PSA grading question

[Vintagedeputy]

Originally Posted by whiteymet

Hi Gang:

Being an old head I do not go in much for grading. So I have no history to know the answer to my question.

If you submit a card, say for example, as a 1953 Topps card and it is actually a 1991 Topps 1953 reprint card does PSA grade it as a 1991 or return it ungraded? And I guess vica versa.

Can you ask them not to correct an error like this if you list it as the wrong year?

And if they return it ungraded do they charge you for it?

Any info appreciated

It’s painfully obvious as to the difference. How could someone miss that?

[raulus]

Originally Posted by Vintagedeputy

It’s painfully obvious as to the difference. How could someone miss that?

It takes a special skill set to miss it entirely. See my example above.

[whiteymet]

Guys:

Thanks for you input.

But most of you missed these words in my post:

say for example,

The 53 Topps is NOT the cards I will ask PSA about. I was just asking about original vs reprint

I believe PSA does grade the reprint for the set I am asking about but there is a another "curve" to this story.

Someone took an ungraded reprint 1948 HOF Exhibit card and somehow "attached" a postcard back with hand writing and a 1948 postmark. I missed the telltale sign that it is a reprint (my bad!!) , won the card it went through Ebay authentication while I was away from home for two months.

When I returned I see the card is a reprint, and contact ebay. Too late for ebay to reconsider I am told( 30 days I think) . I show them proof it is a reprint they say now if I put it through PSA and they say it is a reprint they will "revisit" with no promise to make me whole.

I asked doesn't PSA do your authentication? Was told yes. So I asked if it comes back as a reprint then who do you believe? The first PSA authentication or the second?

Here is the item:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/276894870924

[raulus]

Sounds like some pretty exciting stuff, and someone who seemed pretty determined to pass it off as an original.

No clue how PSA will approach this, except my guess is that if you try to send it in as an original, they will label it as the reprint, slab it, and charge you. But that’s just a guess. And if you send it in as a reprint, then the same thing will happen. I feel pretty confident about that last one, assuming they do recognize and slab the reprints currently.