New PSA Holder?

[AMBST95]

Originally Posted by Griffins

seems a lot like the Beckett holder, rather than two halves welded together one half fits over the other half, sealing it in.
Additionally the type on the back will all be part of the hologram.
It will stack compatibly with the current holders, but will look slightly different- the edges are much squarer, much like Becketts.

They also announced a new video game using cards that will be available as an app or on the registry. Reaction to that at my table ranked it pretty deep on the lame scale.

They did give out the new Cracker Jack book to everyone there, along with a loupe courtesy of Love of the Game auctions. And the food wasn't bad.

Thanks for the insight. The description on CU's forum was a little tough to follow. I didn't know if they had any on display or had much of a timeline more detailed than within the next couple of months. I'm assuming they'll finish out their current supply of holders before they transition to the new one.

[AgonyandIvy]

There is a sample of the new holder at the PSA table. It looks nearly identical to the current holder. Appearance is the same, stacks the same. But, yes, the sides are a bit more square because there is no longer the seam on the side. It is now a solid flat side. The bottom part of the holder fits into the top part. So you can no longer "crack out" a card by opening the case from the side. You have to basically completely break the case open to get the card out.

[MikeGarcia]

Originally Posted by AgonyandIvy

There is a sample of the new holder at the PSA table. It looks nearly identical to the current holder. Appearance is the same, stacks the same. But, yes, the sides are a bit more square because there is no longer the seam on the side. It is now a solid flat side. The bottom part of the holder fits into the top part. So you can no longer "crack out" a card by opening the case from the side. You have to basically completely break the case open to get the card out.

....Yes , but can you safely remove the flip ? I understand there's quite a market for those....

[christopher.herman]

Originally Posted by AgonyandIvy

There is a sample of the new holder at the PSA table. It looks nearly identical to the current holder. Appearance is the same, stacks the same. But, yes, the sides are a bit more square because there is no longer the seam on the side. It is now a solid flat side. The bottom part of the holder fits into the top part. So you can no longer "crack out" a card by opening the case from the side. You have to basically completely break the case open to get the card out.

Pretty encouraging that PSA is being proactive against the recent reports of fraud, fakes, reholdering and counterfeit slabs.