Babe is back!

[NYYFan63]

Originally Posted by Snowman

Awesome card, and great to have it arrive back safely!

As far as grading standards go and PSA recertifying the grade, that's not how it works. They just give you the same grade and cert number as before. They do not regrade per today's standards. All cards with cert numbers beginning with a '0xxx' were graded in the early days at PSA when their standards were much much looser. Grades are often two full grades higher than they would hand out today. Your Ruth, while still a great card that you should be proud to own, would have zero chance at a 2 today. It probably wouldn't even get a 1.5. They've just moved the goalposts on us that much. But fortunately for you, it's still in a 2 holder, which makes it worth more on the market than it would if it were regraded today.

I thought I heard they will re-grade if it does not meet their current grading standards? Maybe I heard wrong…


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[JustinD]

Originally Posted by NYYFan63

I thought I heard they will re-grade if it does not meet their current grading standards? Maybe I heard wrong…

That would involve a settlement payout for the downgrade as I understand, so there's no way they do that unless it was a bad press causing alteration called out by a blowout thread or something.

This is why they make money on flip changing. The cert number is more important than the hologram. But newbies focus only on the case.

[BabyRuth]

I bet if I re-submit mine, it'll get a "1"!!!!!!