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Комментарии • 695

  • @d1ddyp0p
    @d1ddyp0p 3 месяца назад +64

    Fuck PSA for charging you more for an expensive card, and upcharging you. its a money grab. who says what value the card has? They invent it.

    • @hieinh
      @hieinh 3 месяца назад +1

      It's for insurance purposes

    • @VivaLasVegasX
      @VivaLasVegasX 3 месяца назад +3

      I like SGC much better and the label looks better than the red eye sore from psa

    • @jbkilluh
      @jbkilluh 3 месяца назад +5

      @@hieinhUSPS Registered mail with $10k of insurance is like $50. PSA will charge you $500 for a card they value at $5k-10k for “insurance”

    • @LBg-dl9el
      @LBg-dl9el 3 месяца назад +5

      PSA sucks

    • @hieinh
      @hieinh 3 месяца назад +1

      @@jbkilluh Guess you haven't submitted before. It shows the ranged. Up to $999 is one tier for insurance and that's $35 for psa to ship back to you

  • @mrunlimited3
    @mrunlimited3 3 месяца назад +56

    The National Realtor Association just lost a multi billion dollar lawsuit for similar business practices. It’s just a matter of time before someone sues PSA

    • @markstein1916
      @markstein1916 3 месяца назад +10

      Sure wish they would hurry and put them out of business.

    • @TempZHackZ
      @TempZHackZ 3 месяца назад +10

      We should join up and sue them

    • @andrewgaffney4881
      @andrewgaffney4881 3 месяца назад +5

      I hope so.

    • @georgeramos3632
      @georgeramos3632 3 месяца назад +4

      PSA has had several lawsuits against them

    • @jerryb19531953
      @jerryb19531953 3 месяца назад +10

      PSA got too powerful. They can dictate the cost of grading without impunity. Collectors just accept them as the holy grail of grading. Time to start a new grading service for the normal collectors. The Elitist's have ruined collecting.

  • @sonnikdoh2510
    @sonnikdoh2510 3 месяца назад +17

    Automating the cards? So when the robot bends my perfect card or scratches it, you'll send it back to me as a grade of 3?

  • @RookieHockeyCollector
    @RookieHockeyCollector 3 месяца назад +64

    So the workers at PSA will be doing less work but gonna charge more…sounds about right…

    • @oColt45o
      @oColt45o 3 месяца назад +7

      you would think increasing efficiency within the company would lead to savings for the consumer. Shows exactly their motivations.

    • @terryalexander563
      @terryalexander563 3 месяца назад

      ​@@oColt45oit's always been their motivation. I just wish people like SCI and a few others would stop promoting them.

    • @olive_7
      @olive_7 3 месяца назад

      On their defence though, the cost of investing in these machines are significant. This is why they need to charge more now. In turn, as the Customer, you get your cards back quicker. Other companies, will follow suit down the road. However, I don’t agree with all the new terms and conditions.

    • @RookieHockeyCollector
      @RookieHockeyCollector 3 месяца назад

      @@olive_7 I mean the machines will pay for themselves with the amount of cards being graded

    • @oColt45o
      @oColt45o 3 месяца назад

      @@olive_7 Did they not save any of their profits from the last two decades to purchase these "new machines" that we don't even know exist. Or is it purely financed by debt, to buy these unknown "machines," that they are passing onto their customers?
      Evev in the "investment" scenario it doesn't make sense to make your customer pay for your debt while you become more efficient in the service provided. It makes more sense to provide your customers with a better experience at a cheaper cost or the same rate.
      Isn't the excuse of automation to "cut costs," replace hourly workers with a one time fixed cost (with maintenance)? If you're cutting costs, making the process more efficient, and removing workers from the payroll, why are you charging people more money? Not even more money, an UNKNOWN amount of money. Its absolutely absurd.

  • @kingkooty4966
    @kingkooty4966 3 месяца назад +159

    How about psa send us back our rigid holders that WE bought

    • @DanielCordone9
      @DanielCordone9 3 месяца назад

      Yep, thieves. Already stealing our money through unnecessary upcharges

    • @theheadyman
      @theheadyman 3 месяца назад +5

      I asked for mine back from sgc years ago and offered to buy others but they couldn’t understand why i would want them back

    • @DanielCordone9
      @DanielCordone9 3 месяца назад +5

      @@theheadyman yar, they stole my expensive oversized top loaders

    • @charizardhunter5430
      @charizardhunter5430 3 месяца назад +1

      lol damn so true.

