Morale at PSA

[seanofjapan]

How do they compensate their worker drones at PSA? Is it a flat per-hour wage, a flat monthly salary, or do they get paid per card (or auto or whatever) graded?

Depending on how you are rewarded for work, an ever growing stack of cards could either put a smile or a frown on your face.

[that T206 Guy]

Originally Posted by seanofjapan

How do they compensate their worker drones at PSA? Is it a flat per-hour wage, a flat monthly salary, or do they get paid per card (or auto or whatever) graded?

Depending on how you are rewarded for work, an ever growing stack of cards could either put a smile or a frown on your face.

I was Told (Like 20 Years Ago) a Wage and Commission (like 0.50 a Card).

[CobbSpikedMe]

$0.50 per card would be a hell of a payday for a grader if it takes as long as 30 seconds per card. That comes to six figures a year alone. Plus a wage on top of that commission?

[that T206 Guy]

Originally Posted by CobbSpikedMe

$0.50 per card would be a hell of a payday for a grader if it takes as long as 30 seconds per card. That comes to six figures a year alone. Plus a wage on top of that commission?

Funny this is Brought Up

I was just Reading a Book Last Night (The Card: Collectors, Con Men, and the True Story of History's Most Desired Baseball Card).

The Book Stated that in the Fiscal Year 2005 PSA Graded 1,084,000 Cards.

They Had 13 Graders that Year.

So if all 13 Graders in 2005 Worked 5 Days a Week and 8 Hours a Day They Each Graded 320 Cards a Day.

That Comes to 90 Seconds Per Card.

But Those Numbers Do Not Take Into Account.

Vacations
Sick Days
Lunch Breaks
Bathroom Breaks
Regular Breaks (Talking to Co-Workers, etc.)

So they actually Spent Less than 90 Seconds Per Card Graded in 2005.