1934 Goudey--PSA vs. SGC Pop Totals--Some Interesting Comparisons

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Posted By: Al Crisafulli

"The number of resubmittals to PSA distorts the NM and NM/MT numbers."

This is VERY true, but not just at the NM and NM/MT numbers, unfortunately.

I can't really speak to 1933 or 34 Goudeys, because I've only had a handful graded from each set. But I can absolutely speak to 1938 Goudeys. There have been under 2000 of these cards graded by PSA, and at least 125 of them have passed through my hands in the last year. I have resubmitted several of them, multiple times, and I have a large stack of flips that I will eventually send back to PSA. Many of them originally graded in the 2-3-4 range, and have come back higher after multiple submissions.

Furthermore, I myself have crossed a decent number of PSA Diamond Stars into SGC holders, and never sent back the PSA flips. They're sitting in my card room.

I'm working on a response to this thread that illustrates some of the "low pop" issues with respect to 1938 Goudeys, but felt compelled to add my two cents to the quote above. There is absoltuely no question in my mind that the PSA pop reports - at least on 1930s gum cards - are seriously flawed due to multiple subs.

-Al