    • @robbedbycards
      @robbedbycards 3 месяца назад +11

      They cut the ridge holders to get your card out without damaging the card

  • @paulblaisdell2389
    @paulblaisdell2389 3 месяца назад +31

    What about for thicker cards and don’t fit into a card saver ?

    • @deep3reviews
      @deep3reviews 3 месяца назад +1

      There are semi-rigids that are softer for thicker cards

    • @scumbagssuperstars5840
      @scumbagssuperstars5840 3 месяца назад +2

      PSA expects you to jam them into a card saver & ruin your corners. Because they're sadistic.

    • @thegolfcardcollector
      @thegolfcardcollector 3 месяца назад +1

      @@deep3reviewswhich brand is best for this?

    • @Bostonian33
      @Bostonian33 3 месяца назад +1

      No way a 120point card stock thickness card can fit into any semi rigid. Rather send it in toploader and take the $2.00 fee that’s charged.

    • @JeezyKeen
      @JeezyKeen 3 месяца назад

      @@Bostonian33exactly. ill be god damned before i put a thick card in a card saver. they can suck my balls. im sending out 25 this week with one touches and pull tabs. f them.

  • @mattmcmullen1145
    @mattmcmullen1145 3 месяца назад +26

    Up charges are ridiculous. Just because of the value of the card… so what… sounds like PSA is charging for higher grades.. pay to play

    • @jeffhowell1522
      @jeffhowell1522 3 месяца назад +7

      In my opinion they are taking a percentage of the value of your card, there as bad as the government, and just as greedy and don't care if they ruin the hobby which they are doing!

    • @hieinh
      @hieinh 3 месяца назад

      It's for insurance

    • @KK-pm7ud
      @KK-pm7ud 3 месяца назад +1

      Save your receipts. There will eventually be a class action lawsuit.

    • @DanielCordone9
      @DanielCordone9 3 месяца назад +1

      @@hieinh Bollocks

  • @Marc-w4o
    @Marc-w4o 3 месяца назад +99

    When will people pull their heads from their butts and say fuck PSA.

    • @scumbagssuperstars5840
      @scumbagssuperstars5840 3 месяца назад +2

      Prreeaaccchhh!!!

    • @HarriTheBear
      @HarriTheBear 3 месяца назад +5

      When other slabs value higher than PSA slabs.

    • @Marc-w4o
      @Marc-w4o 3 месяца назад

      @@HarriTheBear it's stupid humans that made it the way it is perhaps smarter humans can make it different.

    • @DanielCordone9
      @DanielCordone9 3 месяца назад +1

      @@Marc-w4o I've been saying this since 2013. They've got much worse. Was better when Joe Orlando was in charge. Nat Turner doesn't care about the customers. He just wants to get as much money as possible out of us.

    • @Marc-w4o
      @Marc-w4o 3 месяца назад

      @@HarriTheBear it's stupid humans that made it that way.

  • @thebluetarp
    @thebluetarp 3 месяца назад +66

    PSA can eat a bag of you know what! And not oranges...

    • @paulmouradjian6045
      @paulmouradjian6045 3 месяца назад +1

      @@thebluetarp... that would be SHEEEEEEEET! (always a way to get around the bots.....spell phonetically. ;) )

    • @ddeltagamingchannel1330
      @ddeltagamingchannel1330 3 месяца назад

      yet people still subbing with them. 1.3m a month in fact, no reason not to maximize their revenue. they are for profit company anyway

    • @joshrunge2238
      @joshrunge2238 3 месяца назад

      💩

    • @PayDay4Youtube
      @PayDay4Youtube 3 месяца назад +1

      @@thebluetarp jolly ranchers?

    • @NEVERWIN123
      @NEVERWIN123 3 месяца назад

      EAT A BAG OF RICHARDS!!!!

