1966 Sporting News Nolan Ryan...graded by PSA

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by HRBAKER

Why are you surprised?

1. TPGs will eventually grade anything someone will stroke them a check for. Imagine what PSA is thinking if they can get player registry collectors to collect this crap.

2. Most auction houses will list anything they think someone will bid on.

Yup, by making this leap, they've basically given themselves an unlimited number of new items to have slabbed. If it works, they will make a fortune, if it doesn't we still know there will be those who will send in hundreds of cut-outs in the hopes it will become popular with collectors. If it doesn't become popular, no skin off PSA's backs.

Those sitting on stacks of almost worthless "Sporting News" issues are probably salivating at the possibilities right now.

Almost can't blame the auction house if people are willing to pay for this. There's no way they don't know exactly what it is. PSA has decided there's a market for these, and people who allow PSA to make these decisions for them, will go right along with it.

[David W]

When I was a kid I would cut Sports IllustratedSport/Dell/other magazine pics out and paste them to cardboard to make my own home made cards.

I had dozens probably, now long thrown out.

I wonder if they would grade home made cards like that?

[kimo75]

That is absurd. I have also started to see 2 card Hostess Panels being graded by PSA. But I can't get even one of my NM/MT 1968 OPC Stargell's graded because of them being cut short from the factory!