PSA Authenticity and Grade Guarantee - Anyone use it and do other companies offer it?

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by raulus

I think there was some action here with the recent card doctoring saga from a few years ago. I'm sure Peter can recite the details from memory in his sleep.

My recollection is that the end result was rather uninspiring. Something along the lines of the fact that buyers would still pay market price for it since it's in the holder, even if it doesn't merit the assigned grade due to doctoring.

So kind of a circular result that the card is worth it because the grader proclaimed it and the market will pay for it (if it's in the holder), not because it was really true.

The guarantee has been discussed many times on this forum over the years. But the best indication of how little it means is that when the scandal really broke in earnest, Steve Sloan issued a statement urging people with doctored cards to contact their seller. And of course, if you do send in a doctored card under the guarantee, PSA can do whatever the hell it wants with it, usually stand behind the grade. Just ask AJ Johnson.