PSA ridiculous price increas no longer wants to grade anything bigger than a tall boy

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by Fred

Craziness - does that mean in some cases the slab would be worth more than the actual card itself?

Slabonomics I guess.

That is always the case with modern cards. A pack-fresh 1989 Hoops MJ is a dollar box card; a PSA 10 is $200+. "The illusion has become real, and the more real it becomes, the more desperately they want it. Capitalism at it's finest." Gordon Gekko.

It is a question to ponder: if the replacement cost of a slabbed Exhibit card is the card plus +$50, why isn't the existing population of those cards worth at least $50+ per card?

[puckpaul]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

That is always the case with modern cards. A pack-fresh 1989 Hoops MJ is a dollar box card; a PSA 10 is $200+. "The illusion has become real, and the more real it becomes, the more desperately they want it. Capitalism at it's finest." Gordon Gekko.

It is a question to ponder: if the replacement cost of a slabbed Exhibit card is the card plus +$50, why isn't the existing population of those cards worth at least $50+ per card?

I'll take that one...it was likely a mistake to grade that card if it's not worth the grading cost after being slabbed. happens.

[D. Bergin]

I can't find what PSA considers a "Standard Sized" card anywhere on their website, and no mention of not taking Exhibits under a standard sized designation.

For an experiment I inputted a Ted Williams Exhibit onto a submission form under a Standard sized submission, and it accepted it.

SGC's site states anything bigger then 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 is oversized, which comfortably fits Exhibit cards into the Standard sized slot. Just submitted a few exhibits with them recently as a matter of fact.

[sflayank]

i called and they said anything bigger than a tall boy is considered supersized at $75...if its still in the drop down i guess you can send it in
who knows?

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by sflayank

i called and they said anything bigger than a tall boy is considered supersized at $75...if its still in the drop down i guess you can send it in
who knows?

Vague answer. It would be useful if they actually provided dimensions for you (or anybody else).

[D. Bergin]

Coins and Pins at $75 is staggering BTW. They must really not want to do them for some reason, or they have to ship them out because they don't have anybody on staff to do them. Hell, it can't be the price of the plastic. It costs less to slab an 8x10 photograph.

[Vintagedeputy]

Originally Posted by D. Bergin

SGC's site states anything bigger than 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 is oversized, which comfortably fits Exhibit cards into the Standard sized slot. Just submitted a few exhibits with them recently as a matter of fact.

Not exhibits, but I just had these odd sizes done by SGC at $18 per in a group sub…just to give some examples of what they’ll slab at normal prices.