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Did anyone catch the "GO BUCS" between 2:09 - 2:10

Can't see PSA dropping below $75 per card again..

Cmon people wake up Raw cards that look good Are just as valuable as graded ones ..

2016-17 Donruss Optic LeBron James with Kobe is a SLEEPER!!!

Great video, thanks for sharing!

Thoughts on JK Dobbins? I like him as a buy lower option

Nothing makes sense with PSA. HGA is the future.

Carsen Cruz man pure graded x I was supposed to be on the team and I work but it was so a fast-paced and disorganized and thrown together when everything was still extremely busy that I've almost been thinking about doing the same thing he did myself and start grading company

Even better, lets all get together and not grade w/ P$@

$40-50 dollar per card for the cheapest is way too high, so I'm hoping you are wrong in that aspect. I think between $25-$35 is more reasonable, cause at $50 dollar per card, it would have to be a really nice card for me to even think about paying $50 bucks. Just my opinion especially when we are going from $9 to $12 per card before they shut down.

Spot on Brad! (Quit sharing the secret sauce!!! 😁) I adopted much of this strategy of buying raw since before PSA locked out their lower tiered services. Been going to the flippers tables at card shows and buying out their raw collection of the more potentially iconic players. $100-$150 per card has been the sweet spot for raw purchases where $30-$50 in grading costs can be absorbed and still turn a profit. I have also not hesitated in buying raw rookie cards in the $200-$400 range. With potential returns from these cards as a grade 9 or 10, I can absorb paying as much as $100 to grade each card. PSA will come back online with the Regular service in the upcoming weeks, but I am hopeful that they also bring back the Economy service level for cards that have a lower declared value ($500 and less) at some point in Q1 2022.

next opportunity are in new upcoming nba rc cards

If PSA charge more $25 card. HGA, CSG, SGC are only going gain more market. Unless your flip slabs to finance bulk orders, Grading more then dozen cards for most is hard for average joe.

There's a market for everything, from mild to wild, from raw to graded. If your game is raw or graded cards to keep for your PC or flip to make a few bucks, stick to what you like and what is affordable to you and try to make it affordable to others. I'm a big fan of 70's through '00 baseball and basketball...so I generally stay in those lanes, and there are plenty of takers for that time period. Currently, grading appears to really only be affordable and time effective for most through HGA or SGC, at least today. Great video by the way, thank you!

I’m first, just saying brad. If you wanna give me some free stuff for being so loyal, I’m open…

I have been collecting cards for around 40 years now, and theres something l just dont understand. Why is there such a difference in the price between a p.s.a. 9 and a 10. So many times l have seen a 9 and a 10 together and without the number on the slab you could not tell which was which. I have also seen people bust a 9 slab, resend it to come back a 10. Therefore l had just rather have the 9 instead of the difference in the price. Especially when you your talking about high end cards. Just wanted to get your opinion on that subject. ( JUST ASKING.) THANKS 😊😊😊😊

I'm not paying that much!! SGC will end up doing bulk for cheaper. Gonna gain market share.

I am a little late to the party Brad, but nice video. Hard to disagree, but I just can't see PSA offering anything lower than a $50/service and then a 6-month turn around. I have some luck using HGA and CSG, but you are so dependent on the grade.

I think the value right now is buying SGC 9.5s that are around the price of a PSA 9. You are basically getting a snapshot of the card's condition, and when $25-50 grading opens at PSA, you can take a shot at converting 9.5s into 10s. If the card got a 9.5 from SGC, you are almost assured it has no major print defects or surface issues, which gives you an advantage over buying raw cards, especially online. Pick up ten SGC 9.5s, submit all 10 to PSA, if you get five 10s and give 9s, you will come out way ahead.

I got a 2021 spotlight signature black Justin Herbert gold auto 16/25 I want to send in

im not paying 40-50 dollars a card

Great advice. I’m hanging onto everything and buying way below market value. Some people jumped into this thinking they were gonna make an easy living. People really have to use all the resources out there. I’ve learned the hard way, and still catch myself making minor errors. Great video

My guess is that PsA drops a $30-50/. Card bottom/bulk tier and $50-75/ card being the standard tier. The only thing to keep in mind even if they come back at the lower end of those amounts is wether or not the turn around times make sense. Like stated in the video, rookies or 2nd year players you wouldn’t want to wait a year on because they may be garbage or injured and not worth the investment then or ever compared to longer term holds like 🐐

If PSA was able to profitably grade cards at $9/card, even with some inflation in the economy, there is no way they won’t be able to grade a card at $15 and make a ton of money. Sure it might be a year wait time but if they are for PC or HOF non rookie cards, I think it’ll be a great option for most people.

Really interesting that you think PSA is going to have layoffs. Unless they’ve mentioned that folks have been hired as contractors rather than full time, this seems like it’d be a poor business decision given the resources invested. We saw last spring how fast the card market reacts to news when PSA got flooded with the equivalent of 3 months of cards in a week. They could easily fill their cup back up almost overnight if they wanted to. I think what’s more likely is that PSA opens up a bulk tier again (with some restrictions on quantity per month) and then scale down naturally with attrition over time. My guess is in the next 6-12 months the announce a location in TX and all operations eventually transition there over the next 5 years.

Thanks for the vid Brad, Ive been buying HOF or Future HOF QB RC slabs, mostly PSA 9´s for around the price or lower than what PSA is asking for the express grade service, so at these prices it doesn´t make sense

I've decided to give HGA a shot with some lower end cards. Mostly hoping to get my money back after resale but really interested to in the custom labels and to compare slabs.

Wondering your thoughts on the NFL /dapper NFT deal?

I'm still thinking about that LeBron card of yours that got a 2 from PSA. Did you further inspect that card or something? At the time of the video that card looked just fine.

It’s going to be over a year before PSA opens a lower level grading service. They will get flooded right away as soon as they do.

whats up Brad hope all is good

Hey Brad, you going to Long Beach Expo Thurs-Sat?

I think right now there is a lot of opportunities in the 2020 nba class for raw because of the fact that grading is so expensive . Since the pops are artificially low getting a 10 is a homerun because the pops are so low and the demand for ball/ Edwards 10s are super high right now . Since psa has been shut down since the 2020 products that matter have came out people are just breaking and putting everything on eBay .

Perfect video as I'm going to a card show this Sunday.

I’m just waiting for PSA or Bgs to open back up at a normal submission rate of $40-$50 a card. The pop report for base rookie cards will go down because less people are willing to spend that type of money on a single card. I’m happy about the increases rates because a base rookies cards will have long term value if the player pans out.

This has been my logic as well. The waiting game. I’m also concerned the current administration is going to continue tanking the economy. Then I’m putting my $$$ toward needed commodities/supplies. Instead of Kobe, MJ, Trout, Brady & Vintage HOF, that I collect, trade & sell because I love sports & the entertainment value of collecting