Submitting to PSA through a local dealer?

[mechanicalman]

I once asked a dealer friend to take an SGC 50 '38 Greenberg, crack it, and submit it to PSA along with some other cards of his. The card came back a PSA 3 (not surprising), but there was a new, small crease that must have happened when he did the cracking. I know your situation is different, but I would only go with dudes you really trust to take care of your cards as well as you would.

[sterlingfox]

Originally Posted by mechanicalman

I submitted a Kaline rookie through a dealer once, and the card came back trimmed. Admittedly, the dealer had nothing to do with that, but the experience was such that I just stopped buying raw cards altogether.

I'm also very mistrusting of raw cards, but I've still accumulated these over the past few years - many were acquired through buying a small collection from a local who used to collect, but lost interest.

The prices were too good to pass up and the cards aren't high end or super high grade, so if a few come back as trimmed or altered, I won't be that badly disappointed.

Mostly, I'd just like them slabbed to match the rest of my collection.

I also have an R303 Goudey B&W HOFer that's in a hideous looking GAI 8 oversized holder (I won't even call it a slab) that looks more like the plastic packaging that you can easily cut open with scissors. I need that one crossed over.

By the way, I really appreciate the opinions, and will have to think about the route I'm going to take.

Does anyone know a reputable, high volume PSA submitter in NE Ohio, by chance?