ANY interest in a piggyback sub before EOY? GRADES POPPED!! FEEL FREE TO POST SCANS!!

[bobbyw8469]

Due to the fact that PSA is raising its prices and minimum card count for the bulk sub starting January 1st, is there ANY interest in getting some in BEFORE the money grab??? I don't mind helping people out, but don't really want to have another 500 card sub. Let me know.

[The-Cardfather]

Hi Bob.

You can count me in for roughly 20 cards.


Thanks!

[BruceinGa]

You can count me in for between 10 and 20.

[tjb1952tjb]

I'll send a few. Thanks

[bobbyw8469]

Already at 30 with 30 more committed. I hate this is last minute, but the price increase is forcing me to action.

[Johnny630]

Already at 30 with 30 more committed. I hate this is last minute, but the price increase is forcing me to action.

What are the bulk prices increasing to?

[seff]

New prices

[bobbyw8469]

Thanks Dave!!! Yep.....50 cents and the quantity to get the lowest price is going from 100 to 200. Happy new year!

[Marchillo]

What are the value limits Bobby?

Thanks - Steve

[seff]

Bulk usually has a max value of $100

[bobbyw8469]

What are the value limits Bobby?

Thanks - Steve

$100 per card. And be honest about it. No slipping in high dollar cards on it.

[jimq]

I can get some ready - how soon do you need them?

[bobbyw8469]

I can get some ready - how soon do you need them?

Now is good....no later than the 20th.

[Goudey77]

I am in for minimum 20. I may have more. Let us know when it's official so I can send them to you.

[bobbyw8469]

I am in for minimum 20. I may have more. Let us know when it's official so I can send them to you.

Oh..it's offiicial....it's gonna ship!!!!

[whitey19thcentury]

I'm in for a few

[teza11]

Bobby,

I have 25 cards headed your way tomorrow via USPS priority mail. I also just sent you payment via PayPal f&f.

Thanks,
Jeff

[BleedinBlue]

20 or so I guess. Need to look at what I have queued up

[jcc6252]

21 cards on their way, thanks again Bobby!

[lowpopper]

I will participate.

:cool::cool::cool::cool:

[bobbyw8469]

trickling in....can take just a few more.

[BruceinGa]

I mailed mine to you this morning, should arrive Friday.

[lowpopper]

Package going out tomorrow. Thanks.

[MidnightMarauders]

7 went out priority mail today. A little distraction from waiting for the other submission to come back :)

Thanks Bobby!

[bobbyw8469]

I've got cards with NO PAPERWORK!!! B. Kristek?????

[Goudey77]

When is the cut off? Because the poppage suspense is getting to me already.

[bobbyw8469]

When is the cut off? Because the poppage suspense is getting to me already.

I suggest you get the patience of Job.

[BruceinGa]

Maybe June of 2020!!?:o

[cubman1941]

I will ship 4 today.

[Goudey77]

That's pretty good! :D
Maybe June of 2020!!?:o

[Goudey77]

Ha! :rolleyes:
I suggest you get the patience of Job.

[bobbyw8469]

Deadline has passed. Happy Holidays!

[bobbyw8469]

See ya'll in 6 months.

[tab]

Any update on this one

[bobbyw8469]

Research and ID

[bobbyw8469]

Assembly.

[BleedinBlue]

Just curious. What happens in the “Assembly” phase? I’ve not been nearly as engaged in the process lately. Regardless, progress clearly has been made and a major hurdle cleared.

[bobbyw8469]

Just curious. What happens in the “Assembly” phase? I’ve not been nearly as engaged in the process lately. Regardless, progress clearly has been made and a major hurdle cleared.

The cards have been graded and they are currently being slabbed.

[lowpopper]

I have an order that is stuck on assembly for a while too. I guess the amount they were grading dwarfed the amount they were slabbing

[Goudey77]

The cards have been graded and they are currently being slabbed.

Fantastic news! Can’t wait to see the grades but I’ll probably wait for the shipment as a surprise.

[teza11]

Hi Bobby - any movement here or are we still suck in assembly?

Jeff

[bobbyw8469]

Still stuck. Apparently we skipped over grading and went straight to assembly. I can't even review the order yet. And we are not alone. I can't even call to complain because this is not unusual. This is the new norm now.

[The-Cardfather]

Hi Bobby.

Any updates on this?

[bobbyw8469]

Hi Bobby.

Any updates on this?


Still stuck in Assembly.

[bengineno9]

Still stuck?

