Are cards with older PSA cases worth less?

[Johnny630]

In Memory Lane’s Current Auction there are two 1953 Topps Cards for sale in PSA 8 grades with very old serial numbers. A 1953 Mantle and a Mays both are doing phenomenal so far, the Mays if it ended right now would be a new record sale for in a PSA 8 grade.
I’m going to stick with each card is different regardless of when it was graded.
Just my opinion. I guess a better question would be if one came up in an old serial number but the card looked great and you wanted the card for your collection would it matter to you as long as the card in your eye was graded properly? I would in a heartbeat, like the 53 Mays PSA 8 in the above auction.

[raulus]

Originally Posted by Johnny630

In Memory Lane’s Current Auction there are two 1953 Topps Cards for sale in PSA 8 grades with very old serial numbers. A 1953 Mantle and a Mays both are doing phenomenal so far, the Mays if it ended right now would be a new record sale for in a PSA 8 grade.
I’m going to stick with each card is different regardless of when it was graded.
Just my opinion. I guess a better question would be if one came up in an old serial number but the card looked great and you wanted the card for your collection would it matter to you as long as the card in your eye was graded properly? I would in a heartbeat, like the 53 Mays PSA 8 in the above auction.

Unless I’m mistaken, part of the fun with that 53T Mays PSA 8 is that it’s the first one to sell since the pandemic. So selling for a record price isn’t particularly noteworthy. But whether it sells for 3x, 5x, or 10x the previous price will certainly be noteworthy!

[puckpaul]

How can you tell from the serial number if a PSA card has been reslabbed? Is there a number that marks the line from old to new?

[swarmee]

Originally Posted by puckpaul

How can you tell from the serial number if a PSA card has been reslabbed? Is there a number that marks the line from old to new?

Old numbers (under about 25,000,000 and some starting with 30M, 50M, 90M) with a hologram or lighthouse style front flip have been reholdered. There are some differences in the flips and slabs that you can look at over time and figure it out.

[parkplace33]

No, they are not IMO. That is a new "fad" that certain collectors talk about. To me, I don't care if the card was graded 20 years ago or 1 day ago, I look at the card and make my own decision about whether I want it.

[homerunhitter]

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[Yoda]

IMO, I believe the true collector will always focus on the card rather than the grade, if graded. They will probably always have a couple of card projects going at the same time. For example I have been trying to complete a T206 back run
of McGraw glove, but the final 2 are proving elusive, and a card run of George Sisler. The collector will rarely, if ever, submit a raw card he loves for grading. Instead of looking for comps from VCP, the collector will be looking at as many examples of a card he seeks to draw comparisons before he pulls the trigger.