For those who still think PSA hasn’t moved the goalposts…

[premiercardcollectors]

For the heck of it I just sent PSA an email to clarify that nothing has changed and this was their response. Rest assured they will not regrade the card unless there is a crack in the holder that has damaged the card provided it’s submitted as a Reholder.




Geoff Bedine
Premier Card Collectors
Since 1977

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[parkplace33]

Trust me, they have also moved the goalposts on that crack terminology.

[perezfan]

I just wish someone would be as diligent in writing them about their grading standards 10 years ago vs. today. Of course they will lie to our faces, but it might be worth a laugh just to see how disingenuously they respond.

[campyfan39]

Great video!

Of all of his cards, not a single one came back better!
Over 90% came back lower
I totally agree with his take on new cards and vintage cards should be graded differently


Unpopular opinions:

What should we expect from a company founded on a lie? (trimmed card)

Any cards with the PSA on the bottom right are worth significantly less than the grade

Quote of the video: "Take it or leave it, is their attitude."
Why people keep "taking it" is beyond me!

The registry has now been made obsolete, and it was always just a money maker. Its
always been a pecker measuring contest for rich people

It will not stope until people stop sending them cards and making them rich

[calvindog]

Originally Posted by parkplace33

Trust me, they have also moved the goalposts on that crack terminology.

Agreed.

[rhettyeakley]

Grade Gate-Keeping "POP CONTROL".

They have been doing it for years on certain cards (see 1980 Rickey Henderson) and are just doing it across the board now.

The 1980 Henderson just defies logic when looking at the "Gem Rate" versus every other 1980 Topps card.

[ejharrington]

Perfect timing for this post. I watched the video this morning.

I can count on one hand the number of times I've submitted to PSA.

Months ago, I submitted 11 MSA-related discs from the 1970s that I have been picking up over the years for my Kingman Master Set. I just got the results back tonight and they are all 7's-8's with one 9. No 10's. I looked these discs over very carefully before submitting. In past submissions, I almost always got 10's on these discs with the occasional 9.

Head scratching for sure.

[BobbyStrawberry]

Here's the quote I was referencing earier—from a 2023 thread called "PSA reholder issues - warning to submitters" (emphasis mine):

Originally Posted by ZiggerZagger

Haha, and just like that... I'd messaged him this morning. From David Steinberger:

"I'm escalating your request for an official policy statement on Reholders. Typically, a grade will only change on a Reholder if the case has been damaged/compromised, or in the rare instances of the new discovery of a previous error, like a pencil mark."

Will share whatever else comes down the road.
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So, if they happen to discover what they deem to be a previous grading error (in other words, they determine at present that their previous grade was too high), they will change the grade on your reholder submission, despite their official policy stating that they won't.

[parkplace33]

Originally Posted by BobbyStrawberry

Here's the quote I was referencing earier—from a 2023 thread called "PSA reholder issues - warning to submitters" (emphasis mine):



So, if they happen to discover what they deem to be a previous grading error (in other words, they determine at present that their previous grade was too high), they will change the grade on your reholder submission, despite their official policy stating that they won't.

Again, thanks for proving my statement.

[BobbyStrawberry]

Originally Posted by premiercardcollectors

For the heck of it I just sent PSA an email to clarify that nothing has changed and this was their response. Rest assured they will not regrade the card unless there is a crack in the holder that has damaged the card provided it’s submitted as a Reholder.




Geoff Bedine
Premier Card Collectors
Since 1977

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I'll see if I can find the thread I'm thinking of. The language used may have been "if we deem the original grade was incorrect, we may change it" or something like that.

For me, even a slight possibility makes it not worth the risk, as Drew said.