What is the lowest price you remember paying for a graded card from PSA-SGC-Beckett?

[55koufax]

I recall in-around 2008 I was paying PSA $4 per card (post '56 + und $100 value) with Bulk Rate subs.

Just wonder what others were paying around then and prior? I have no idea what their fees would have been pre 2000 either.

So in 14 years time PSA expects me to pay 25X the rate I paid when I first started with them.

Maybe they should be emailing everyone about how their $100 "regular" fee is
"transitory"?

[Dead-Ball-Hitter]

So true, been submitting since 2000. Used to cost me $13 per card total for grading fee, postage and insurance. Unless I come across a >$50K value card that is raw, I'll never submit at the $100 level. Even the SGC $30 level is just a bit high for my liking, when you add in two way postage and insurance. Need a 30 day, $20 service to get me back. I prefer SGC though.

[mrreality68]

Wow never graded cards but amazing the increase in price over the years. But also value of cards went up and sadly more of a business and they need their profits

[bnorth]

Several years ago I got an entire NrMint 1959 Fleer Ted Williams set and another 50-60 low grade T210s and star cards from the 50s-60s graded at $4 each on a club member special from SGC.

[55koufax]

Just curious as to the fees PSA and SGC charged in the '90s? Both for "reg" subs and "bulk rate"....

[Exhibitman]

The big PSA sub-sell businesses warp it because they get such huge discounts and submit so many of the same cards that they end up blowing out the leftovers for cash flow. Shortly after the financial meltdown and great recession, I bought a lot of PSA graded 1970s cards from 4SharpCorners on their site for anywhere from $1.99-$5.00 each, with free shipping on orders of a certain value. I flipped a lot of those into the price surge last year.