictured there, but that looks about right.

50K packages per day to PSA? I don't know...that seems like a lot. I used to load and fill up 40 Foot trailers for UPS, and didn't touch anywhere near that many packages in a day. I don't think our entire crew in our section touched near that amount of packages, and we'd fill (or come close to filling) 6-8 trailers in a non-stop 5-6 hour shift of totally busting our asses from beginning to end. This is just packing trucks...not unboxing and cataloging on top of that.

50K "Cards" per day, seems a bit more reasonable to believe.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by D. Bergin

...and a package goes through several facilities like that, to get where it's going. Whether it's FedEx, UPS or USPS. It's amazing it works as well as it does.

I worked in a UPS warehouse in the 90's. A much smaller facility then the one pictured there, but that looks about right.

50K packages per day to PSA? I don't know...that seems like a lot. I used to load and fill up 40 Foot trailers for UPS, and didn't touch anywhere near that many packages in a day. I don't think our entire crew in our section touched near that amount of packages, and we'd fill (or come close to filling) 6-8 trailers in a non-stop 5-6 hour shift of totally busting our asses from beginning to end. This is just packing trucks...not unboxing and cataloging on top of that.

50K "Cards" per day, seems a bit more reasonable to believe.

How many cards that meet the very low limits for the authenticator would you esimate sell each day on ebay?

[Anothernicetry]

Originally Posted by BioCRN

Pokemon is having a huge moment right now. Graded Pokemon is the latest card hobby version of printing money.

This. I wish there was a separate receiving or mailing location for Sports cards vs Trading game cards. I cannot immagine the graders handle both types, so why not pre-sort by giving us a different mailing location?

I dont grade much, just rare or items I intend to keep. I only send modern to PSA that I intend to sell, I like SGC for my older authentication items like autos.

PSA just has monopolized the money making portion of cards and IMO invited wayyyy too many poeple into the hobby that don't collect and it drives our costs up.

-Charlie Rutherford

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by D. Bergin

...and a package goes through several facilities like that, to get where it's going. Whether it's FedEx, UPS or USPS. It's amazing it works as well as it does.

I worked in a UPS warehouse in the 90's. A much smaller facility then the one pictured there, but that looks about right.

50K packages per day to PSA? I don't know...that seems like a lot. I used to load and fill up 40 Foot trailers for UPS, and didn't touch anywhere near that many packages in a day. I don't think our entire crew in our section touched near that amount of packages, and we'd fill (or come close to filling) 6-8 trailers in a non-stop 5-6 hour shift of totally busting our asses from beginning to end. This is just packing trucks...not unboxing and cataloging on top of that.

50K "Cards" per day, seems a bit more reasonable to believe.

It is cards per day, not packages per day. It is easy to do the math using their monthly grading report.

[Balticfox]

Originally Posted by doug.goodman

Every thread needs a card....

Great card! Honus Wagner was among the very best when the game was played as it should be played.

Did you get it at a local card shop or did you need to search for one on Ebay?

[CollectingAmericasPastime]

If only their parent company had acquired another reputable TPG company that they could offload some of the volume to. Maybe said reputable TPG company already has a vintage/pre war niche carved out in the hobby that could continue to thrive as the vintage/pre war arm for Collector.

Or maybe their parent company could acquire another reputable TPG company with a vintage/pre-war niche already carved out in the space, and simply kill it off then have AI write generic emails apologizing to their customer base for slow turnaround times.

[doug.goodman]

Originally Posted by Balticfox

Great card! Honus Wagner was among the very best when the game was played as it should be played.

Did you get it at a local card shop or did you need to search for one on Ebay?

My neighbor's uncle found it in the family bible with a blue sharpie note that said "Don't smoke kids! - Johannes Wagner"

I'm waiting on the note to be returned from the opinion sellers, I paid for the rush service so expect to have it back early/mid 2027

[Yoda]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Probably makes this from Fed Ex look tame.

Is this a picture of a Fed Ex depot or inmates working at a maximum security Federal prison? Is there a difference?
I won't bore everyone with my latest Fed Ex disaster: a missing package sent by Fanatics, with a signature requirement, gone into orbit or the black market; it was, yes, you guessed, it stuffed with nice pre-war cards with a value of $7,500.

A Fed Ex investigator called me, and I simply said I never received the cards, nor signed for them, and he admitted that no signatures were evident.

My Fanatics rep has been helpful, but as he admitted, it is way above his pay grade; hence, it has been kicked upstairs to, get this, The Logistics Committee. I suppose that prompted the Fed Ex call.

I certainly am no lawyer, but if I was Fanatics, here is what I would do: pay me my 7.5k, collect on corporate insurance and let the insurer subrogate against Fed Ex. Everybody is whole except the perp, Ed Ex, who is left with a bag of dog poop as reward for their pathetic service.

Sorry for reneging on the boredom bit. It's just so many here have regaled Fed Ex horror stories.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Date/Time Activity/Location
11/02/2025 4:47 pm On the way
MEMPHIS, TN
11/01/2025 5:00 pm On the way
MEMPHIS, TN
10/31/2025 4:53 pm On the way
MEMPHIS, TN
10/30/2025 4:09 pm On the way
MEMPHIS, TN
10/29/2025 5:45 pm On the way
MEMPHIS, TN
10/28/2025 4:18 pm On the way
MEMPHIS, TN

[Shoeless Moe]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Date/Time Activity/Location
11/02/2025 4:47 pm On the way
MEMPHIS, TN
11/01/2025 5:00 pm On the way
MEMPHIS, TN
10/31/2025 4:53 pm On the way
MEMPHIS, TN
10/30/2025 4:09 pm On the way
MEMPHIS, TN
10/29/2025 5:45 pm On the way
MEMPHIS, TN
10/28/2025 4:18 pm On the way
MEMPHIS, TN

The good news is, it's "on the way".

[Republicaninmass]

Originally Posted by luciobar1980

The scammers whose first ever graded card was a KNOW TRIMMED CARD keep doing this kind of business. It's gross. People need to stop giving their business to this company, but they won't.

Keep it up, there are A few more clouds out there to yell at.

Christ it been 35 years