Off-Centered PSA Encapsulation

[Brent G.]

This is a non-sports item, but wondered if any of you have gotten ecapsulations from PSA that were WAY off-centered/crooked like the one I just got in the mail. If so, any success in resubmitting for a redo that doesn't look like s--t?

I dropped them an email -- we'll see what they say.

[rand1com]

Good luck. I think no chance they reholder it. I have seen many like this. If the item does not fit nicely into a size they have in stock, this is what they do on a somewhat regular basis.

[Brent G.]

Well that's disappointing -- that someone could look at the result and say, "Yep, the customer's gonna love this" ... or that they just don't care. I'd rather just have the sticker and frame it myself.

[rand1com]

Frist, they don't have holders for all sizes. Not sure if the one they used was the closest or not. They sometimes run out of a size and use whatever is closest.

I saw a 1952 Star Cal Mickey Mantle which is a $10K card that they have a holder that perfectly displays it that was much worse than the one you have.

[CardPadre]

I think it can be shifted if you lightly bump it against a solid but slightly cushioned surface. Tap, tap, tap until it gets aligned how you want it. I suppose it's possible it's pressed in so tight it won't move, but I bet it would.

[Brent G.]

Originally Posted by CardPadre

I think it can be shifted if you lightly bump it against a solid but slightly cushioned surface. Tap, tap, tap until it gets aligned how you want it. I suppose it's possible it's pressed in so tight it won't move, but I bet it would.

Yeah I hoped it would shift a bit, but I've been pretty forceful, and I can't get the thing to budge a millimeter.

[CardPadre]

Originally Posted by Brent G.

Yeah I hoped it would shift a bit, but I've been pretty forceful, and I can't get the thing to budge a millimeter.

Oh, that stinks. Do you have a rubber mallet to bang it with, have you been that forceful? Good luck in getting improvement somehow, I can understand how unsatisfactory that is.

[Lucas00]

Very annoying but I know they don't have the right sizes for literally every piece of memorabilia ever made. So I just bang the slab around until it's right lol.

[CardPadre]

Oh, one thing you could try is to get a couple little suction cups and put them on the middle of the slab, front and back, and gently pull to relieve some pressure that’s on the item and see if it shifts then.

[Brent G.]

Originally Posted by CardPadre

Oh, one thing you could try is to get a couple little suction cups and put them on the middle of the slab, front and back, and gently pull to relieve some pressure that’s on the item and see if it shifts then.

Boy I LOVED the ingenuity on this one ... but all I did was break the little suction cup handles when pulling from both sides -- lol. Maybe there's a bigger cup that'll do the job.

[BigfootIsReal]

I would take a red marker and color in the areas of the holder until it looks square. Thank me later.

[perezfan]

Unfortunately (and believe it or not) this is par for the course for them... I'd break it out, rather than constantly being reminded of PSA's ineptitude every time I looked at it.

They even do this off-center and tilting placement with 1950 Bowman Cards. I avoid them completely.

[Brent G.]

Originally Posted by perezfan

Unfortunately (and believe it or not) this is par for the course for them... I'd break it out, rather than constantly being reminded of PSA's ineptitude every time I looked at it.

They even do this off-center and tilting placement with 1950 Bowman Cards. I avoid them completely.

Yeah I’ll probably wait until they’re at a nearby show in November, have them do the work, and just sticker it. I know it’s an odd fit, but damn, an 80/20 center job is ridiculous.