Grading Advice on Goudey Ruth Card

[robw1959]

Well, I sent it to PSA. I just now saw the grade PSA has issued. They received it on September 10th, logged it in as "received" on September 22nd, and just shipped it back to me today as a . . . 3. I should have expected it to be a 3 because earlier this year they graded a '48 Leaf Joe Dimaggio card of mine as a 3, and that one looks even sharper than this Ruth card. So no surprise here.

[pokerplyr80]

3 sounds about right. Was it a BVG 4?

[oldeboo]

Great looking card. Hard to complain too much about a 3. A very solid card for that grade, no doubt.

[jayshum]

Originally Posted by robw1959

Well, I sent it to PSA. I just now saw the grade PSA has issued. They received it on September 10th, logged it in as "received" on September 22nd, and just shipped it back to me today as a . . . 3. I should have expected it to be a 3 because earlier this year they graded a '48 Leaf Joe Dimaggio card of mine as a 3, and that one looks even sharper than this Ruth card. So no surprise here.

How did you get it graded that fast? I thought it was taking months for new submissions.

[robw1959]

Originally Posted by jayshum

How did you get it graded that fast? I thought it was taking months for new submissions.

I paid $200 for the grading fees, which falls under their "Super Express" guidelines. I think Super Express implies a 2-day grading service. What pleased me the most was the 12-day input time, which is closer to 3-4 weeks these days. I didn't write "Super Express" on the package, but I did send it by registered mail, which is probably what caught their attention and caused the quicker input time.