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[Bagwell-1994]

Originally Posted by swarmee

PSA will point out the flaws if you send the card in for review. Beckett used to provide 4 subgrades, but got away from that model for vintage and is trying to phase it out on modern (by making it much more expensive), while SGC plans to release their grading notes online so you can see why the card graded what it did.

Are you saying they have a separate service where they just review? I just submitted 18 cards for grading for my first time ever. A 1958 Hank Aaron came back "altered" but no further info. A 1985 Topps McGwire came back "Authentic?" and also not slabbed with no additional info. A 2001 SP Authentic Pujols rookie came back a 6 where was graded a 9 by another grader. A 2003 Robinson Cano RC came back a 4! LOL! Oops..

Granted I'm pretty new the hobby and have a lot to learn, especially concerning submitting cards for grading. But, there wasn't a single explanation as to why any of my cards received the grade (or lack thereof) they did. I submitted several 2003/2005 rookie cards which came back 8 when I believed they were 9's/maybe 10's and I submitted a 1999 Bowman C.C. Sabathia rookie which I thought was an 8/9 at best due to some very slight roughing at edges, it came back Gem MT 10!!

How do you go about getting PSA to quantify/qualify their grades with an explanation? Also, do you recommend a resource that goes into great detail about how to assess cards so I can learn to become a better grader on my own?

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[swarmee]

Well, the PSA scale is explained really well here:
https://www.psacard.com/resources/gr...andards/#cards

As to ?AUTHCTY, that's their term for "FAKE" and it is likely done to stay on the side of not getting sued if they happen to deem it fake and it is later found to be real.

To your other ones, I'd have to see them. But the one with the 4 likely has a light surface crease visible on both sides. Only seen on the front can get a 5, only seen on the back can get a 6.

But yes, you can review the card for a higher grade. If it "bumps", they reslab it with a higher grade. If it doesn't, they mark the damaged areas with a sticky note and arrows. Costs the same as a regular submission. Sometimes I'll use my 15 freebies for renewing my subscription to review cards where a bumped grade increases the value well enough. Maybe there is enough interest that the next time the board does a bulk submission, we could also submit PSA graded cards for review as well.