[brianp-beme]

Don't you guys miss your cards, or perhaps there are some who have even forgotten what they sent in? It's been about 8 months since you said goodbye to your cardboard friends.

Brian

[toledo_mudhen]

Don't you guys miss your cards, or perhaps there are some who have even forgotten what they sent in? It's been about 8 months since you said goodbye to your cardboard friends.

Brian

Not really - they were all Old....and Feeble

They are probably in a much better place now

[bobbyw8469]

Not really - they were all Old....and Feeble

They are probably in a much better place now

LOLOLOLOL......Hilarious....yes.....we are still stuck.

[BleedinBlue]

Don't you guys miss your cards, or perhaps there are some who have even forgotten what they sent in? It's been about 8 months since you said goodbye to your cardboard friends.

Brian

When my cards arrive it will be like XMAS in July. Or August. Maybe September...

[JollyElm]

Ummm...any plans on doing another group submission anytime soon (he says as he dodges the pitchforks and torches)?

[bobbyw8469]

Ummm...any plans on doing another group submission anytime soon (he says as he dodges the pitchforks and torches)?

I want to....but I really don't wish to have 5 or 6 floating around out there. I'll have to buy some manilla envelopes and get more organized than I currently am. The old PSA....hell yea.......this new, slow as molasses PSA.......mehhhhh.

[lowpopper]

A bulk order I sent in around the same time just came in the mail...if that's any kind of useful reference.

:cool::cool::cool:

[bobbyw8469]

I finally have the ability to review the order and I see the cert #'s. We are close!!!

[Golfcollector]

Wow 8 months time frame on a bulk order.....

[bobbyw8469]

Wow 8 months time frame on a bulk order.....

It's gonna get worse. Next year we will be begging for 8 month return times.

[cubman1941]

Yup, we still have the May submission out there.

[bobbyw8469]

Yup, we still have the May submission out there.

The May one JUST logged in after they sat on it for almost 3 months.

[Golfcollector]

I have some cards I want to get graded but no way I want them gone that long

I have to renew my membership to do that too, I wonder if the free CC submissions are any quicker?

[bobbyw8469]

I have some cards I want to get graded but no way I want them gone that long

I have to renew my membership to do that too, I wonder if the free CC submissions are any quicker?

That would be quicker. Not super duper fast, but not thrown to the back of the line and treated like steerage.

[kailes2872]

When my cards arrive it will be like XMAS in July. Or August. Maybe September...

Funny you say that. The Iron Man Joe McGinnity I sent in was a Christmas present for my oldest. I never actually saw the raw card as I had it sent directly to do the sub (thanks Bobby for fitting me in!). So, since Conner never saw it and probably forgot it was part of his Christmas, it will be like Christmas when it arrives. I'm trying to decide if I should just causally wait and include it in his Christmas '20 pile.

I really do appreciate the opportunity to be a part of these group submissions. I have a '48 Musial, a '54 Bowman Mantle, an autographed '54 Kaline, autographed '57 & '58 Brooks Robinson and a shiny Garritt Cole x/x autographed rookie that Conner wants to get graded but I think that they will exceed the value of the large submissions. If there is ever a higher dollar one that goes in, please let me know and I will jump on that opportunity.

[lowpopper]

Bobby,

If there is an issue with any of the cards, please don't report an error. That will cause a MAJOR delay due to the current state of affairs over there. PSA will fix anything for free after you get it.

[bobbyw8469]

Now is the chance to review your cards and make sure PSA got them right. I checked over them, but a second set of eyes never hurts.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19HGJZxZa5rmIgQrPmkTwxpfV-75XXdroeJ80xJWwrTM/edit?usp=sharing

[BruceinGa]

Mine look good.

[teza11]

Bobby,

Mine look fine, but I do see someone else's card noted with "report error". To Greg's above comment, is this going to further delay the pop date or can this be resolved by the card owner at a later date?

Jeff

[bobbyw8469]

Bobby,

Mine look fine, but I do see someone else's card noted with "report error". To Greg's above comment, is this going to further delay the pop date or can this be resolved by the card owner at a later date?

Jeff


No card has an error reported....that was where the cursor was when the spreadsheet was created.

[bengineno9]

Mine are good.

[The-Cardfather]

Mine look okay, as well.

[mullings]

Remember the old movie Lassie Come Home? I looked at the spreadsheet and there were my cards at the top of the list. Lassies' coming home.
A huge thank you to to you Bobby!!

[bobbyw8469]

Remember the old movie Lassie Come Home? I looked at the spreadsheet and there were my cards at the top of the list. Lassies' coming home.
A huge thank you to to you Bobby!!

