PSA Population Report to be free as of 1/1/2012

[bosoxfan]

Originally Posted by Jcfowler6

I don't have a problem with graders taking a minute or less to grade a card. I can tell if a card is authentic in seconds and can make a judgement of what it should grade in a few more seconds. Then take 20 seconds to look at it closely. Walla you have a graded card. Then there is likely an example set to compare your grade to quickly then you move on.

IT AIN'T ROCKET SURGERY.

A few seconds? Well if PSA does the same, that explains a lot

[Ladder7]

Originally Posted by bosoxfan

A few seconds? Well if PSA does the same, that explains a lot

Nah, Like any repititive job, after handling a couplea thousand, you'd get pretty quick at it... I'd bet a few of the older folks here had such a job at one time.

[Section103]

...and as was mentioned through-out this post, PSA made their pop report free as promised. Whether you have any interest in looking at it or not is up to you.

[HRBAKER]

In re to the SMR, some might maintain that its cost now more closely aligns with its value.

[Tim Kindler]

Anyone have a guess how accurate Pop reports from PSA, SGC, BVG, or anyone for that matter really are?

For instance, I can tell you at least 30 of the E98s on PSA's Pop report no longer exist in a PSA holder. I crossed them all over to SGC. Not here to bash PSA because I'm sure many a collector has taken SGC cards and done the same to PSA. I just prefer the look and quality grading of SGC (A topic that has been debated many times!) There is no way any grading company could accurately show the numbers of what is really out there, just the number in which they have graded. But it would be neat to see the numbers on how many "cross-overs" that the companies get.

Just some thoughts.
Best Wishes,
Tim Kindler

[jcmtiger]

I only have a handful of cards graded by PSA, 6 to be exact. I just checked 4 were there, but 2 were not. Both N172 old Judge cards

Brouthers Bat on shoulder nm 7 and Sam Thompson Bat in right hand at side good 2. I'm guessing these might be put in one of the other poses of the players.

Found the other 4 cards N28, N29, T206 and e210

Joe

[zljones]

Originally Posted by Tim Kindler

Anyone have a guess how accurate Pop reports from PSA, SGC, BVG, or anyone for that matter really are?

For instance, I can tell you at least 30 of the E98s on PSA's Pop report no longer exist in a PSA holder. I crossed them all over to SGC. Not here to bash PSA because I'm sure many a collector has taken SGC cards and done the same to PSA. I just prefer the look and quality grading of SGC (A topic that has been debated many times!) There is no way any grading company could accurately show the numbers of what is really out there, just the number in which they have graded. But it would be neat to see the numbers on how many "cross-overs" that the companies get.

Just some thoughts.
Best Wishes,
Tim Kindler

There is innaccuracy, my N172 Comisky is a PSA "A," yet the pop report shows they have no Auths.

[Joe_G.]

I used to track Old Judge Population reports for SGC and to a lesser extent, PSA. SGC always had growing populations but strangely, PSA didn't. For example, on October 22nd, 2004, PSA had graded 13 total Monte Ward Old Judge cards. Fast forward about a year, September, 2005, and PSA had a total population of zero (Monte Ward). The population reduction only seemed to affect some players in the Old Judge set. I wouldn't be surprised at finding some PSA graded Old Judges that are no longer reflected in the population reports. Can't speak for other sets.