PSA July Special

[BobbyStrawberry]

Originally Posted by parkplace33

Funny, SGC releases the A changes and then PSA comes out of nowhere with the price drop.

How (or will) SGC react? Possible price war?

I'll gladly pay the extra twelve bucks to get my cards back in two weeks instead of two years.

[bobbyw8469]

Originally Posted by BobbyStrawberry

I'll gladly pay the extra twelve bucks to get my cards back in two weeks instead of two years.

And getting .75 cents on the dollar is fun too!

[gonefishin]

Just wondering if anyone received the e-survey sent out by PSA a few days ago. I received it but haven't completed the survey.

[Mike D.]

Originally Posted by gonefishin

Just wondering if anyone received the e-survey sent out by PSA a few days ago. I received it but haven't completed the survey.

I received it. Haven't filled it out yet.

[BeanTown]

How do they determine the value of a card for grading? Do they determine value before or after their grade ?

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

You declare the value. If they disagree after the fact you pay an upcharge to the appropriate level.

[BobC]

Originally Posted by Aquarian Sports Cards

You declare the value. If they disagree after the fact you pay an upcharge to the appropriate level.

It is the classic negotiating move. Always let the other party declare what they are willing to pay/accept first. That way you can take advantage of them if they are willing to accept a below market value or pay an above market price. And it also sets an upper/lower limit for the other side to continue negotiating from, usually putting them at a potential disadvantage if negotiations do continue.

I'm assuming in this case that if you initially overvalue a card you are getting graded, the TPG doesn't always refund you the difference in the grading fee if the card turns out to altered/trimmed/fake. Maybe in some rare instances I'm unaware of, but the TPGs are in this to make money and don't really care as much about the hobby and collectors as they do about profiting off of them.

[BobbyStrawberry]

Originally Posted by bobbyw8469

And getting .75 cents on the dollar is fun too!

To each their own. The fun for me is in enjoying/possessing the cards, rather than having them in a "vault" or in PSA's warehouse for multiple years. Even if you're all about maximizing ROI and therefore a PSA lifer, the fact that they can't return cards in a reasonable amount of time is sure to cost people money as the market continues to cool and their cards sit inaccessible.