It's Official!!!! PSA Sets a Record

[Irwin Fletcher]

That's about how much time PSA usually spends, right?

Wow - it's incredible that they gave that a 5!

[egbeachley]

Paper loss on front, scuffed, off center, and dirty.

I will say it first. BUY THE CARD NOT THE HOLDER!!! Thing is you should not have to worry about this. Thats what you pay these guys/gals for. Problem is I would like to know how they normally bring higher prices than SGC. Is there more PSA collectors thus creating a larger market with more buyers

[bosoxphan]

Originally Posted by Pup6913

I will say it first. BUY THE CARD NOT THE HOLDER!!! Thing is you should not have to worry about this. Thats what you pay these guys/gals for. Problem is I would like to know how they normally bring higher prices than SGC. Is there more PSA collectors thus creating a larger market with more buyers

The PSA registry drives a lot. That said I've seen a number of SGC graded cards that were clearly overgraded as well. You grade as many cards as both outfits do and some are going to slip through. As you said buy the card not the holder.

[Orioles1954]

Wait, but I thought that a minimum of three PSA graders examine each card under a loupe, and sign off on the final grade?

[Tcards-Please]

Originally Posted by Orioles1954

Wait, but I thought that a minimum of three PSA graders examine each card under a loupe, and sign off on the final grade?

They did have 3, Stevie Wonder, Ronnie Milsap & Ray Charles (it must have been a promotional, "take an entertainer to work day")

No disrespect to these talented entertainers or to their disablity is being made, but the grader who signed off on that was either blind or impaired.

[whycough]

It is my perception that PSA has been gaining business over SGC. They do make mistakes; SGC makes mistakes. Because of a greater volume they make more mistakes. SGC rules in the Old Judge/Pre WW1 era; PSA with the rest. PSA brings higher prices with the rest, in general. Don't think that it will change.

[lharri3600]

I'm not a psa basher, but come on!! As far as 3 graders go, if we believe that, i have plenty of ocean front property in iowa.

[tbob]

If I had the inclination or the time I could post some "flip side of the coin" scans of PSA and SGC pre-war cards that are exmt fronts and tiny bit of paper loss on the back which ended up PSA 1s and SGC 10s. It makes you shake your head......