What do you think of the new PSA slab?

[toledo_mudhen]

Is it just me or have they tightened down the screws on grading stamdards with the release of the hologram labels? I've compared lots of side by side grades and it appears to be the case.

[MikeGarcia]

Originally Posted by toledo_mudhen

Is it just me or have they tightened down the screws on grading stamdards with the release of the hologram labels? I've compared lots of side by side grades and it appears to be the case.

...yeah I think so too....I got these back around Christmas ; I know this set ; I was truly expecting 8.5 's with an outside chance of a 9 for the Bridges and Miksis..------.or just maybe they were assigned to the "Grader Of Death" at 4.52 pm on a Friday....


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[samosa4u]

Better get used to it, people. PSA won't stop until they create a perfect holder, and I believe they eventually will. In the future, they will insert a micro chip into the case. If anyone cracks the case open, then the chip will immediately transmit the information to the PSA headquarters. The card will also be automatically removed from their online database.

Furthermore, human graders will be replaced by GREEN LASERS. The GREEN LASERS will be able to zoom in on the card (7000 x) and even the tiniest amount of restoration will be detected. No more inconsistencies in grading, no more doctored cards getting slabbed - everything will be perfect.

[ullmandds]

Originally Posted by samosa4u

Better get used to it, people. PSA won't stop until they create a perfect holder, and I believe they eventually will. In the future, they will insert a micro chip into the case. If anyone cracks the case open, then the chip will immediately transmit the information to the PSA headquarters. The card will also be automatically removed from their online database.

Furthermore, human graders will be replaced by GREEN LASERS. The GREEN LASERS will be able to zoom in on the card (7000 x) and even the tiniest amount of restoration will be detected. No more inconsistencies in grading, no more doctored cards getting slabbed - everything will be perfect.

r u for real?

[turtleguy64]

Happened to me,too,several times.Ultra quick finish up a submission at end of the workday and I get screwed.But one time the cards were overgraded in my favor,couldn't believe the grades I got.Even a Santo '61 rookie with a clearly creased upper corner got a 7.The quick denigrating grades on a submission far surpassed that one in my favor.

[botn]

PSA has always been about profits first, not protection first however that is abundantly clear that some collectors are not able to see that.

They had no choice but to change to the existing holder to made it more difficult for them to be opened and resealed. They had no choice but to upgrade the flip with more security features so that they will be harder to reproduce them.

I am not sure how this prevents the fella in Mexico (or anyone else) from continuing to do what he is doing. As long as cards with previous versions of flips are in circulation it is a green light for this fraud to continue.