PSA half grades - vote now

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Posted By: <b>steve</b><p>As time marches on, PSA has to receive fewer and fewer mid/high grade vintage HOFers for grading submissions. Eventually there may be no more (very darn few) raw nice shape (EX5+) Cobb's, Matty's, Ruth's, etc. sitting around. Debate if you will, but this is the trend.<br /><br />This theory hurts the grading companies. Vintage submission declines = less business.<br /><br />Vote for one:<br /><br />A) PSA was struck with dumb luck when they originated with the whole point grading system. They had no idea they now will reap much new business with all the resubmits seeking the half grade bump. Remember, as cards sell in the marketplace, new owners may be resubmitting the same card, then the new owner after that, etc.<br /><br />B) PSA knew full well what the were doing years ago when they originated the whole point grading system. They had the forethought to see the market a decade plus later, and knew they then could cash in with regrades when changing to a half point system. <br /><br />steve<br /><br />

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Posted By: <b>Mike</b><p>Totally dumb luck.

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Posted By: <b>Jeff Lichtman</b><p>Steve, you can't possibly believe that this was a master plan by PSA, can you?

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Posted By: <b>Brian Weisner</b><p><br /> In the words of Bill Murray in Stripes....<br /><br /><br /> I think it sucks.....

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Posted By: <b>steve</b><p>And there sits poor SGC across the country, thinking, "damn those PSA folks, they come out with half points and see their business boom when we have been doing it all along".<br /><br />steve<br /> <br />

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Posted By: <b>Jeff Lichtman</b><p>Probably more likely they think, "Damn, glad we're not part of a public company whose stock is near a 2 year low and we have to think of any possible way to generate income in order to satisfy our angry shareholders. Good thing we don't have that pressure."

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Posted By: <b>leon</b><p>Didn't Alan Hagar "invent" the point system of grading?

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Posted By: <b>Rick McQuillan</b><p>This is definately a master plan. 1/2 grades now, 1/4 grades 5 years from now, then 1/16. On ebay you will see sellers claiming "This is a high end PSA 7 3/16, it should have graded at least 7 1/2".<br /><br />Along the same lines, SGC is planning on converting to a 1000 point grading scale. I can't wait.<br /><br />Rick<br /><br />