Do You Participate in the PSA Registry?

[Harliduck]

Not in any way, shape or form...from now on...lol.

I did recently toy with a 1969 Topps PSA 7 or higher set...was no fun at all. Overspending...half of the commons I would get I would enter into my set registry and they would be still in someone elses set. You have to wait two days as they NEVER voluntarily take them out...half the time it doesn't work so you spend the money on a fricken common and it's not in your set. Hated it...won't ever do that again, no idea on gods green earth why I even thought to even try it!!!

I once had fun with SGC and did their Killebrew run...they had it down. Small potatoes but I enjoyed that. Even if they did come back with a registry, I wouldn't do it again though...collecting graded is just not my bag. To me it's only good for cards that are counterfeited often...(50's Mantles, Rose RC, etc...)

[cannonballsun]

It's a #1 for me.

[bigfanNY]

#2 I have a set of 1965 Mets postcards that is #1 set. They are the only cards I have ever submitted to registry.

[bswhiten]

I know the problems associated with TPG’s, but I like having my cards slabbed for protection and the registry is a great way to catalog a PC in my opinion. I like doing research and adding new sets and items too.

Being the only set listed on the 82 Topps Blackless registry with maybe 15% complete led to a longtime collector contacting me and selling me a full set. Good luck finding one of those in the wild anytime soon. Picked up an 85 Minis and Desert Shield set from the same contact.

I agree with a previous post about connections made in the registry too. For most of my sets I have contacts of folks that collect similar stuff, and most of those contacts came from being on the registry. I have met some other cool people that share similar collecting goals on boards like Net54 and Facebook too. It is fun helping each other track down stuff. I would have never found some of the tough items in many of my sets without help from other collectors.

I could care less about grade for my Mantles or oddball sets. I sold all of my PSA 7 or higher Mantle base cards a few years ago. I have fun scanning and saving the slab images too. To me, flipping through my digital collection brings the same enjoyment as flipping through my physical albums. I am not wrapped up in the registry by any means, but I do enjoy some aspects.

It’s a hobby…to each their own Happy collecting!

[bobsbbcards]

Originally Posted by bswhiten

I know the problems associated with TPG’s, but I like having my cards slabbed for protection and the registry is a great way to catalog a PC in my opinion. I like doing research and adding new sets and items too.

I have fun scanning and saving the slab images too. To me, flipping through my digital collection brings the same enjoyment as flipping through my physical albums. I am not wrapped up in the registry by any means, but I do enjoy some aspects.

It’s a hobby…to each their own Happy collecting!

This.

[JollyElm]

Been a long time, but perhaps it's a good opportunity to get this going again...

[raulus]

I’m little more than a set registry bootlick. Part of it is laziness. Part of it is lack of sophistication. A big part is probably just being too bloody competitive. Grates on me a bit when someone passes me up, although these days for some sets it would set me back well into six figures to get back on top, so I mostly live with being less than top dog.

For the most part, I collect player sets for my Giants, with a few actual sets mixed in, mostly regional issues, except for my 1987 Topps complete set, which is my only large set.

I will also share that I’m always surprised how few sets are actually registered by collectors for any given set. So obviously most collectors seem to not pay it any attention.

Since I'm among friends, if you're dying to check out some of my sets, you can find them here: https://www.psacard.com/psasetregist...thersets/53687. I have pics posted of most of my cards, so it's not a complete waste of your time if you want to check it out.

And if you're looking to make some good money, I'm usually willing to pay way too much to upgrade and/or plug holes in my collection. So there's that as well.