LOL....I was thinking more like Cast Away.......as far as time frame goes.....but apparently this is the new norm.

[bobbyw8469]

Bobby,

If there is an issue with any of the cards, please don't report an error. That will cause a MAJOR delay due to the current state of affairs over there. PSA will fix anything for free after you get it.

I don't agree with this statement. Yes, they will fix it for free, but why wait an additional 8 months to fix an incorrect label that is not the submitters fault? The extra time to fix the label isn't THAT long. Put yourself in another persons shoes. If it was YOUR card that the label was mucked up on, would you want to wait an extra 8 months, just to get the correct label on it?? You have already waited 8 months. In all honesty, the extra wait is HELPING your card's values, not hurting them. The card market is EXPLODING.

[BleedinBlue]

Mine look correct

[lowpopper]

I don't agree with this statement. Yes, they will fix it for free, but why wait an additional 8 months to fix an incorrect label that is not the submitters fault? The extra time to fix the label isn't THAT long. Put yourself in another persons shoes. If it was YOUR card that the label was mucked up on, would you want to wait an extra 8 months, just to get the correct label on it?? You have already waited 8 months. In all honesty, the extra wait is HELPING your card's values, not hurting them. The card market is EXPLODING.


I’m in those shoes daily. PSA will send a free shipping label for a mech error.
Turnaround time is quicker since it skips RID and grading. Hope there’s no errors anyway.

[Goudey77]

All good on my end. Thanks Robert!

[swarmee]

Yeah, the theory being that you're providing a service to 50 or so people. Delaying the 48 orders for the 2 that happen to have errors is a little overkill, especially since those two owners can get it corrected themselves for free. There is no expiration date for mechanical errors, and they get taken care of fairly easily.

By the way lowpopper, it looks like a former GAI grader has decided to put diamond certified stickers on high end cards. Is Purple Label still operating?

[bobbyw8469]

Yeah, the theory being that you're providing a service to 50 or so people. Delaying the 48 orders for the 2 that happen to have errors is a little overkill, especially since those two owners can get it corrected themselves for free. There is no expiration date for mechanical errors, and they get taken care of fairly easily.

By the way lowpopper, it looks like a former GAI grader has decided to put diamond certified stickers on high end cards. Is Purple Label still operating?

Maybe I think a little different. It is not THAT much of a delay.....maybe an extra week or two.....compared to someone being pissed off because there label is incorrect and having to wait 1 1/2 years to get it fixed.

[swarmee]

Well, I appreciated the time you did that correction request for two of mine in a group sub a couple of years ago.

[The-Cardfather]

Just thought that I would chime in......

I just got back a submission for a "mechanical error" (mislabel). It took about two and a half weeks from the day I sent it, to the day I got it back. Not too bad considering the state of things at PSA.

[bobbyw8469]

Just thought that I would chime in......

I just got back a submission for a "mechanical error" (mislabel). It took about two and a half weeks from the day I sent it, to the day I got it back. Not too bad considering the state of things at PSA.

That's good news....at least it doesn't take 8 months like the grading.

[tab]

My cards look correct

[bobbyw8469]

Last call.

[MidnightMarauders]

Looks good! Thanks Bobby

[lowpopper]

Yeah, the theory being that you're providing a service to 50 or so people. Delaying the 48 orders for the 2 that happen to have errors is a little overkill, especially since those two owners can get it corrected themselves for free. There is no expiration date for mechanical errors, and they get taken care of fairly easily.

By the way lowpopper, it looks like a former GAI grader has decided to put diamond certified stickers on high end cards. Is Purple Label still operating?


Yup we're all good 3 years strong. Is there a thread discussing the new sticker?

[swarmee]

Yup we're all good 3 years strong. Is there a thread discussing the new sticker?

https://www.blowoutforums.com/showthread.php?t=1404728&highlight=sticker

[bobbyw8469]

LOL.....is someone certifying the sticker? Can I be the guy that certifies HIM?

[lowpopper]

How are we looking? Lots of movement on my orders.

[bnorth]

Yup we're all good 3 years strong. Is there a thread discussing the new sticker?

That's great, how many cards have you put one of your stickers on? I have never seen a single card with one of your stickers on it in the market for sale.

[lowpopper]

That's great, how many cards have you put one of your stickers on? I have never seen a single card with one of your stickers on it in the market for sale.

There should be somewhere around 1000 stickers out there. A 61 mantle just sold last week on ebay auction.


https://www.ebay.com/itm/1961-61-TOPPS-300-MICKEY-MANTLE-PSA-1-PR-VERIFIED-PURPLE-LABEL/324263066251?hash=item4b7f95ba8b:g:NPQAAOSwGCBenMl i



.

