Posted By:
Rhett YeakleyI have never understood why one needs to "belong" to get their cards graded by PSA, this isn't necessary by any of the other TPG companies. It seemed like a stupid business model to be so exclusionary.
If one wants a card graded by SGC all they have to do is send the card in with the appropriate amount of $$. Why would PSA limit the number of people that can do so by charging $99/year just to use them when there are competitors out there? Obviously dealers and large-submitters don't have a problem paying the up-front money, but the casual grader/collector will just go ith one of their competitors. Also, it isn't like PSA's fees are low (even after paying an up-front cost to use them)
Anyways, I always thought it was kinda dumb on their part.
-Rhett