PSA president just blew my mind

[Rich Klein]

Originally Posted by ALBB

The DelFonics - Didn't I blow your mind this time...

pretty good song

One of the first major Gamble/Huff, etc hits. A wonderful time in R&B music

Another Philly hit from about the same time and EVEN on theme for this board

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vm-KijvGT0M

[ALBB]

Oh..I thought out of Chicago way ??

[Rich Klein]

Originally Posted by ALBB

Oh..I thought out of Chicago way ??

On rare occasions, I get one correct

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Delfonics

I bet you are thinking of either the Mighty Dells or the Impressions

Rich

[hcv123]

How do they arbitrarily define what a "catalog" is? In todays electronic world the trading card database is as much a "catalog" as any other although it does not list values - which shouldn't matter as PSA has their SMR! The inconsistency has been rampant in numerous ways. Yet, they continue to be the 800lb gorilla largely due to the registry and large barriers to entry. I too have tried to have a number of items added only to face the same frustration that has been shared in this thread.

As an aside, I like Beckett's grading model the best with the 4 subgrades and then the averaged final grade - it allows collectors to prioritize elements of condition subjectively important to them.

[swarmee]

Originally Posted by hcv123

As an aside, I like Beckett's grading model the best with the 4 subgrades and then the averaged final grade

This is not true. The final grades are not averaged, except at the very top. A Gem Mint otherwise card with a pinhole would not get a NM 7, it would get a 1-2 from Beckett. Their grade cannot be any more than 2 grades higher than the lowest subgrade, and then for only specific subgrades. Max grade is 1 higher for other subgrades.

[hcv123]

Originally Posted by swarmee

This is not true. The final grades are not averaged, except at the very top. A Gem Mint otherwise card with a pinhole would not get a NM 7, it would get a 1-2 from Beckett. Their grade cannot be any more than 2 grades higher than the lowest subgrade, and then for only specific subgrades. Max grade is 1 higher for other subgrades.

Thank you for the clarification

[Cliff Bowman]

Originally Posted by Rich Klein

One of the first major Gamble/Huff, etc hits. A wonderful time in R&B music.

You probably mean era and genre, but all of the Delfonics hit songs were produced and co-written by Thom Bell.

[Rich Klein]

Yeah I do, thanks for the correction. Thom Bell is as much of the Philly sound as Gamble/Huff.

Rich

[ALBB]

OK, Im thinking of the Chi-Lites...they were out of CHI