PSA Grading at National

[insidethewrapper]

How much was PSA grading on site at the National ? I see they graded 10,000 items. With the high grading prices is "The Registry" a thing of the past ? I can't see sending in commons.

[Johnny630]

Originally Posted by insidethewrapper

How much was PSA grading on site at the National ? I see they graded 10,000 items. With the high grading prices is "The Registry" a thing of the past ? I can't see sending in commons.

IMO Registry is Yesterdays News... Pop is all I hear that matters in 2021

The younger generations doesn't build sets, they constantly trade in vaults.

[Beansballcardblog]

I'm not as gloom and doom on the registry. We are in a very hot market that will not last. At some point people will leave, meaning less submissions. Times will get better, more service levels will be reinstated and (maybe) some prices decrease.

I wouldn't be surprised to see a level where the PSA membership will allow cheaper submissions to keep the registry alive and well, but it just might be a two-year turnaround.

I'm no expert, nor do I play one on TV...but just my thoughts.

[Santo10Fan]

$200 express was the minimum for NSCC with guaranteed back by Sunday show end.

[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by Santo10Fan

$200 express was the minimum for NSCC with guaranteed back by Sunday show end.

Big money and big advertising for them.

They made a huge profit on that week

[bobbyw8469]

Originally Posted by Beansballcardblog

I'm not as gloom and doom on the registry. We are in a very hot market that will not last. At some point people will leave, meaning less submissions. Times will get better, more service levels will be reinstated and (maybe) some prices decrease.

I wouldn't be surprised to see a level where the PSA membership will allow cheaper submissions to keep the registry alive and well, but it just might be a two-year turnaround.

I'm no expert, nor do I play one on TV...but just my thoughts.

I'll be damned if I am gonna wait 2 years to get my cards back. It was already bad enough that I waited 1 year and DIDN'T get my cards back!!!

[boysblue]

Watched one of those young camera-tootin' bloggers unveil his $250 per submission live at the National. He was optimistic about the potential grades because he had heard that PSA was "grading easy" at the show.

Hmmm. Let's say that you are PSA. A massive crowd of potential submitters is at your disposal. On Wednesday/Thursday/Friday you "grade easy". Word spreads around the floor of the convention hall that PSA is "grading easy". Those who were hesitant (after all, $250 per can get pretty hefty if you are going to submit a stack of cards) are now much less so. Off to PSA they rush 'cause they are "grading easy", after all. PSA is laughing as it rakes in $250 per.

Conversely, if PSA was "grading normal" or "grading hard" it is much less likely the hesitant would be willing to risk $250 per. Clever.

BTW, the blogger in question had good reason to be optimistic. As I recall he received two 10s and a 9 on his three-card submission. He was quite pleased.

[sb1]

As a flip side, every time I was at their booth(another long story), the girls working the front were bombarded by whining, complaining, rude submitters that were quite displeased with their results. It was not all apple pie and smiles....I did see one guy happy with a Jordan Rookie that got a 6.

And they shut down grading for a time one day when they had reached all that they felt they could grade and return on time. They did reopen for submissions later on.

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Originally Posted by boysblue

Watched one of those young camera-tootin' bloggers unveil his $250 per submission live at the National. He was optimistic about the potential grades because he had heard that PSA was "grading easy" at the show.

Hmmm. Let's say that you are PSA. A massive crowd of potential submitters is at your disposal. On Wednesday/Thursday/Friday you "grade easy". Word spreads around the floor of the convention hall that PSA is "grading easy". Those who were hesitant (after all, $250 per can get pretty hefty if you are going to submit a stack of cards) are now much less so. Off to PSA they rush 'cause they are "grading easy", after all. PSA is laughing as it rakes in $250 per.

Conversely, if PSA was "grading normal" or "grading hard" it is much less likely the hesitant would be willing to risk $250 per. Clever.

BTW, the blogger in question had good reason to be optimistic. As I recall he received two 10s and a 9 on his three-card submission. He was quite pleased.

No truth to the "grading easy" scenario. I submitted before the doors opened for $600 and $1000 and got barely acceptable to brutal grades.

[ezez420]

You definitely got screwed on that one. Looked like a 3.


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[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Originally Posted by ezez420

You definitely got screwed on that one. Looked like a 3.


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I would've been happy at a 2.5 even like the '51 Bowman Mantle I got creamed on a couple months back lol.

Even at a 3 I wouldn't have been bashful about extolling it's appeal. Though I would've agreed with the technical grade.

[Bestdj777]

Originally Posted by Aquarian Sports Cards

I would've been happy at a 2.5 even like the '51 Bowman Mantle I got creamed on a couple months back lol.

Even at a 3 I wouldn't have been bashful about extolling it's appeal. Though I would've agreed with the technical grade.

Hopefully it won’t matter. I tend to think, in the lower grades. People care more about eye appeal than numbers. I’m thinking you’ll get close to what you would if it were in the holder it belongs in. That’s a solid card.

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

That's actually been our experience to a degree. We might not get all the way to the price of a higher grade, but we certainly outperform the number on the slab. So while I kvetch, it's probably not as big a deal as some of the 7's we've had that we thought had a shot at 9's.

[Snowman]

That Mantle grade is criminal. They're getting so inconsistent now. Such a joke. 10 years ago, that was a 4. Send it to SGC, it'll come back as a 2.5 or a 3. Send it to BVG, it's probably a 5. Slabs like this belong in a class-action suit. I saw a similar Gretzky OPC RC in a 1.5 that looked like an 8 other than a light surface crease across the bottom left. Just makes no sense. Someone needs to direct these graders to PSA's own published grading standards on their website.