Does PSA give favoritism to certain dealers/customers?

bcbgcbrcb · #1 05-22-2025, 06:36 PM

Seems like just about everyone is in agreement on this one. How about another question, is it just me or does it seem like if you submit 9 commons from XYZ card set to TPG along with a Babe Ruth from the same set, how many times do the 9 commons come back, a couple higher than expected, a couple lower than expected and most right about where expected. How about the Ruth? From my experience, 99.99% of the time comes back lower than expected. Thus, leading me to believe that the “high-end” card(s) gets scrutinized much more closely than the common cards. Others feel the same way?

steve B · #2 05-23-2025, 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by bcbgcbrcb

Seems like just about everyone is in agreement on this one. How about another question, is it just me or does it seem like if you submit 9 commons from XYZ card set to TPG along with a Babe Ruth from the same set, how many times do the 9 commons come back, a couple higher than expected, a couple lower than expected and most right about where expected. How about the Ruth? From my experience, 99.99% of the time comes back lower than expected. Thus, leading me to believe that the �high-end� card(s) gets scrutinized much more closely than the common cards. Others feel the same way?

I haven't looked at Ruth Cards, but have looked at a handful of special cards. And they generally have more lenient grades than commons.

perezfan · #3 05-23-2025, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by bcbgcbrcb

Seems like just about everyone is in agreement on this one. How about another question, is it just me or does it seem like if you submit 9 commons from XYZ card set to TPG along with a Babe Ruth from the same set, how many times do the 9 commons come back, a couple higher than expected, a couple lower than expected and most right about where expected. How about the Ruth? From my experience, 99.99% of the time comes back lower than expected. Thus, leading me to believe that the �high-end� card(s) gets scrutinized much more closely than the common cards. Others feel the same way?

THIS is spot-on. They are waaaaaaaay tougher on the star players. The more that's at stake, the harder you'll get screwed on the grade. Guaranteed.

Johnny630 · #4 05-23-2025, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by perezfan

THIS is spot-on. They are waaaaaaaay tougher on the star players. The more that's at stake, the harder you'll get screwed on the grade. Guaranteed.

This is why when you have a good card a really good one you should go with the higher service level vs sneaking it in budget and trying to get a call for an upcharge.

Hankphenom · #5 05-23-2025, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by perezfan

THIS is spot-on. They are waaaaaaaay tougher on the star players. The more that's at stake, the harder you'll get screwed on the grade. Guaranteed.

This is completely antithetical to the general consensus of this thread, i.e., that the TPGs are in cahoots with the big AHs and dealers to provide higher grades for their cards. It's the star cards that anybody would want bumped as much as possible due to the incredible market differential
between the grades. So which is it?

Peter_Spaeth · #6 05-23-2025, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Hankphenom

This is completely antithetical to the general consensus of this thread, i.e., that the TPGs are in cahoots with the big AHs and dealers to provide higher grades for their cards. It's the star cards that anybody would want bumped as much as possible due to the incredible market differential
between the grades. So which is it?

Phil said it was a completely different question.

"How about another question,"

Hankphenom · #7 05-25-2025, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Phil said it was a completely different question.
"How about another question,"

Huh?

Peter_Spaeth · #8 05-25-2025, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Hankphenom

Huh?

The answer to Phil's question has nothing to do with the answer to the OP's question. Phil himself said it was a completely different question. You are drawing a false inconsistency in post 100. Sorry if my prior post was not clear.

toledo_mudhen · #9 05-25-2025, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

The answer to Phil's question has nothing to do with the answer to the OP's question. Phil himself said it was a completely different question. You are drawing a false inconsistency in post 100. Sorry if my prior post was not clear.

Fallacies of Inconsistency

Fallacies of inconsistency are cases where something inconsistent, self-contradictory or self-defeating is presented.

ie: - �One thing that we know for certain is that nothing is ever true or false.� � If there is something we know for certain, then there is at least one truth that we know. So it can�t be the case that nothing is true or false.

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