BVG4 = PSA6 ?!

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Posted By: George Leidemer

Funny I saw this post, I was thinking of posting myself last night but was almost too disgusted to even bother. Let's see, why is this situation wrong on so many levels. After going through 297 of my PSA graded T206's, anything with even a speck of paper loss is graded a two, I did find one psa 3 with a speck of paperloss with superior eye appeal on front. Now, we all are 100% sure that the card submitted in a beckett holder for a cross over gets no higher than a 4 and may get the typical "minimum grade" response and be sent back due to grading companies bias toward each other. But the card gets popped out and receives a 6 with paper loss albeit on the front of the card for that matter.

Then we have a seller who takes "said" card in which he paid $4775 for it, purchased by the same people who graded the card originally(consignment or not, who cares), in mid October and turns around just over 2 months later and lists it with a $25,000 buy it now. I am all about the next person making a decent return on investment, but could you imagine if some poor shmuck pays this sum not knowing the history. I won't even get into the possible trim that was suspected, that is opinion. I feel strongly that PSA messed up in this instance, and would love to speak to the grader/graders to hear them tell me "The loss was slight and because of the tremendous eye appeal of the overall card and does not detract from the image...blah..blah..blah. But my Hooks Wiltse card that with an exmint front and light scuff on the back at the top is a 2. No way this card should be in a "6" holder, it's a joke!