Long time lurker with first question

[nolemmings]

I agree that you should broaden your search options beyond PSA, if you have not done so already. You probably have developed a good eye for authenticity and grade, so SGC at a minimum and raw if you're confident. Then you can submit them to PSA. If you're into the high grade game of set registry, your options are more limited, as sellers think they have a captive market, but mid-grade on down should not be that difficult.

I also agree that paying those inflated prices only justifies the sale to seller and encourages him to keep up the practice. Many of these sellers truly don't need the cash and or otherwise don't much care if their cards sell at any reasonable pace or not. One seller in particular, who just got his own thread, had some domino disks at BIN for at least a year, which is about how long I've been watching them. When I offered a slightly discounted price on one or two of them, I got a polite but firm no--- now he has taken to actually BUMP the price on those. C'est la vie.