Ex graders have said they spend 30 to 90 seconds per card, that includes taking out of the holder, recording grades etc. it’s hilarious that people think PSA is sitting there scrutinizing the cards. They rush through and slap grades on. Hell, they’re in such a rush they not infrequently do severe damage to a card. Not nearly as much thought goes into the grades as people think. It’s easy to find PSA 10s on eBay that have visible flaws even viewing through the slab at a distance. Like everything else in this hobby the driving factor is the GAMBLE
Moral of the story grading companies need to have pics and a database of the cards submitted and why they got the grade it did. Transparency is everything in business and PSaa is very subjective.
Better- no, but the cards sell for a lot more $. What I think most people want in a grading company: Customer support Consistent grading Fair pricing Resale value Nice looking/clear slabs - and labels
My exp with CS has all been the same. PSA doesn't stand out..I think this video showed they aren't consistent.they have the worst pricing structure and their slabs are by far the most plain. The resale value is why people go with them.. but watching the video of the PSA 10 Jordan rc, all getting 9s or lower with bgs solidified their quality. Anyone not using half points and showing subgrades to come up with their magical number requires more scrutiny.
@@nothingbutcardboard I just want consistent grading and full transparency. I only grade with psa because of resell value. There are other companies with full transparency such as TAG grading which is a great idea.
You "never" resubmit a "numbered" card, especially a "low-numbered" card to the "same" grading company, "EVER!" Even, my wife's cat knows that and it runs full speed into the wall mirror that's lying on the floor, because it thinks there's another cat invading its territory.
Believe it or not, they don’t always check. I’ve had multiple PSA 9s go up to PSA 10s. It could possibly depend on the value of the card and the # in existence. But I have had a few /99 bump up with a PSA regrade.
I think the deal with grading is you have to get the more inexperienced people to get the good grades. They might miss stuff. The veterans probably gonna be more nit-picky and can't grade them all. It's luck of the draw. Was told by PSA they have 2 independent people look at the cards and give a grade. If they match, it's done.
PSA gives 10s like crazy.. not surprised, i stopped using PSA for that reason.. there's a reason HGA gave it a 9 but PSA must've missed something.. EVERY EYE is not the same 👀
Grading is a complete joke, and as long as you and everyone else keep falling for the scam, nothing will ever change. It's human error. Might as well look at card yourself !
@@inlandempiresignpros1558 "20 to 30x"? Really? Come on, dude, if you are going to pot nonsense, at least make your nonsense sensible and logical! I mean, seriously, 20 to 30x? I just pulled a Wemby Pink that's selling for $125 RAW, so YOU are telling me, if I get a PSA 10, that card would sell between $2,500 an $3750?! There are PSA 10's for the exact card I have that selling for $1,200, and that's nowhere close to 20 to 30x!
Hilarious results to be honest, and in no good way for PSA. Was buying a '95 Stadium Club Ring Leader's Griffey Member's Only last weekend at a show, and the guy has a CSG 8.5. Came home, asked a guy with a PSA 8 if he could match the price and he went on a foul-mouthed rant on why CSG was a joke, he had 30 years in the business and yap, yap. So, I just said have a nice day. Went back to the show and paid MORE for the CSG. Why? Because screw the PSA seller. 🤣
I would not buy anything from a dealer like that either! Everyone has there opinions, we just need to share them in a nice way and agree to disagree- no reason to be rude or curse over it. We like CSG, they just never took off- prob 4th right now on the grading list. They do grade accurately and love their slabs, to bad there is no resale value.
I purchased a SGC 9 Select Wembanyama Mezzanine Blue Ice which will be cracked and then sending it in to PSA. I also plan on cracking a SGC 9.5 Bowman Chrome U Caitlin Clark Auto /99 and submitting it to PSA as well.
It's still part of the game, when those 10 pregrades are a miss but you get wins elsewhere, resub and they are bound to hit. Having one sub get 20% gems and the next 65%, no rhyme or reason. Just have to hope the 10's have enough juice to profit and no damage done to the rest of the cards.
@@Carliferz that’s a way higher percentage than I get. Honestly out of over 10 I don’t think I’ve ever had a BGS 9 go to a PSA 10 and I’m 0-3 on 9.5s to PSA 10s. I need to find your slabs
This round of crackout did not go your way this time. Thanks for sharing Not sure your comment at end of video about being overall thrilled with order coincides when the estimated return is -$14
@@JPfreedom yes I cracked these. PSA could penalty check their pop report if it was originally graded by PSA. But if it was graded by another company they would have no idea.
@JPfreedom PSA would only be able to tell if it was a numbered card. They would have to check their population report to see if they have already graded that number
Interestingly enough I have cracked numbered cards in the past and they have come back with higher grades. However, I do think the more valuable the card, the more likely they are to check the POP report.
1)How do you make a print line less visible? I’m assuming you used wax 2)You said crack and resell so you will make that know to the potential buyers correct? I would not be a buyer of anything you sell. Deceiving people and using wax to get better results isn’t a good look.
Jeremy. Yes you can use Meguiar’s or Kurt’s wax to clean cards and in some cases remove scratches. We have a video if you are curious on how to do it. Lots of people in the hobby clean their cards, they just might not be as up front about it as we are. If we do not agree with the grade a card got we will crack them and resell them raw. We have had cards that got PSA 6’s resubmitted and then got 9’s and 10’s. It is not deceptive if you note any imperfections.
Believe it or not, during the pandemic(2020) PSA was either slow as heck or stopped accepting new orders all together, so people started to look elsewhere, like SGC and this little known company out of South Florida called GMA, just to be able to get their cards(personal collection or flips) graded. So, there are a ton of GMA graded cards out there, that are literally in $5 bins with cards inside that are worth four times that RAW!. So, i hi card shows, flea markets, eBay and even antique shops looking for graded cards from companies other than PSA/BGS/SGC(unless the deal is too good to skip) and then I crack it and resubmit ot PSA or SGC and I have never gotten less than a 9, with about 78% coming back PSA 10s.
@@nothingbutcardboard In my opinion I think if you’re not in there inner circle of friends and associates. They will not give you the grade your cards deserve 5 Years ago I would get 50 -60 percent 10.s It slowly dwindled down too 20 Percent. That’s my opinion and I have the invoice to proof it. They control the Market. I don’t trust them an will not give them anymore of my business. Checkout my videos at J.C and his card collection as I crack out psa vintage cards and resubmit to SGC
Pretty good tips, except one sticking point. $5 cards that go to $50 with a 10 and only $15 in 9 still can be worth it. Even at a 50% 10 rate you make money. Say you did 20 $5 cards. Your into cards for $500 cost and grading. 10 9’s = $150, 10 10’s = $500 for total of $650 and a 30% profit of $150. If you bump that up to a 70% gem rate you would make $790 at a 58% profit of $290.
Flipper's are just in it for the money.... I would never switch a Beckett slab and tag for PSA😮😮😮 PSA is a rip off 😂😂 Beckett will always be a better buy then PSA. The flipper's bought into the hype. Because, they aren't true collector's 😂😂 But, too each and it's own. He lost money 🤑
PSA is Trash 🗑. I hope the hobby wakes up to what TAG Grading is doing. The days of cracking slabs and resubmiting are over because of TAG Grading. PSA is an outdated relic, and their slabs look like crap.
@@brianjones5995 I have actually had multiple serial numbered cards come back with different grades PSA 9 to PSA 10. It may depend on the value of the card and how many they are numbered to. But it’s not a sure thing that you’ll receive the same grade as before.
