PSA public days

[KingFisk]

I see there is a public day on Friday, in Woodbridge, NJ. Would love to go and submit a few cards for crossover and maybe reholder submissions. I don't have too much free time on Friday, though. Has anyone had any experience with going to these? Is it pretty quick to drop off or do these get pretty busy (I imagine it partially depends on the time of day)? Do you fill out the forms there or submit online first? Any insight/tips would be great. Thanks in advance!

[irv]

Originally Posted by KingFisk

I see there is a public day on Friday, in Woodbridge, NJ. Would love to go and submit a few cards for crossover and maybe reholder submissions. I don't have too much free time on Friday, though. Has anyone had any experience with going to these? Is it pretty quick to drop off or do these get pretty busy (I imagine it partially depends on the time of day)? Do you fill out the forms there or submit online first? Any insight/tips would be great. Thanks in advance!

From what little I know, I believe they are just a dropped off and wait thing?

I was talking to either a guy from PSA or SGC who told me about an Ohio show they are going to be at soon.

IIRC, he said drop them off and depending where you are on the list (first or anywhere after that) it could take up to an hour or more depending on the lineup.

Double check first however as I am sure both companies work a little different than one another. (I called)

[KingFisk]

Originally Posted by irv

From what little I know, I believe they are just a dropped off and wait thing?

I was talking to either a guy from PSA or SGC who told me about an Ohio show they are going to be at soon.

IIRC, he said drop them off and depending where you are on the list (first or anywhere after that) it could take up to an hour or more depending on the lineup.

Double check first however as I am sure both companies work a little different than one another. (I called)

Interesting. I thought maybe they did autograph authentication on the spot but sent cards back to the home office for grading. Would be great if they did everything right there and then though.

[irv]

Originally Posted by KingFisk

Interesting. I thought maybe they did autograph authentication on the spot but sent cards back to the home office for grading. Would be great if they did everything right there and then though.

When I called, I was concerned about shipping, the exchange rate, or everything else associated once the cards were out of my hands and my line of sight.

That is why he suggested a show, as I could drop them off there and wait or tour around the show and come back after an hour or so to pick them up.


I really liked the sounds of that personally, but it still creates an issue for me living up here in Canada as neither do CDN shows.

He suggested the Ohio show for me as it was likely the closest one for me living here in Southern Ontario, and he also mentioned the show catered more so to the older vintage type of cards which would be ideal for me as it would really help to occupy my time while waiting.

[pokerplyr80]

I've been to a show in long beach where they took submissions in person but did not grade on site. There wasn't too much of a line, and it saved on shipping costs to PSA. They do have shows where they grade on site, which obviously saves on the shipping and insurance on the return trip as well. You'd have to check online to see which they offering, but either way it helps.

They have forms for you to fill out there.

[swarmee]

I think they charge around $30-35 PER CARD on site at a convention. So if you're only grading a couple (or higher value), it might be worth it. Better for me to continue to mail them to California on the bulk specials.