  • @AustinSamuelF
    @AustinSamuelF 3 месяца назад +16

    Can someone define what they’re trying to ban with cleaning? Can I not wipe a fingerprint off?

    • @thepursuitofhappiness9390
      @thepursuitofhappiness9390 3 месяца назад +3

      I'm 100% still wiping down my cards. Just can't use a product to clean them.

    • @kevinerickson7455
      @kevinerickson7455 3 месяца назад +2

      Using a microfiber to clean smudges, finger prints, chromium foil residues etc has always been acceptable. Using a foreign chemical, baths/dips, or bleach baths to lighten or bleach a card should have never been allowed to begin with imo. Or if it is, it should be denoted with a RESTORED designation on the label. That will cut down on a majority of submissions like that

    • @apebaboon783
      @apebaboon783 2 месяца назад

      It's fine to use microfiber cloth.. Geoff did a interview with the owner of PSA about 6 months ago and he answers all the questions you may have about cleaning and what they are looking for.. PSA owner says that the graders have microfiber cloths that they actually use to make sure they don't lrave any smudges or prints on your cards

  • @maryseal7343
    @maryseal7343 3 месяца назад +28

    Time to buy vintage and Send my card's to SCG

    • @LiveBlessed84
      @LiveBlessed84 3 месяца назад +3

      I agree with you SCG is the best!!

    • @iamrickrock
      @iamrickrock 3 месяца назад +1

      Yeah, except SGC is now owned by PSA so you are still supporting them by using SGC. I used to like SGC but now I will stay away from them because of this.

    • @BWebb
      @BWebb 3 месяца назад +3

      @@iamrickrock SGC is owned by collectors not PSA.

    • @iraulr
      @iraulr 3 месяца назад +1

      PSA is not the main company. Collectors Holding owns PSA & SGC they’re still operating differently

    • @VivaLasVegasX
      @VivaLasVegasX 3 месяца назад +1

      ​@iamrickrock nah sgc is still good. Sure psa owns them but they are in Florida vs California. Two different worlds

  • @Marc-w4o
    @Marc-w4o 3 месяца назад +10

    You should be able to send a card in for grading in anything that makes you feel its secure.

  • @RobbingRips
    @RobbingRips 3 месяца назад +43

    Welp, never using PSA ever again. The greed is real!

    • @HarriTheBear
      @HarriTheBear 3 месяца назад

      You should grade your high value cards with Arena Club!!! So I can get my cards back little bit faster from PSA.

    • @hieinh
      @hieinh 3 месяца назад

      Nothing has changed

    • @RobbingRips
      @RobbingRips 3 месяца назад

      @@hieinh Auto upcharge and charged for improper packing in a top loader? Sounds ridiculous to me.

    • @hieinh
      @hieinh 3 месяца назад

      @@RobbingRips No it doesn’t. Submit the way you are supposed to. Don’t cut corners

    • @RobbingRips
      @RobbingRips 3 месяца назад

      @@hieinh Alright bud. We're talking about a piece of cardboard lol.

  • @213cards
    @213cards 3 месяца назад +34

    PSA is only getting more expensive! And will never be at $10 per card!

    • @DanielCordone9
      @DanielCordone9 3 месяца назад +7

      Just buy them graded. Saves hassle.

    • @Phelps_Jason
      @Phelps_Jason 3 месяца назад +4

      I’ve never paid under $24 per card after fees and taxes!!! Probably more like $27

    • @DanielCordone9
      @DanielCordone9 3 месяца назад

      @@Phelps_Jason Crazy. Most graded cards are worth under $27 these days

    • @Scottie4twenty
      @Scottie4twenty 3 месяца назад +1

      EVERYTHING costs more! It's called inflation. I'd be more worried about paying for what we pay for groceries than complaining about this

    • @HausOfPain
      @HausOfPain 3 месяца назад +2

      @@Scottie4twentythis has nothing to do with inflation. It never has.

  • @ScottFoote-ro3mu
    @ScottFoote-ro3mu 3 месяца назад +41

    BGS is starting to sound better and better.

    • @andrewgaffney4881
      @andrewgaffney4881 3 месяца назад +1

      @@ScottFoote-ro3mu That’s where my cards are going, and I’ll price them in line with PSA. I don’t need to sell then.

