Why don’t we all just stop using psa and make another grader the top

Maybe offering to display subgrades on the back would help. There are Grading companies who offer this service.

I remember seeing a PSA 10 George Brett rookie sell for 6 figures. When i saw the back and it's 90/10 centering, i said, "What the fuck are we doing here?" The whole "crack and resub" to get the grades that you want is just completely asinine. It's clear the OCD, the pop control - as well as the inconsistencies - of the grading game have become a game that's unpalatable to play.

Man people need to open there eyes with psa that company sucks. Beckett atleast breaks down and shows you why it graded what it did. Honeslty man grading cards for resale is one if the biggest scams ever.... i miss the days when you cracked open a card got the case hit and thats that its value was at its highest fresh from a pack and any card that you protected was mint value 😢

If you are playing a game and cannot identify the mark, you are the mark.

I don't submit older cards to PSA anymore. One reason (out of many) I had an immaculate 2nd year Kobe that came back a 9. Someone over there etched a tiny little square on the front surface just to keep it from getting a 10. I'm 99.99% positive

i like the slab to acknowledge the serial number PSA doesn't

I have submission at psa with a mix of 90s & Modern. I'm very concerned that after a couple of my buddies got their submission back, they got blasted. Better believe they pop control jordan & kobe hard! Those Jordans you showed looked flawless for 90s.

I find it weird that just about everyone shakes their head at PSA grades, yet PSA is the most respected grading company. If you really think about it, it makes no sense. I’ve been using SGC, just sent off my first Beckett order. Can’t let PSA get to ya, it’s a crock of sh*t.

Are gradders allowed to collect? Maybe they keep pops down on the cards they own themselves?

I rarely get 9s on jordan and kobe these days so i do feel they are pop controlled. My new method is only submitting if the 9 value is $60+ in value. Good video and good luck on the next submission.

I feel psa knows cards when graded demand a premium. Therefore, undergrade purposely. At least I can say I have never used PSA . Great cards you have. Seems like they spun a wheel to choose a cards grade for your sub.

They did you wrong too. Dang.I can't do psa no more. Not consistent. My submissions been good until last one. I had 6 slabs from sgc,beckett, csg, and 2 psa slabs of all 90s jordans.rare ones like first day issues.I cracked them open they were all 8.5s I was doing and experiment well one was a 9 I knew was a 10. Sent 7 cards and each of them came back a 7. I was pissed off. I cracked the slabs with no issues cards was cleaned. I had to crack that whole submission mad. Cards still look clean and are 8 or more. But dang. Took a lost on that. Never again. And I've cracked many slabs before and re submit before and happy most of the time

I like the old stadium club brings back a lot of good memories seeing these old cards. Shame you got the corner damage on your card there

I 100% have had the same handling issues. I have had cards come back with a blatant ding that I never would have missed. Were powerless though

I did a submission a few years back of just Jordan and Kobe (100 cards). I got 8 PSA 10s out of all of the cards. Some of the cards I swear they just put a number on it. I had some funny reactions to receiving a 4/5/6. I literally could not see what was wrong, but I am sure I missed something + POP control.

I did the same with my Jordan’s. I even used a magnifying glass and sent in my best. I received several 6’s, 7,’s, and 8’s. Centering, Corners, and surface were all solid. Doesn’t make sense and wasted hundreds of dollars.

I have gave up on grading 90s stuff. Its like when the look at them they start at an 8 and go from there. Depressing

I feel like we may have had the same PSA grader on our most recent sub 😊 Do you consider cracking and resubmitting? If so do you send to PSA or give someone else a shot? Thanks for the great channel content 👍🏻

Yeah PSA is tough I had a sequencial set of cards sent to bgs and psa 9’s from both companies minus one bgs 9.5 I didnt crack…any high end card or franchise character/player all the same. Although, some of the other lower end vintage cards got tens …5-6 out of 40 or so cards. PSA feels like the McDonalds of card grading is what Im realizing anymore. Like I said again I received 9’s from BGS as well minus one 9.5 so I have no idea these cards were beyond clean and centering was flawless which isnt usual for the earlier year cards. This isn’t just sports man believe me when I tell you I have also graded sports as well man. With BGS and PSA and I hate to say it CGC has been the most honest overall but payouts dont always equate to more money but typically your receiving more 10’s overall. Cleaning the cards and cracking is unfortunately a necessity would be shooting your own foot to sell unless they were dirt cheap.

