For me, it's both. Earlier graded PSA cards are almost always at least a full grade more generous than they should be, and in some cases even 2 full grades more generous than they would be if cracked and resubmitted today (as PSA is currently grading too harshly since the shut down IMO).
But it's also about the aesthetics. I much prefer the look of modern SGC slabs over the ones with green flips, and I much prefer the lighthouse slabs with PSA over the earlier ones. I'm so OCD about it that I will send in anything to be reholdered that is not in a modern slab.
Also, the older PSA slabs are easier to counterfeit or tamper with. Plus, they just sell for less on the open market.
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