According to SMR, the Magie error in a PSA 4 is valued at $22,500.
One would think that a $20k + card would warrant a close inspection, especially the name portion of the caption, which alone makes the card infinitely more valuable than the corrected version.
I'm sure that more than one person at PSA examined the card. And they both whiffed. How the hell is this friggin' possible? Are they there to provide an expert opinion as to the authenticity and condition of the cards that are sent to them? Or are they there just to make money?
The quote I referenced earlier from Matt's conversation with Joe Orlando is indicative of a significant problem at PSA that starts at the very top.
"They're just baseball cards."
These baseball cards represent substantial investments by the people that own them, and you have a responsibility to examine them properly.
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