    • @DetroitTyler
      @DetroitTyler 3 месяца назад +1

      Higher quality slabs with UV protection, they sleeve cards in the slab, and are knocked off less. If you care about the card in the slab and not the resell value BGS is the way to go.

    • @stinky3shoes491
      @stinky3shoes491 3 месяца назад +1

      I love SgC

    • @sunny8784
      @sunny8784 3 месяца назад +4

      i use SGC...15 dollars, 10 days, i have cards in hand, graded and look great.

    • @DanielCordone9
      @DanielCordone9 3 месяца назад +2

      @@ScottFoote-ro3mu BGS give you more realistic grades. I've never had a damaged card back from BGS after submitting about 450 over the past 11 years. PSA damaged six of my cards from my last submission and ignored my emails.

  • @allthingspropheticministry
    @allthingspropheticministry 3 месяца назад +13

    I've been so done with psa for over a year now. GREED and incompetence. I hope they don't drive up existing cards out there.

    • @DanielCordone9
      @DanielCordone9 3 месяца назад

      They're a joke company. They damage your cards and give you unfair grades and then attempt to steal more of your money

    • @VivaLasVegasX
      @VivaLasVegasX 3 месяца назад

      SGC is awesome imo

  • @213cards
    @213cards 3 месяца назад +24

    Go grade with CGC, great slabs, affordable and fast turnaround without the hidden fees and other rubbish!!!

    • @SpidaCards
      @SpidaCards 3 месяца назад +7

      Yea except there’s no value for a CGC 10.

    • @smbmostfamous1432
      @smbmostfamous1432 3 месяца назад +6

      ​@@SpidaCardsyes there is depending on the player.. Also PSA will fall and lose customers.. which will help other grading companies and collectors that don't grade with PSA value Rise, i have a feeling PSA Will fall that's my opinion!!

    • @DanielCordone9
      @DanielCordone9 3 месяца назад +1

      BGS and CSG are the way forward. Waiting for CSG to introduce an oversized slab

    • @DanielCordone9
      @DanielCordone9 3 месяца назад

      ​@@smbmostfamous1432PSA will be out of business soon

    • @scrwwea_nhl_hut5288
      @scrwwea_nhl_hut5288 3 месяца назад +1

      @@SpidaCards well thats up to YOU. If you pay PSA 10 prices for CGC 10s, you should expect to sell your CGC 10s for psa prices. Until WE stop paying the premium for PSA, we will remain at their mercy.
      Once this shift happens, and it will (remember Beckett anyone??), PSA will go back to being the also ran they always were.

  • @IrishDocmakes
    @IrishDocmakes 3 месяца назад +15

    Just more reason to grade elsewhere.

    • @hieinh
      @hieinh 3 месяца назад

      Nothing has changed

  • @jacobbreault621
    @jacobbreault621 3 месяца назад +33

    Lol watching psa fan boys trying to protect this snake oil

    • @CaptShriver
      @CaptShriver 3 месяца назад +1

      these guys can easily afford upcharges without their consent to be up charged. out of the blue $500 up charge, no biggy. yeah right!!!

    • @mrunlimited3
      @mrunlimited3 3 месяца назад +5

      Yep. These influencers are the only ones happy with this because they’re the ones getting 10’s (under the table payment scheme)

    • @batmandrew381
      @batmandrew381 3 месяца назад

      @@CaptShriver You know $500 is the Walkthrough service level for cards valued between $5k-$10k, right? Very rarely are these expensive cards pulled by the average collector. This upcharge thing is a non-issue for the majority of people grading cards.

  • @stoked81
    @stoked81 3 месяца назад +10

    I would never ever grade with PSA, it’s a grading company for flippers. I’m a collector. Plenty of other grading companies, I would use if I was to grade a card.

    • @DanielCordone9
      @DanielCordone9 3 месяца назад +3

      Just put your cards in top loaders and attach a sticker with a grade on it

    • @NicholasAckerman-xv3dm
      @NicholasAckerman-xv3dm 3 месяца назад

      I think that's what they are trying to do here is move those flippers to SGC

  • @ashantilematthew6277
    @ashantilematthew6277 3 месяца назад +2

    I went with BGS for the first time and it was a great experience.

