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

[Jcosta19]

They used to list it when you pick the card type. Now they probably hope you don't notice and send in supersized cards under regular so they can upcharge.

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[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by Jcosta19

They used to list it when you pick the card type. Now they probably hope you don't notice and send in supersized cards under regular so they can upcharge.

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So Exhibit is very close to "Tall Boy". Not as wide but slightly longer.

It would be nice if they clarified...or stopped pretending the phrase "Tall Boy" is somehow more common in the hobby then "Exhibit" or "Postcard". Or maybe they think they're all interchangeable...I don't know.

[53toppscollector]

They could just say "anything 4x6 or less falls under standard size" which could cover trading cards, tall boys, and some exhibits. 4x6 is very easy to understand.

[glchen]

I don't think this is as bad as it seems. First grading prices are up across the board at all TPG's. Nobody is cheap anymore. Next previously, for PSA, you had to put standard size and postcard size cards in separate submissions, which would accrue additional postage/insurance to send it back. Now you can combine this. Finally, PSA is the only one left that grades jumbo sized 8x11 items. To my dismay, Beckett has stopped grading jumbo items. I'm happy that there is at least someone left who will grade items that large, and I'm definitely willing to pay the $75 fee for this. (I love the PSA jumbo holders, btw.)

The coin/pin grading fee definitely stinks. Most pins won't be worth the grading fee, even for HOFers like Ruth. I do like PSA's pin holders a lot, however.

[Jcosta19]

Originally Posted by glchen

I don't think this is as bad as it seems. First grading prices are up across the board at all TPG's. Nobody is cheap anymore. Next previously, for PSA, you had to put standard size and postcard size cards in separate submissions, which would accrue additional postage/insurance to send it back. Now you can combine this. Finally, PSA is the only one left that grades jumbo sized 8x11 items. To my dismay, Beckett has stopped grading jumbo items. I'm happy that there is at least someone left who will grade items that large, and I'm definitely willing to pay the $75 fee for this. (I love the PSA jumbo holders, btw.)



The coin/pin grading fee definitely stinks. Most pins won't be worth the grading fee, even for HOFers like Ruth. I do like PSA's pin holders a lot, however.

They still don't allow mixing of different sizes in the same order. Choosing the size/type is actually the first step of every submission.

I think the complaint is more about paying an extra $50 for a postcard sized card because it is a quarter inch too wide, not a jumbo sized card.

I have plenty Exhibits and similar sized cards (1933 Worch for example) and most aren't worth enough to justify the $75 cost when SGC does it for the same price as their standard cards.

Until this year PSA Supersized, which is the postcard size, was the same price as Tallboys and Regular cards.

Attached some examples of my recent SGC subs since every thread needs a card and I refused to pay $75 per card for these.

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[glchen]

Originally Posted by Jcosta19

They still don't allow mixing of different sizes in the same order. Choosing the size/type is actually the first step of every submission.

I think the complaint is more about paying an extra $50 for a postcard sized card because it is a quarter inch too wide, not a jumbo sized card.

Hi Justin,

Have you done a recent PSA sub where you confirmed that PSA does not allow mixing of different sizes? If you see my attached picture, standard and tallboy sizes are now in the same item type category. If I remember correctly, they were separate in the past.

Same for postcard sized cards. Has someone tried to submit postcard sized items, and they were upcharged to $75/card? The reason that I am saying this is that I have over a hundred submissions to PSA over the years, and I've always considered supersized to be either tickets or 5x7. See my submission from late last year. Or maybe I just slipped through the cracks on this.

[Jcosta19]

Originally Posted by glchen

Hi Justin,



Have you done a recent PSA sub where you confirmed that PSA does not allow mixing of different sizes? If you see my attached picture, standard and tallboy sizes are now in the same item type category. If I remember correctly, they were separate in the past.



Same for postcard sized cards. Has someone tried to submit postcard sized items, and they were upcharged to $75/card? The reason that I am saying this is that I have over a hundred submissions to PSA over the years, and I've always considered supersized to be either tickets or 5x7. See my submission from late last year. Or maybe I just slipped through the cracks on this.

Standard and Tallboys have always been able to submit under the same category. At least for the last several years.

The price change on supersized cards happened in Jan 2023 so your order probably wouldn't have qualified for an upcharge even if it had 2 different sizes.

It is definitely possible they might slip through the cracks. I have been tempted to try that out and see if an exhibit would slip through.

But 99% of my submissions are for my collection and although I prefer PSA I am also fine with SGC, so my motivation to attempt it is minimal even if the price increase is annoying.

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[steve B]

Originally Posted by glchen

I don't think this is as bad as it seems. First grading prices are up across the board at all TPG's. Nobody is cheap anymore. Next previously, for PSA, you had to put standard size and postcard size cards in separate submissions, which would accrue additional postage/insurance to send it back. Now you can combine this. Finally, PSA is the only one left that grades jumbo sized 8x11 items. To my dismay, Beckett has stopped grading jumbo items. I'm happy that there is at least someone left who will grade items that large, and I'm definitely willing to pay the $75 fee for this. (I love the PSA jumbo holders, btw.)

The coin/pin grading fee definitely stinks. Most pins won't be worth the grading fee, even for HOFers like Ruth. I do like PSA's pin holders a lot, however.

That looks like just a standard PCGS coin holder. I wonder if PCGS will grade pins etc? They're doing it for PSA already.