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Posted By: rman444

Hello - I'm a newbee, but have been lurking around the message boards over the past few weeks trying to learn as much as possible. When I read this thread, I just had to add my recent PSA experience, also at the SF Cow Palace Show:

I wanted to grade a total of 6 cards:

3 regular sized cards
2 tall boys (55 doubleheaders)
1 reslab due to the case pinching the card (case of appropriate size was not selected for the encasing)

The cost to grade would have been 1) 3x15 plus $15 for shipping and handling, and 2) 2x15 plus $15 for shipping and handling, and 3) $5 for the reslab plus $15 for shipping and handling.

$15 x 3 = $45 for shipping and handling?? for 6 total cards? I was told that they all get graded and slabbed at different places. . .

I decided just to do the reslab as I was concerned about the safety of the card - you would think that PSA would have done this for free as they were the ones who initially put the card in a case which could potentially damage the card. The person in the back of their tent instructed me that I needed to pay the $5 plus the $15 for shipping and insurance. The worker-bee helping me at the front of the table turned around and gave his boss? a crazy look like "are you nuts - we are charging this guy for our mistake?" I paid the $20. What are you going to do.