Psa grading and pricing

[campyfan39]

I remember being at a show in the mid-eighties with my late father and he pointed out the coins that were also at the show and were graded.

He said right then that he feared cards would be encased and graded one day. I reassured him that would never happen because it would take away from the beauty of the cards by sticking a number or label on there.

I was wrong.

Sadly he didn't live to see it

[pepis]

Originally Posted by campyfan39

I remember being at a show in the mid-eighties with my late father and he pointed out the coins that were also at the show and were graded.

He said right then that he feared cards would be encased and graded one day. I reassured him that would never happen because it would take away from the beauty of the cards by sticking a number or label on there.

I was wrong.

Sadly he didn't live to see it

Chris,
i remember that, when in the early mid 80s coins started in the graded world
it turned me off, so i decided to sell my entire coin collection! i raised 32K
went to B of A and borrowed 5k more and purchased a 7-11 franchise in
Hawthorne Ca. not long after that late 80s i remember the PSA people coming around shows advertising card grading and most dealers laugh at
that!! and the rest as they say is history.

[campyfan39]

^ awesome story Jose. You came out pretty good.