Preferential treatment by grading companies?

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Posted By: Cobby33

Is it just me, or do others feel that non-dealers and casual sumbitters get screwed on low-quantity submissions?

I've recently received several decent-to-nice cards back from PSA and GAI with horrid grades. Some of the newer cards (straight from packs) were graded 6's and 7's and a Croft's Cocoa I submitted received an "Auth," whilst I have purchased several like-examples from dealers with much higher grades.

Thoughts?

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Posted By: Dave

I definately think some of the big dealers on ebay selling graded cards get deals...some of them look a grade or two higher than what they should...I just shake my head...I don't ever get that lucky....but, I only submit 5-7 cards at a time.

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Posted By: jeffdrum

You know due to the strictest measures possible, no grader ever knows whose cards they are grading!

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Posted By: leon

And keep putting the tooth under your pillow for the tooth fairy . There's never preferential treatment....no way (biting tongue in cheek)

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Posted By: Dave

I figured I'll put the name of one of the "big boys" on my next submission form....maybe PSA won't notice the return shipping address to north metro atlanta...

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Posted By: cmoking

"and a Croft's Cocoa I submitted received an "Auth," "

I'm guessing you think it should have received a numerical grade? If you have a scan of that card, it would be interesting to see if others agree with you or if they see something.

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Posted By: Scot Reader

I'm not a big time customer but I think I usually get a fair shake from PSA. Some cards come back graded higher that expected, some worse. I think the reason a lot of the big boys get better grades is that they have ample funds to liberally resubmit. If you submit an EX-looking card three times you have a better chance of getting it into a five holder than if you only submit it once. Scot

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Posted By: barrysloate

I think big companies will certainly lobby the graders for preferential treatment...hey, isn't that the American way? But I think the most anyone could get is a half grade bump for a card midway between two grades. You are not going to get a NR MT with four soft corners no matter who you are. And if the graders are asked to holder trimmed cards, that will come back to bite them because at least one service offers refunds on cards that are misrepresented. So I am a little less cynical than most.

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Posted By: Jim Dale

It would be fun if we could get them to play with the grading companies. You know take a 1000 cards and submit them as a potentially big client \ dealer and see what you get; then break them up into groups of 5 and send them in as collectors individual pieces and compare the two.

While I prefer BGS on modern cards I'm horrified they have actually "suggested" that past cards be resubmitted for better grades. Its equally alienating that PSA won't give certain cards a "10" because there are already enough of them (70's and 80's era cards). That is just a rumor of course.

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Posted By: Paul

In my opinion they all do it. I experienced that first hand early last year, & I was on the losing end.

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Posted By: Cobby33

Hilarious.

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Posted By: Chris

No doubt about it. I was banned from a certain message board(cough...CU) for even mentioning this in passing.

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Posted By: davidcycleback

"You want to talk about disrespect? Every time I walk into a bank the guard undoes the snap on his holster"
-- Jim Ignatowski