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Originally Posted by swarmee
https://www.psacard.com/fees/
CARD AUTHENTICATION & GRADING
PREMIUM ELITE *$5000
Any card with a declared value of $100,000 or higher must be submitted at this service level.
PREMIUM PLUS *$3000
Maximum declared value of $99,999
PREMIUM *$1000
Maximum declared value of $24,999
WALK-THROUGH *$500
Maximum declared value of $9,999
SUPER EXPRESS *$200
Maximum declared value of $4,999
EXPRESS *$75
Maximum declared value of $1,999 and all T3s must be submitted at this service level or higher.
REGULAR *$20
Maximum declared value of $499
The really interesting thing is that not all cards are $50K cards or $1K cards. There is a wide mix of values of these cards. So if Moser or PWCC were submitting them properly, they would be in multiple orders all the way up and down this list. So the theory that 1 rogue grader would get all of Moser's submissions and pass the majority of those altered cards seems pretty shot. And the theory that this is only happening because of the 2018 grading backlog and the hiring of new employees this winter caused it, well many of the Certs found already were from 4+ years ago.
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That is also one of the things that has stopped me from getting my more valuable cards graded.
My Mantle is likely worth anywhere from $5,000 to $10,000 dollars but it would only take anyone of us or the TPG's about 30 seconds to determine that it is either going to get a PSA 1 or authentic grade?
I've never understood the higher fees for the more expensive cards. Do they actually spend more time evaluating them than they do less expensive cards, and if so, where is that line drawn?