That MJ with Harry Caray must have had a poor surface. I have scored tens on that one. The MJ #1 1995 Stadium Club on the other hand is difficult to score well. Maybe the parallel #1 from same set would be less controlled than the base. Definitely protecting the base #1 from too many 10's. PSA went through a slab update and they still appear to mistreat the corners of the cards. They sure are a pain in the ass! I don't actively acquire cards anymore but did grade like 200 cards I held onto from 90-2000. Got a few Kobe 96' 10's but only a couple Jordan's from the era. With MJ, 9's are the new 10.

I graded lots of 90's Jordans in my last submission a few months ago - Like you, was very selective. Probably like 20 Jordans and lots of 7's - 9's w/ a 5 thrown in. Only card I somehow got 10's on was his 1996 Topps card (I had like 20 of these, sent in 6 and got 3 10's, 3 9's) - Seems they over analyze the non-white border cards. I graded that same exact Stadium Club - thought would be 9 and it got a 5. I still don't know why.

Damn they did you dirty!

of course they need to protect their collection value

What tools do you use to determine centering and prep cards for grading?

Thats why grade with becket so no guessing.

My friend psa has giving me several make up grades. It wouldn't be that bad if they put in their grading scale we grade curtain cards differently than others.

All jordans ,except for a few, have a high grade of 9. That's my theory.

I Most definitely think PSA is pop controlling Jordan and Kobe. I also think they are starting to do the same thing with Brady and Mahomes after getting some of them back earlier in the year

what was the pt of this they control pop of alot of cards look at jeter sp

You might of got a 8 on that Jordan, because you peeled the coating off. My personal opinion I wouldn’t buy it without the peel

70% being Correct may mean your bad at some types. Your obviously missing something. But letting PSA give a grade but not tell you why? Gives them upper hand.

PSA is so inconsistent. Maybe a good video will be a crack and resub.

Looks like a scratch on the bottom right of that 2001 ultra MJ

It's crazy, for me they're all 10, i mean who check his card with a microscope, it's ridiculous

Why not choose a different grading company? It seems SGC reputation is MUCH better than PSA these days?

For PSA pop control players (Jordans, Bradys, Kobes, Jeters, Griffeys) ...I send to TAG

Those cards and others are definitely on pop control

I dunno how u feal about sgc but that harper dimes all day at sgc . People really need to start switching to other gradeing companys psa has been terrible lately costing the collectors money

They are I had a Kobe topps rookie should have got a 9 8 at minimum they gave it a 6

This type of video scares me when I think about doing my first PSA submission.PSA scares me that it would be just a waste of money.Since it is a human element you have to be correct about the employee thought at the time he or she is grading. How monantious can the job get?

Anything 90s and lower it’s almost impossible to get 10s

And this is why I use SGC because I feel so so many people are going to start getting mad at PSA then the value is going to be lower and also PSA is only good if you get a 10 anything below that everybody wants to consider it a raw card, which is bullshit alsobut also the value of an SGC nine versus a PSA nine is pretty much the same ballpark

next time send the MCGradys in separate orders instead of all together cause PSA will do nonsense like they did with you!! i don't submit to PSA but i do buy PSA cards already graded, i use SGC which is not to far off from PSA..

Everything cant be a 10 even though i have old psa 10’s that are 70/30 they were pretty easy on cards in the past i heard they had to tighten up cause sgc 9’s 10’s present so much better in certain cases

Won't send in to psa with their population control. And cards with lower gem rate are a third the price using bgs so I guess I keep my cards ungraded??

PSA are terrible graders and always have been. It's only since Covid they became popular and that's coz BGS couldn't keep up with the influx and even up'd their costs and that's where PSA jumped in and took over. They do have to stop giving out 10s so easy. They dish out more 10s than McDonalds do happy meals. Due to their bad grading and high pop counts they are gona lower the future value. The mark will flip on them. And i think they know that which is why they are now soon to be adding sub grades. (Of course will be an added charge or up price in costs)...again could be costly for them. The fact they already have upcharges depending on value once slabbed is ridiculous for the hobby. BGS and SGC better graders by far and JSA slabs coming soon! Get on.

grading in the first place 😂😂😂

PSA is such a scam

Dont use psa

only two 10😂😂😂

yes so stop using psa they are bent AF

You got robbed. Switch to sgc.

PSA sucks.

You got robbed. Switch to sgc.