[bengineno9]

Got an update? Thanks

[bobbyw8469]

Nope. SSDD.

[bobbyw8469]

QA Check 1.

[bobbyw8469]

QA Check #2

[bobbyw8469]

News soon!! Stay tuned!!! I didn't want this thread buried, so I bumped it up.

[bobbyw8469]

Ok....The grades finally popped. Here is the link. If you want to know the grades, click on the link. If you DO NOT WANT TO KNOW THE GRADES, DO NOT CLICK ON THE LINK!!! This is Pandora's box!!! RESIST TEMPTATION!!!! THIS IS YOUR LAST WARNING!!!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fflj_mthT8HzW-rqOSkl4ocaLEbjZgZ46fssQxDgIVs/edit#gid=0

[teza11]

9 months! It's like adding a new member to the family. Overall I'm very pleased having no grading exceptions and over half of the 25 cards I submitted taking Top Pop or Tied Top Pop.

Thanks again Bobby for coordinating this.

Jeff

[bobbyw8469]

9 months! It's like adding a new member to the family. Overall I'm very pleased having no grading exceptions and over half of the 25 cards I submitted taking Top Pop or Tied Top Pop.

Thanks again Bobby for coordinating this.

Jeff

It did seem like a pregnancy, didn't it??

[swarmee]

Some interesting cards in there. Both Tattoo Orbits were considered fake by PSA. Wonder where those came from, or if they're real and PSA just didn't know?

Haven't seen an N3: Evidence of Recoloring before. Very few overall ungraded cards due to alterations, so that's a positive.

[lowpopper]

Spoiler Alert: I won.

I think I got like 30 10's

:cool::cool::cool:

[bobbyw8469]

Spoiler Alert: I won.

I think I got like 30 10's

:cool::cool::cool:

Was that your Kobe rookie that got the 10???? And was he still alive when you sent it off??

[lowpopper]

Wow who got the 10 on the 1953 bowman??? That's impressive

[bobbyw8469]

Wow who got the 10 on the 1953 bowman??? That's impressive

That was me.....an Antique Autos set I am trying to build.

[lowpopper]

Was that your Kobe rookie that got the 10???? And was he still alive when you sent it off??

Yes it's mine. He had to be alive at the time because I would have either sent you a ton more or put that one in with my expedited orders.

[bobbyw8469]

.

[lowpopper]

.....and you know that is a nice hit.

Yup I got lucky buying a huge raw 90's basketball collection a few
years ago. 20,000 rookie/star/insert cards direct from packs to top
loaders...now slowly being shuffled to PSA and Beckett. One of my
better career highlights.

:cool::cool::cool:

[bobbyw8469]

to the top for those that missed it.

[bobbyw8469]

Cards are on the way back. I appreciate everyone's patience with getting these back out to you.

[MidnightMarauders]

Of course, Thanks Bobby!

[toledo_mudhen]

The May one JUST logged in after they sat on it for almost 3 months.

So - Once "logged In" - what happens next?

Are they now sitting on a Grader's Table?

Guess I really never cared too much about the process previously but what are the steps/phases before they are sitting there ready to be returned?

[bobbyw8469]

GUYS!!! If you don't put your Net54 Handle on the forms, how am I supposed to contact you???

[bobbyw8469]

Russell J. Karr......contact me please.

[swarmee]

GUYS!!! If you don't put your Net54 Handle on the forms, how am I supposed to contact you???

Return address labels on the original package?

[bobbyw8469]

Return address labels on the original package?

I don't save original packaging...I would have empty boxes stacked up everywhere. All I ask is a handle on the paper work with the cards....a phone number....email.....something.

[bobbyw8469]

RUSSELL J KARR???? Last call!!!

[toledo_mudhen]

What does Russell have - I might be interested in them? :)

[bobbyw8469]

what does russell have - i might be interested in them? :)

lol...

[lowpopper]

Yeah what’s he got?

[bobbyw8469]

LOL...He paid up...when the cards start coming in, feel free to post your hits. This was mine...

https://imgsrv.sellersourcebook.com/users/73693/img073.jpg?1601514258

[BruceinGa]

wow, 10!

[bengineno9]

Nice job PSA. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20201001/f5ec71538cf6e32efb06c8c4c7a33c06.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20201001/e673e4d9eca7f89f764cb49de3c83ebc.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20201001/f0517d627d29af9d4be14786d14da026.jpg


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[bobbyw8469]

You can tap that down I believe....just vibrate the case a little bit.

