Slab damage?

[deeg23]

Took me a little while to post as I was at the national, but here's what my BVG and PSA (new) slabs look like post breaking! BVG there is no way those things are being resealed haha and the new PSA slabs show a little frosting, but nothing terrible (pardon the crappy cell phone pics... No scanner!)

[deeg23]

BVG slab 2... Okay for some reason the photos keep failing when I try to upload now, but the PSA one you can tell around the inside "card placeholders" it was popped due to frosting on the ends. Maybe where it was "sonically" sealed??

[jchcollins]

I think it's interesting that if the HOF gets a donation of a graded card, they will bust it out. They don't trust any slabs for "archival" purposes. Meaning not that any slabs are inherently bad, there's just no way to tell how they will decompose over the next 100+ years.

[irv]

Originally Posted by deeg23

Took me a little while to post as I was at the national, but here's what my BVG and PSA (new) slabs look like post breaking! BVG there is no way those things are being resealed haha and the new PSA slabs show a little frosting, but nothing terrible (pardon the crappy cell phone pics... No scanner!)

Originally Posted by deeg23

BVG slab 2... Okay for some reason the photos keep failing when I try to upload now, but the PSA one you can tell around the inside "card placeholders" it was popped due to frosting on the ends. Maybe where it was "sonically" sealed??

Thanks for posting those up. That is good to know!

Originally Posted by jchcollins

I think it's interesting that if the HOF gets a donation of a graded card, they will bust it out. They don't trust any slabs for "archival" purposes. Meaning not that any slabs are inherently bad, there's just no way to tell how they will decompose over the next 100+ years.

I remember reading about that, and it does make one wonder, doesn't it?

[swarmee]

The PSA/SGC/BVG/BGS debate has happened over and over again, but the gist of the reason that BGS/BVG sells for less is:
1) People aren't competing their registry sets there. (SGC gets bit here as well.)
2) People don't trust BVG to detect trimming, since they will grade sheet-cut cards (like O-Pee-Chees Gretzy rookies with all straight cuts) and cards shorter than spec (1993 SP Jeter).
3) First mover advantage by PSA.
4) PSA's bulk submission pricing.
5) Higher PSA realized pricing begets more submissions to PSA.

[ahjo_7]

Hi all - new to Net54 so apologies if this has been addressed elsewhere. Collector since childhood but new to the whole graded card game. I've noticed some of my PSA slabs, both on new and old holders, getting what looks like some plastic particles or abrasion in that space between the PAS label and card. Attached pic here that hopefully gives this some context. Has anyone else experienced this, and if so, anything that can be done outside of getting re-holdered?

Thank you!

[Tere1071]

Rather than using clippers, I thought about using a Dremel tool to break open some of my slabs. I would have it held steady in a vice while I cut. Has anyone else used a Dremel to separate a slab?

[swarmee]

Originally Posted by ahjo_7

Attached pic here that hopefully gives this some context. Has anyone else experienced this, and if so, anything that can be done outside of getting re-holdered?

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