Help Wanted to review cards for PSA submissions

[Fred]

Did you consider the centering when paring down the list of cards? If they're far off center then you might consider not having the card encapsulated.

You might consider only grading SPs (high numbers), stars, etc that are well centered.

[MichelaiTorres83]

I would recommend doing them in batches and looking at the results. That is a lot of money in grading fees. Submit the best and work backwards to see where you are at.

[swarmee]

PSA bulk is now $8 a card for over a hundred. Seemingly no discount for even thousands. But yes, send in 100-500 and try it. Read the PSA grading standards page on their website. I'm sure someone in the Chicago area will volunteer to view your cards and give them a look over. Post some in the postwar section and we can give you pointers.

[sb1]

7's will not be worth sending, HOFers from that era would need to be 8's and commons 9 or above to really make sense for the expense. Have someone examine them that submits regularly and has done so lately. The proposed submission pile will probably be at 10% of what it now is.

[uhlhockey]

Thanks to those who have replied with tips, suggestions and such.....the idea to do a couple hundred and see what comes back seems like a good idea.
....just wish PSA didn't take like 2 and 1/2 months for bulk orders...65 plus days???.....do they not have enough graders?....they basically don't get paid until an order is done...you would think they would be cranking them out fast....

[swarmee]

Too much demand; Beckett on the other hand takes your money first, then returns bulk specials a year later.

[JollyElm]

Hey Joe...whoa, I feel like Jimi Hendrix,
Why don't you post a couple of large scans of a few of the cards that you feel confident will grade pretty high, and see what some of the folks around here think? It will obviously just be people's opinions, but it might be a way to get some insight as to what you should expect PSA (or whoever) to say.