Psa no longer putting qualifiers on labels

[sflayank]

PSA no longer requires submitters to decide whether to request “No Qualifiers”, as characteristics such as Centering, Staining, Print Defects and Focus will default to impacting the numerical grade rather than carrying a qualifier. There are exceptions

[bobbyw8469]

Originally Posted by sflayank

PSA no longer requires submitters to decide whether to request “No Qualifiers”, as characteristics such as Centering, Staining, Print Defects and Focus will default to impacting the numerical grade rather than carrying a qualifier. There are exceptions

Basically, some qualifiers can't be avoided.

[Rich Klein]

If you are trying to catch up from a major overload, this was an easy decision to make. Frankly, it's overdue.

[AMBST95]

Not a fan of the change but I understand why they're doing it. It will now become more challenging to find diamonds in the rough and you'll see sellers start adding more opinion into their pricing to explain why their lower grade card has more qualities than it deserves.

[packs]

I think it's a great change and overdue as well. Some of the qualifiers just didn't make any sense. For example, why would a PSA 1 card require a qualifier? 1 is the lowest grade you can get.

[bnorth]

That sucks. I was hoping they would add some more qualifiers. I have a ton of mint cards if they would add (W) for wrinkles, (MC) but for Major Creases, (RC) for Rounded Corners, and of course (HP) for holes/hole punch.

[the 'stache]

This is giving me a sick headache. Remind me, again, why we even send our cards in to be graded in the first place?

The same card, sent in to one TPG every 5 years, for 25 years, freed from its plastic tomb, could conceivably receive a different grade every time. How, exactly does this service benefit the collector?

These "professionals" often miss fairly obvious card doctoring. They've whiffed on reproductions. They misidentify cards, labeling said card with the wrong designation, meaning it has to be sent back in for correction.

I'm not seeing any real expertise, and their business practices are borderline unethical.

[the 'stache]

Originally Posted by Eric72

I realize PSA has a backlog to deal with. However, they shouldn't take shortcuts that impact the customer to more quickly address that backlog.

Originally Posted by JollyElm

It's pathetic that they can just change the rules in the middle of the game without any regard for their customers' wishes and intentions. Absolutely ridiculous!!

You're both 100% correct. But they'll get away with it, because there is no real accountability in this hobby. Not where these third party graders are concerned. The occasional lawsuit sheds some light on a few of the real cockroaches, and the lawyers get some money for their effort. A bunch of us see our blood pressure raised. Overwhelming visual evidence of doctored cards being submitted and receiving higher grades...even a beginning collector can find this information without much effort.

And a year from now, this "backlog" will have been cleared. And PSA will have suffered no ill effect. Nothing is going to change until they are hit where it hurts. Until we all finally agree to stop rewarding their reprehensible business practices with our money, they'll just keep on, and the viscous cycle will continue.