New PSA prices

[sportscardpete]

$150 for express vs. $75 previously.. Good grief!!

With private equity ownership and extreme demand, can't say this is surprising.

[Republicaninmass]

Psa/dna Autograph encapsulatation


No more economy $20

Standard $50 not available


Best pricing is $100 a card!

I can see Beckett auto service picking up some serious steam here

[bobbyw8469]

Originally Posted by Republicaninmass

Psa/dna Autograph encapsulatation


No more economy $20

Standard $50 not available


Best pricing is $100 a card!

I can see Beckett auto service picking up some serious steam here

I can also see Beckett's wait time from going over a year to over two years. Is that REALLY what you want?

[ZiggerZagger]

Grateful that word of this change was all over the entire hobby last week.

I felt pretty foolish spending a good part of the weekend fighting the PSA website to put in about 650 cards. I'm sure that was the case for a lot of us.

Not feeling so foolish anymore... Guess this was the last dance for me with PSA for a submission of any size.
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[carlsonjok]

Originally Posted by Republicaninmass

Psa/dna Autograph encapsulatation


No more economy $20

Standard $50 not available


Best pricing is $100 a card!

Not doubting you, but can you point me to where this is announced? I am sure with some diligence I can find it, but I am in the middle of a travel nightmare and my google-fu has broken down. I went to the PSA site and the Joe Medwick I was planning to send in is listed at $50. Thank you.

EDIT: So, despite wearing the same underwear for the second day, I managed to have a brief moment of clarity. I found the announcement, but I do have a question. The prices above seem to apply to card authentication, not autograph authentication. The only reference to autograph authentication is in the context of dual service. Is there additional information available somewhere on changes to autograph authentication?

[jad22]

Originally Posted by Republicaninmass

Psa/dna Autograph encapsulatation


No more economy $20

Standard $50 not available


Best pricing is $100 a card!

I can see Beckett auto service picking up some serious steam here

Maybe CGC should team up with JSA on the autograph end.

[dio]

good for SGC, beckett, even new CGC,HGA

I will only send stuff to psa back for reholder , this is ridiculous

[darwinbulldog]

Somehow I missed the news until today. I just happened to sign up for a membership yesterday because I have some cards to submit later this month. Nice timing.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Doubling prices doesn't exactly seem a collector-friendly move?

[Schlesinj]

Originally Posted by jad22

Maybe CGC should team up with JSA on the autograph end.

JSA is going to slab soon (I assume only related to autographs).

[Republicaninmass]

That I dont know

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[shagrotn77]

PSA also suspended their crossover service.

[yanks87]

$20 a card is too steep for my wallet. I will gladly shift to not grading cards and waiting on specials for the ones that I want to have graded (there is a benefit to have a set fully graded to maximize value). My guess is that they will also soon raise the cost of membership. This begs the question, is it time to try the new kids in town, or take a look at SGC?

[Nick55]

Originally Posted by yanks87

$20 a card is too steep for my wallet. I will gladly shift to not grading cards and waiting on specials for the ones that I want to have graded (there is a benefit to have a set fully graded to maximize value). My guess is that they will also soon raise the cost of membership. This begs the question, is it time to try the new kids in town, or take a look at SGC?

Same here.

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by yanks87

$20 a card is too steep for my wallet. I will gladly shift to not grading cards and waiting on specials for the ones that I want to have graded (there is a benefit to have a set fully graded to maximize value). My guess is that they will also soon raise the cost of membership. This begs the question, is it time to try the new kids in town, or take a look at SGC?

yes

[bobbyw8469]

Originally Posted by yanks87

$20 a card is too steep for my wallet. I will gladly shift to not grading cards and waiting on specials for the ones that I want to have graded (there is a benefit to have a set fully graded to maximize value). My guess is that they will also soon raise the cost of membership. This begs the question, is it time to try the new kids in town, or take a look at SGC?

I would think SGC is just as bad. I would see this benefiting the new kids on the block, CGC. I doubt they raise their prices since they JUST opened up!

[yanks87]

CSG is looking better and better.

[buymycards]

Originally Posted by yanks87

$20 a card is too steep for my wallet. I will gladly shift to not grading cards and waiting on specials for the ones that I want to have graded (there is a benefit to have a set fully graded to maximize value). My guess is that they will also soon raise the cost of membership. This begs the question, is it time to try the new kids in town, or take a look at SGC?