  • @DanielCordone9
    @DanielCordone9 3 месяца назад +14

    If PSA are going to upcharge us automatically, are they going to update the Auction Prices Realized section on their website? To me, it's just attempted robbery based on 2021 prices

  • @JoshuaThomas001
    @JoshuaThomas001 3 месяца назад +5

    The Wemby boxes sound amazing, but there’s going to come a point when you gotta start to think about the issue of oversaturating the market with his cards.

    • @GeremySimpson
      @GeremySimpson 3 месяца назад

      That's their plan, why you think all these vintage players keep popping up in all these modern packs...to de value the old cards...they don't want nobody making money but who "they" say and that BS has to change.!

  • @jacobbreault621
    @jacobbreault621 3 месяца назад +29

    " these up charges are usually a good thing " wild statement

    • @CaptShriver
      @CaptShriver 3 месяца назад +8

      if you own a business or your wealthy then fine up charges no biggy but i wont use psa when i start getting my cards graded

    • @michaelcarter3127
      @michaelcarter3127 3 месяца назад +8

      I think that he meant an upcharge means a good grade on a big card. I get where you're coming from though.

    • @paulmouradjian6045
      @paulmouradjian6045 3 месяца назад

      What do you expect from Geeeeoooooffffff Azz kizzzER!

    • @paulmouradjian6045
      @paulmouradjian6045 3 месяца назад

      So PSA.....You can't clean cards ...BUT WE CAN!
      WELL IF YOU WOULD MAKE THESE CHANGES TPOT AND GEEEOOOFFFF.......EXPLAINS the BASKIN ROBBINS FIASCO.

  • @inthegreenetv4936
    @inthegreenetv4936 3 месяца назад +10

    In their minds, PSA thinks that they’re too big to fail.. I wish people would stop sending their cards to PSA to teach them lesson.

  • @CaptShriver
    @CaptShriver 3 месяца назад +11

    i just wont use PSA however im sure the other grading companies will follow suit

    • @Feelsbad1
      @Feelsbad1 3 месяца назад +6

      If they're smart, they won't follow PSA.

    • @paulmouradjian6045
      @paulmouradjian6045 3 месяца назад +3

      ...or they won't follow suit and increase their market share!

    • @paulmouradjian6045
      @paulmouradjian6045 3 месяца назад +1

      Bwahahahahahahaha.......what Phahaqwing Bull SHEEET! Absolute USERY!

    • @ShaneGillis432HZ
      @ShaneGillis432HZ 3 месяца назад +1

      No they won’t

    • @soldierforChrist1418
      @soldierforChrist1418 3 месяца назад +1

      I don't think the other companies will do this. I think this is their opportunity to overtake PSA and increase their business values without compromising their company

  • @markstein1916
    @markstein1916 3 месяца назад +27

    Come on collectors.... Let's give CSG a break and give them a boost. Their new slabs are far superior to PSA's and they have none of the rip-off up-charges.

    • @tothetop-omaid
      @tothetop-omaid 3 месяца назад

      Do they authenticate signatures?

    • @claywinn32
      @claywinn32 3 месяца назад

      *CGC no longer called CSG

    • @claywinn32
      @claywinn32 3 месяца назад

      ​@tothetop-omaid yes they have partnered with JSA to authenticate

    • @RockFoodBeerandWine
      @RockFoodBeerandWine 3 месяца назад

      I liked the original green label with sub grades from CSG. If they can’t offer me a better service, I’d rather stick with PSA, because they’ll sell.
      I’ve never had a problem sending in my orders with semi-rigid holders. 🤷‍♂️

    • @Scottie4twenty
      @Scottie4twenty 3 месяца назад

      Regardless of who u prefer, PSA's cards are just worth more

  • @ScottFoote-ro3mu
    @ScottFoote-ro3mu 3 месяца назад +7

    What happens when the semi rigid card machine damages your cards?

    • @jeffhowell1522
      @jeffhowell1522 3 месяца назад

      Deny deny deny, that's what will happen.