[bnorth]

Nice job PSA. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20201001/f5ec71538cf6e32efb06c8c4c7a33c06.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20201001/e673e4d9eca7f89f764cb49de3c83ebc.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20201001/f0517d627d29af9d4be14786d14da026.jpg


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Looks like Clyde is looking at the problem with a WTF face.;):D

[teza11]

Appreciate the quick ship Bobby. Everything was received in good order. This 1911 T38 Aviators card is now holding the sole top-pop position.

Jeff

[perezfan]

With regard to the recently slabbed LeBlanc and Clyde Milan cards... I can't recall seeing so much extra air space within the PSA slab.

I am not making a joke about trimming or maraca cards... and know these cards are not trimmed. I'm just wondering if PSA changed something in regard to the interior space within the slab. It used to be a very snug fit, and when it wasn't, they used a "baggie" to hold the card in place. Seems like these newer submissions aren't as well protected, with regard to the potential for moving around in the slab.

Do you TPG pundits think the current backlog has anything to do with a change in PSA's process for slabbing odd-sized cards?

[swarmee]

I bet it's less the backlog and more the supply chain issues. How many of each slab do they have on hand at any given time? If it would fit in a Goudey holder instead, they give the Aviator the Goudey holder. It's always been the slabber's discretion as to whether the card gets a baggie or not.

[bobbyw8469]

These should be trickling in.

[lowpopper]

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/l-MAAOSw0aNfe-oc/s-l1600.jpg

[lowpopper]

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/sTQAAOSw719fe~O8/s-l1600.jpg

[lowpopper]

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/DQ0AAOSwLwhfe-84/s-l1600.jpg

[lowpopper]

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/2DIAAOSwIKlfe-wc/s-l1600.jpg

[lowpopper]

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/TrcAAOSwXThfe~Tr/s-l1600.jpg

[lowpopper]

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/ROsAAOSwqJJffALn/s-l1600.jpg

[lowpopper]

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/D1oAAOSwBqpffAUn/s-l1600.jpg

[lowpopper]

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/cW0AAOSwdLJfe-tP/s-l1600.jpg

[lowpopper]

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/gawAAOSwmflfe~lX/s-l1600.jpg

[bobbyw8469]

That is a lot of GEM MINT 10's.

[perezfan]

Is it hard to get 10s on cards of that age? This is a vintage forum, so please forgive my ignorance. :o

[bobbyw8469]

Hmmm....My 1953 Bowman is hard to get a '10' on....I can speak for Greg's, as modern ain't my thing....

[swarmee]

Is it hard to get 10s on cards of that age? This is a vintage forum, so please forgive my ignorance. :o
Here's an interesting read on the 80s sets and how the author screens cards from cases that he thinks are worthy of PSA 10s. Would have more merit if he sent any of them in during the past three years. Probably will have to spend 2x-3x the fortune for grading fees at whatever point he starts to submit them.
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/995191/i-love-the-1980s-the-ultimate-unopened-rip-quest-to-build-topps-fleer-donruss-psa-10-sets

Even the chrome cards from the 90s would most likely be 8-9s due to centering and surface scratches just from being handled and moved around over 20 years.

[perezfan]

Here's an interesting read on the 80s sets and how the author screens cards from cases that he thinks are worthy of PSA 10s. Would have more merit if he sent any of them in during the past three years. Probably will have to spend 2x-3x the fortune for grading fees at whatever point he starts to submit them.
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/995191/i-love-the-1980s-the-ultimate-unopened-rip-quest-to-build-topps-fleer-donruss-psa-10-sets

Even the chrome cards from the 90s would most likely be 8-9s due to centering and surface scratches just from being handled and moved around over 20 years.

Thanks for posting that thread, John. Very interesting, and a fun read. Looks like '87 Donruss in particular make for tough "10s", due to chronic centering issues and those black borders. Appreciate your insight, and have a new appreciation for gem mint grades among common cards.

Bobby...
That 1953 Chalmers-Detroit card is beautiful!

[bengineno9]

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20201007/f0aef97d7c72df9030baf207289563f2.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20201007/9269ac2ed5dfc7d91fef175d961a4e16.jpg
Thanks again Bobby.


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[bobbyw8469]

This was one of the Topps that I had on the Net54 Auction thread here that couldn't even garner a $10 opening bid. There were around 8 grays in total. This one just sold on Ebay.

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/ZVcAAOSwzl1ffQ~h/s-l1600.jpg