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Misunderestimated (Brian H)Jim -
Did you select the cards you resubmitted based on the ones you suspected might get a bump or did you simply in all of the PSA 8s ? (I may have missed this detail from my cursory reading above). When I renewed I sent in 20 T205s that I picked out as being likely candidates for a bump (mostly PSA 6s) and I got one bumped up a 1/2 grade and one full grade. I thought the process was fair and quite a smart business play for PSA. Nonetheless, I did (and still do) have an uneasy feeling about the whole thing which I can't quite articulate.
Two other comments:
1) I find it hard to believe that they actually removed each of the cards from the holders to regrade them and then reholdered the cards whether or not they got bumped.
2) I think that the cards that are re-evaluated should receive new style labels (the number below the grade) whether or not the card is bumped for the integrity of the system. I understand why it would be bad for business to adopt this procedure and, therefore, have trouble blaming PSA for simply reusing the old labels.