Posted By:
Marc S.I'm pretty confident that the deal is a private one that will not be divulged here. PSA, love them or hate them, is somewhat smart in how they approach their business model. I have no doubt in my mind that they lined up at least half a dozen to a dozen of their major collectors to sign on to the move before managing to proceed forward with the announcement.
That said, I imagine that the costs to Jim, or people like him, are deceptively minimal (probably on the order of $1 - $2 / per card), and I would also imagine that to ensure buy-in, there is some explicit understanding of a goal percentage of cards to get bumped. Deals like these will not be available to the general collecting public.