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Posted By: Anonymous

Jeff:

PSA reholdering costs $5. Yes, they will give you the same grade as before. Of course, they'll inspect the card to make sure that it was not damaged when the slab was damaged, and if so, they'd probably contact you.

Although many collectors feel that PSA was more lenient/stringent (pick one!) a few years ago, according the PSA, they have never changed their grading policies. Because of this they aren't going to change your grade if you just have it put in a new holder.

If you think you have gotten the shaft, best thing to do is break it out and submit it raw. With rare exceptions that don't involve you or me, they're not going to admit it deserved a different grade.

However (speaking from experience now), when you break it out to submit it, you might notice a surface wrinkle or another flaw you missed before, so give it a good going-over before you spend the money.

Another idea is to submit a slabbed card to another grading company (crossover). I've heard of grades going up from PSA to SGC (and the other way). You can specify a minimum grade that you will accept to the new company; if it doesn't meet the grade you want they won't break it out. I think PSA will even put their sticker on an SGC cardholder if you want a double graded card.

In other words, they have lots of ways to separate you from your money...