What is the procedure to get PSA to acknowledge a "new" variation?

[whiteymet]

Hi Gang:

Not being a TPG collector I am wondering how to go about presenting a "new" variation to be accepted by PSA to add it to a registry?

I see nothing on their site regarding this.

I have a similar situation to the 1963 Topps stickers that come with two different backs. I do not believe both of these were noted until recent years, when it was mentioned in the SCD Standard Catalog. The cards I am referencing is also listed with two different backs in the SCD guide, but PSA has so far not noted the different backs on their flips.

If anyone has successfully lobbied such a change with PSA, please provide step by step instructions as to how you went about it. Not only having it mentioned on the label, but also how to have it added to the list of cards needed to complete a registry.

Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.

Thanks,

Fred

[brianp-beme]

Hi Fred...here is a somewhat related thread I recently started concerning a possible uncatalogued no number variation in the 1915 Cracker Jack set that you might find helpful.

http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=240865

Brian

[Rich Klein]

At one point, the variation had to be listed at Beckett. On that, I know from what I've created on the COMC data base, that those 1963's exist in both ways and if both are on the site, you can use that as proof.

Rich

[swarmee]

PSA will not recognize all variations of every type of card, and even doesn't care about T205 backs.
There is no guarantee that getting it checklisted will result in PSA marking it out on the flip. They reserve the right to make their own decisions. If you list it as a variation and they choose to not do it, they will probably return it as NO INFO, NO GRADE, NO CHARGE.

However, if they do happen to grade your card properly with the flip denoting the variation, you can then join the registry set you're attempting to have it added to (if you aren't already), then request a new slot for that registry set. Someone from their team will either add it to the set, or they'll poll the members who are doing the set to see if the card should be added.

[drcy]

If a tree falls in the forest and PSA doesn't list it on the label, does it make a sound?

[pherbener]

Originally Posted by drcy

if a tree falls in the forest and psa doesn't list it on the label, does it make a sound?

+1