PSA East Coast Office Close to Opening

[Davalillo]

I am one of those persons who has an aversion to shipping expensive things by mail. I have been bringing 500 per show to Philly show or packing 500 when I go to LA to drop off myself but its taking too long. I will probably just take every other 8 I have and drop it off for review. I have been averaging 6% bumps on submissions but the last batch of 500 was 8-9%. As the cards get more recent they have a better chance of being bumped. Also I seem to be getting more bumps to 9 from 8 as I get into sending my 60s sets in for review.

Joe offered to send a brinks truck to my house when they went to half point grades but I didn't go for that.

Jim

[whitehse]

Originally Posted by Davalillo

I am one of those persons who has an aversion to shipping expensive things by mail. I have been bringing 500 per show to Philly show or packing 500 when I go to LA to drop off myself but its taking too long. I will probably just take every other 8 I have and drop it off for review. I have been averaging 6% bumps on submissions but the last batch of 500 was 8-9%. As the cards get more recent they have a better chance of being bumped. Also I seem to be getting more bumps to 9 from 8 as I get into sending my 60s sets in for review.

Joe offered to send a brinks truck to my house when they went to half point grades but I didn't go for that.

Jim

I have to say it.....

A Brinks truck for your cards or the payment you will have to make to evaluate 25,000 cards???

[Davalillo]

Really? How much do you think a Brinks Truck would cost?

[steve B]

The other advantage in the shipping is the zoned shipping USPS is using which will only get more expensive.

So shipping a bulk submission to NJ from the northeast will be slightly cheaper.

On PSAs end they can make one periodic large shipment each way, and the savings will be worthwhile.

For me PSA is zone 8. So a 3 lb package by priority is 12.14
NJ is zone 3 so the same package is just 5.96

NYC would be even cheaper from NJ.

So saving $6 a package for small subs is pretty good. They'd still have the one big package going cross country, but the per pound is much less.
Heavier packages the savings is bigger, just over $10 for a 6 lb package.
How many packages do they ship a week?

Plus they can advertize it as being more "green" as it does actually save fuel.


Steve B

[glchen]

I still wonder how it would work if you sent a higher value submission to the East Coast office with 1 or 2 day turnaround. Wouldn't think there would be enough time for PSA to send it cross country and still get the cards graded per service level.

[steve B]

A plane ticket from NY to their area runs just over $300. At 60 for a "super express" 2 day submission they'd only need 5-6 to be at break even. Plus whoever is making the run can bring other stuff. And that's just cards. Add a couple good autographs and it makes lots of sense.

There's probably a courier who would bring a few cards even more affordably, especially if it was an ongoing contract.

Steve B

[E93]

Undoubtedly it will make it a lot cheaper and easier for them to set up at east coast shows.
JImB
P.S. If I had 20,000 cards to grade and they offered to pick them up in a brinks truck, I would take that offer.

[skelly]

Got to be honest. As a big SGC guy, I'm not happy about the news. I realize PSA sells for more, but I'm not in it for that. SGC just looks better. The silly "baggies" that PSA uses for unusual sized cards upsets me. The cards move in the PSA cases, I've seen 7's that look more like 5.5's due to the owners being careless. Maybe I'm just a underdog kind of person, but just how I feel.