BVG4 = PSA6 ?!

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Posted By: Eric Brehm

The modern version is "lies, damned lies, statistics, and benchmarks."

Well I guess I was wrong about PSA's aggressive program to get all of their T206's marked by back variation. Earlier this year I submitted a T206 card to them to have the flip corrected, because it showed the wrong front variation (Brown Cubs Shirt instead of Brown Portrait). While making this correction, they took the opportunity to add "Piedmont" to the flip, which I had not specifically requested. I think I paid them the $5 re-holdering fee for this service (although I heard I shouldn't have paid anything in that case since they were correcting their own labeling mistake).

Just now I sent some T206's in to be re-holdered, all of the older variety without back types shown, because the holders were scratched or chipped and needed to be replaced, and I figured they would add the back types as well (though again, I didn't ask them to do this). But instead, when they printed the new flips for the new holders, they marked the cards as "T206 Unknown." What the heck is up with that? Couldn't they just turn the cards over and see what backs they had? Do I have to pay the full grading fees, so they can bring in their back experts, if I want the back types shown and recorded?