I don't think this is as bad as it seems. First grading prices are up across the board at all TPG's. Nobody is cheap anymore. Next previously, for PSA, you had to put standard size and postcard size cards in separate submissions, which would accrue additional postage/insurance to send it back. Now you can combine this. Finally, PSA is the only one left that grades jumbo sized 8x11 items. To my dismay, Beckett has stopped grading jumbo items. I'm happy that there is at least someone left who will grade items that large, and I'm definitely willing to pay the $75 fee for this. (I love the PSA jumbo holders, btw.)
The coin/pin grading fee definitely stinks. Most pins won't be worth the grading fee, even for HOFers like Ruth. I do like PSA's pin holders a lot, however.
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