    • @t850
      @t850 3 месяца назад

      ...you'll pay the fee because it wasn't properly packaged, and maybe damages because machine was slowed down...:P

    • @DanielCordone9
      @DanielCordone9 3 месяца назад

      @@ScottFoote-ro3mu they cut around the sides of the card to get it out.

  • @andyalv
    @andyalv 3 месяца назад +2

    Upcharging always has and will continue to be ridiculous. A service is a service. It is like gas stations charging you more if you pull up in a Corvette, Ferrari, etc. Also, will PSA give partial refunds when their ‘deemed’ value of the card goes down 80-90% one year from now?

  • @Wootensportscards
    @Wootensportscards 3 месяца назад +24

    People are crazy to continue to give psa their money..

    • @hotjoe817
      @hotjoe817 3 месяца назад

      Raw cards are the way to go

  • @CaptShriver
    @CaptShriver 3 месяца назад +9

    Upcharges are fine for wealthy people. However upcharges up to $500 if you have a limited amt. of income to invest in getting your cards graded.

    • @hieinh
      @hieinh 3 месяца назад

      99.9% of cards wouldn't get that upcharge

  • @mrunlimited3
    @mrunlimited3 3 месяца назад +35

    Another influencer promoting and enabling the card grading mafia

    • @paulmouradjian6045
      @paulmouradjian6045 3 месяца назад

      @@mrunlimited3 Geeeooooofffff just greeeeezing up the azzez of the cult so PSA can provide his cards more Minty Gem 10's.

  • @airchewy-cards
    @airchewy-cards 3 месяца назад +3

    What are you supposed to do with thick cards? How do you put those safely into a card saver without damaging the corners

    • @brendinkern554
      @brendinkern554 3 месяца назад

      You can still use top loaders for those. I had to look as well to double check.

  • @UnboxingTreasures
    @UnboxingTreasures 3 месяца назад +7

    No way I'm sending thicker flawless or NT cards in card savers and risking corners get beat to heck.

    • @SpinSatx
      @SpinSatx 3 месяца назад

      Have no issues with mine lol... I consistently get 9s and 10s... only had 1 8.5 and it was a die cut from crown royale.
      EDIT: actually I have had a 8 on a ausar thompson on card auto from optic... but my thick obsidian, flawless, NT, impeccable haven't had any issues yet.
      I don't send anything in that I think will grade less than 9.

  • @dacryptkeeper6836
    @dacryptkeeper6836 3 месяца назад +11

    Goodbye PSA!

  • @80sFreak100
    @80sFreak100 3 месяца назад +1

    The Topps Mercury is a Cheat Set. Guaranteeing not 1, but 2 Wembanyama autographs in a box is actually a negative for the value of the cards on the secondary market. It's the cards that are much more difficult to hit in regular releases in hobby and retail that will yield better values in the future because they are more accessible to more collectors. More people have a chance at pulling something in the broader market. Topps has tried this in Star Wars with "Stellar Signatures". It came as a case with a set of every signer. The common card was numbered out of 40 or something while there were 4 different color variations of 1 of 1 cards for each signer. There was a random assortment of numbered autograph cards in each case/set. Those cards continue to carry a premium on the secondary market. However, autographs of the same signers from Masterwork can sell for considerably more based on the difficulty of hitting those autographed cards.

  • @GymAndSun
    @GymAndSun 3 месяца назад +1

    21:53 I’m a Topps stan for decades now but totally agree on this practice and it diluting the Topps Now brand

  • @shawnhughes8478
    @shawnhughes8478 3 месяца назад +3

    The fact they up charge for grading a valuable card clearly shows bias towards grading potentially pricey cards higher. Real shame PSA has basically become the standard for grading to maximize value.

  • @mikeywestside8509
    @mikeywestside8509 3 месяца назад +2

    You endorsed ISA grading.
    Why don't you use them?

  • @ToddLaribee
    @ToddLaribee 3 месяца назад

    Well being new to getting cards graded..this helped make up my mind which company to send my cards to..SGC all the way for me now..thank you!! ✌🏻

  • @stan8252
    @stan8252 3 месяца назад +10

    No clue why it would matter if you clean your card…smh, it’s ridiculous…I clean every card I send! It’s almost malpractice not to! Who tf wants a potential chance at a lower grade 🤬

    • @DanielCordone9
      @DanielCordone9 3 месяца назад +4

      Yeah, you've gotta get the shit off.