Their membership prices are as follows:

Silver $99 does not include any free submissions

Gold $199 Sold Out

Platinum $299 Sold Out

Also if you look at their pricing chart, their Regular $100 tier and their Express $150 tier both have notes that turnaround times are impacted. Geez! $150 per card and you still don't get a guaranteed turnaround time.

[Johnny630]

Guys let’s face the facts this is a Business...this hobby is no longer for the blue collar it’s for white collar Investors, Gamblers and Speculators who want a hedge. Is it smart to cater to those two groups not the collector? Idk 🤷*♂️ I do know the average collector is being squeezed on all ends either pay up or step out.
Tough it’s kinda rough and sad but It’s business and business isn’t always touchy feelie lovey dovey it’s money.

Everything is going to be fine :-)

[rjackson44]

Originally Posted by buymycards

Their membership prices are as follows:

Silver $99 does not include any free submissions

Gold $199 Sold Out

Platinum $299 Sold Out

Also if you look at their pricing chart, their Regular $100 tier and their Express $150 tier both have notes that turnaround times are impacted. Geez! $150 per card and you still don't get a guaranteed turnaround time.

Hi rick your funny

[buymycards]

I noticed this on the CSG website:

Walk Through
$50,000 $100 5 days

5 days for a Walk Through service. I wonder if they provide meals and a place to sleep while you are spending 5 days walking your card through the process?

[conor912]

Originally Posted by buymycards

Their membership prices are as follows:

Silver $99 does not include any free submissions

Gold $199 Sold Out

Platinum $299 Sold Out

Also if you look at their pricing chart, their Regular $100 tier and their Express $150 tier both have notes that turnaround times are impacted. Geez! $150 per card and you still don't get a guaranteed turnaround time.

Wow. Silver was $59 a few months ago. That’s quite the hike.

I’m kind of hoping this starts to create a divide leaves more cards raw. Not everything needs to be slabbed.

[steve B]

Originally Posted by buymycards

Their membership prices are as follows:

Silver $99 does not include any free submissions

Gold $199 Sold Out

Platinum $299 Sold Out

Also if you look at their pricing chart, their Regular $100 tier and their Express $150 tier both have notes that turnaround times are impacted. Geez! $150 per card and you still don't get a guaranteed turnaround time.

So It's basically a club with a $100 cover charge, lousy service and bartenders who can barely pour beer.... And it's still the most popular place in town?

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by shagrotn77

PSA also suspended their crossover service.

I never understood how they could determine authenticity in the holder anyhow.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

I never understood how they could determine authenticity in the holder anyhow.

They probably can't but no one cares anyway so WTF? Just send them more money, LOL...

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[glynparson]

Originally Posted by Leon

They probably can't but no one cares anyway so WTF? Just send them more money, LOL...

.

Come on Leon I’ve seen you opine on authenticity from a scam many times. Stop the bs. Criticize what deserves it but shit like this is asinine.

[Fuddjcal]

Originally Posted by shagrotn77

PSA also suspended their crossover service.

Did they also suspend the crossover dribble? Nice to see the new ownership is making their investment pay off quickly and the dopeys eating it up.

[johnlenhardt]

Hi Team,

I have never sent in cards for PSA grading, but have thought about it. Sounds like you have the pricing down. Can you give me the lowdown on lets say I wanted to send in 10 cards for grading. What would be the rough estimate cost per each card? Thanks for the guidance. John

[insrman]

I have 10 cards that are SGC 88, 92, 96 that I was going to send to PSA for crossover. With the recent change at PSA I can not do this, plus one school of thought is just to crack and send in. Any opinions out there? The one's that will qualify for Swinging 60's special of $9 I will crack that are <$100. NOt sure what to do with my SGC >'70 cards that are $100-500 in value?

Thanks for advice or where a thread might be.

[insrman]

Originally Posted by johnlenhardt

Hi Team,

I have never sent in cards for PSA grading, but have thought about it. Sounds like you have the pricing down. Can you give me the lowdown on lets say I wanted to send in 10 cards for grading. What would be the rough estimate cost per each card? Thanks for the guidance. John

I am a novice and just did my first submission in January. It appears the new cost would be $23+/- per card with shipping back and forth cost factored in; higher if the card value exceeds $499. Other's might add more to this comment. All the best,

[johnlenhardt]

Thanks Reed that helps.