How to find the owners of cards from slab companies

[Vintage Vern]

Originally Posted by raulus

Can’t speak for the other TPGs, but with PSA historically there was a way to contact an owner, but only if a lot of things were opted into by the owner.

You will obviously need to know the cert number. Without that, you would need to go questing to find it. But since you suggested that you already have the cert, let’s check that off our list.

First, the owner will need to be on the set registry with that specific card in a set.

Next, the owner will need to have checked the box to make their set details public.

Finally, the owner will need to check the box to allow people to contact them.

Let’s say you wanted my 53-54 Briggs Meats Erskine in PSA 7, which is cert 51135954. So you look up that PSA cert. At the bottom of the page, it shows that cert is in a public set. So you click the link.

Then over at the set, the top of the page shows the owner’s handle (in this case, my handle), and there is a “contact” button. You click that button, and it will let you send me an email using the PSA system. You don’t get my email address. You just type everything in online, and PSA sends me the email without you ever knowing my email.

When I get the email, I can ignore it, or respond over regular email. Naturally, once I respond, then you will have my direct email address, so I don’t respond very often. And if someone keeps bugging me using the PSA system, then I can always turn off the message function.

So in theory it’s sometimes possible with PSA slabs. But in practice it’s not all that common to actually find one that works.

Almost all of the emails that I get are for people trying to sell me stuff to upgrade my sets. There’s one eBay seller in particular “putgreeninmyjeans” who sends out emails whenever he’s selling something nice that fills a difficult slot on the registry, as he’s obviously trying to drum up more interest in his stuff.

Thanks this was very helpful. It's recorded in population, but no registry. So I'm SOL until it comes up on the open market. So I doubt I ever see it again. My luck to a T.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Vintage Vern

Thanks this was very helpful. It's recorded in population, but no registry. So I'm SOL until it comes up on the open market. So I doubt I ever see it again. My luck to a T.

Why not ask the ebay seller if he would relay an offer for you, assuming you have a generous one to make?

[Vintage Vern]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Why not ask the ebay seller if he would relay an offer for you, assuming you have a generous one to make?

It's not on ebay any longer. It just has the listing number on PSA. I tried looking it up, but got no leads. It was an older auction well passed the 90 days. It either sold very quickly or was set up between the two parties for whatever reason. But I always look for his items.

I've tried that two other times and got no response.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Vintage Vern

It's not on ebay any longer. It just has the listing number on PSA. I tried looking it up, but got no leads. It was an older auction well passed the 90 days. It either sold very quickly or was set up between the two parties for whatever reason. But I always look for his items.

I've tried that two other times and got no response.

It's in VCP. Davidbvintage is the seller. He's a member here. I have no idea if he would be willing but if the card is that important to you, worth a try. BTW assuming this is the right auction -- a PSA 6 E120 right? -- it was a regular auction with 2 bids.

[Vintage Vern]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

It's in VCP. Davidbvintage is the seller. He's a member here. I have no idea if he would be willing but if the card is that important to you, worth a try. BTW assuming this is the right auction -- a PSA 6 E120 right? -- it was a regular auction with 2 bids.

Thanks for that. Yes, that's it, and I have no idea how I missed it. Makes me sick to my stomach. I don't have VCP so I have no idea what comes up. This is my problem only collecting 1 player. It's hard to find things without connection and knowing the game. Not to mention a common player.

[Peter_Spaeth]

https://www.net54baseball.com/member.php?u=74

Screenshot of VCP attached.

[Vintage Vern]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

https://www.net54baseball.com/member.php?u=74

Screenshot of VCP attached.

Thanks. I'll try.

[doug.goodman]

Originally Posted by Vintage Vern

So I'm SOL until it comes up on the open market. So I doubt I ever see it again. My luck to a T.

We all have the same luck, frequently.

It's the nature of collecting the weird stuff that most of us collect.