PSA July Special

[gonefishin]

Just wondering if anyone received the e-survey sent out by PSA a few days ago. I received it but haven't completed the survey.

[Mike D.]

Originally Posted by gonefishin

Just wondering if anyone received the e-survey sent out by PSA a few days ago. I received it but haven't completed the survey.

I received it. Haven't filled it out yet.

[BeanTown]

How do they determine the value of a card for grading? Do they determine value before or after their grade ?

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

You declare the value. If they disagree after the fact you pay an upcharge to the appropriate level.

[BobC]

Originally Posted by Aquarian Sports Cards

You declare the value. If they disagree after the fact you pay an upcharge to the appropriate level.

It is the classic negotiating move. Always let the other party declare what they are willing to pay/accept first. That way you can take advantage of them if they are willing to accept a below market value or pay an above market price. And it also sets an upper/lower limit for the other side to continue negotiating from, usually putting them at a potential disadvantage if negotiations do continue.

I'm assuming in this case that if you initially overvalue a card you are getting graded, the TPG doesn't always refund you the difference in the grading fee if the card turns out to altered/trimmed/fake. Maybe in some rare instances I'm unaware of, but the TPGs are in this to make money and don't really care as much about the hobby and collectors as they do about profiting off of them.

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Originally Posted by BobC

I'm assuming in this case that if you initially overvalue a card you are getting graded, the TPG NEVER REFUNDS you the difference in the grading fee

Tweaked your post to answer your question. If you overvalue a card that simply comes back lower grade than you expected no refund either.

[BobC]

Originally Posted by Aquarian Sports Cards

Tweaked your post to answer your question. If you overvalue a card that simply comes back lower grade than you expected no refund either.

LOL

Thanks Scott. I pretty much knew that from everyone I've ever heard complain about TPGs on here, but with my luck, some troll would jump on me and go on and on about some situation they knew of where a TPG actually did refund a submitter some money in a weird, unique situation. They have institutionalized the concept of having the submitter make the first move, so they have the upper hand in regard to getting the most money they can out of every submitter. They hit people for any potential upside, but have no downside for themselves. And they can usually rely on people submitting stuff to them to generally be overzealous in their estimation of how nice the cards they are submitting actually are.