    • @stan8252
      @stan8252 3 месяца назад +1

      @@DanielCordone9 I mean obviously if you’re leaving swirl marks…I use Kurt’s, never had anyyy card sent back

    • @visualities
      @visualities 3 месяца назад

      @@stan8252I use that and recently keep getting lines with the liquid solution.. not sure if it’s bad cotton balls or what

    • @soldierforChrist1418
      @soldierforChrist1418 3 месяца назад

      I just use a microfiber cloth, no solution, no water, no chemicals. Put medical gloves on and wipe the card

    • @apebaboon783
      @apebaboon783 2 месяца назад

      They are talking about people who use product like car polish and heavy waxes to fill in scratches and dents. PSA doesn't care if you wipe your cards down to get the smudges, Prints, and fuzz from the edges off

  • @713Frenchman
    @713Frenchman 3 месяца назад +2

    I still don’t understand why does the value of a card determine how much the fee is! It gets graded the same way.

    • @SKILLcoNZ
      @SKILLcoNZ 3 месяца назад

      Totally agree. They get paid for a service .. not what the card is worth after it's inspection.
      Was thinking of sending my cards to them . Taken me couple of months to segregate them. Will be submitting my business to a different company.

  • @Card_Threapy
    @Card_Threapy 3 месяца назад +1

    Beckett got my cards Love and when I get BLACK LABELS BGS 10 there no higher grade out there!

  • @soldierforChrist1418
    @soldierforChrist1418 3 месяца назад

    Thank you Geoff for this informative video and letting us know. I'm glad that you do the pull tabs because I've been doing that myself. PSA just lost me as a customer

  • @Kaneda383
    @Kaneda383 3 месяца назад +4

    It's a step in the right direction on improving logistics within the company, but they really need to focus on training the employees and hiring people that know what they're doing. There's too many inconsistencies with grading and how they fit cards in slabs now. It just seems like they're just slapping a random number on the majority of cards and the cards just bouncing around in the slab from so much empty space around the card is such an eye sore. Show more professionalism and care into slabbing up these cards instead of just pump and dumping out orders.

  • @tubenachos
    @tubenachos 3 месяца назад +3

    How's Disney Lorcana holding up?

    • @nate1111-b4u
      @nate1111-b4u 3 месяца назад +1

      lol still on the pegs at target

    • @soldierforChrist1418
      @soldierforChrist1418 3 месяца назад

      Love your comment 👍❤️! Great Point 😀😃😆

  • @rolandosalinas4190
    @rolandosalinas4190 3 месяца назад +7

    Never thought teapot would sellout

    • @garygordon3075
      @garygordon3075 3 месяца назад +5

      You should have seen it coming

    • @rolandosalinas4190
      @rolandosalinas4190 3 месяца назад +2

      @@garygordon3075I know bro

    • @hotjoe817
      @hotjoe817 3 месяца назад +1

      Stop grading and then they would have to lower prices

    • @KennyP-bu5ik
      @KennyP-bu5ik 3 месяца назад +1

      He sold out the moment they started working with Geoff. All these influencers love Topps Mercury. It is just a shitty almost replica of Exquisite. Upper Deck did it better way back.

  • @Pilts82
    @Pilts82 3 месяца назад +6

    1. The fact you had PSA president on your show and you're defending PSA now is not a coincidence
    2. Gee let me send my 180 PT thick card in a freaking 10 PT card saver that's smart
    3. PSA has turned around your card in less than 2 days yay! Except it's damaged from thier automated machinery. Are you kidding? PSA loves charging high for quicker turnarounds it's part of thier business sales model. They do not have any incentive to turn around cards faster for the $20 we pay on each one. They're only willing to do so when you pay that $200 premium for that time you save.

  • @MrHorribleHank
    @MrHorribleHank 3 месяца назад +2

    What’s the deal? After grading if PSA thinks it’s a valuable card they charge more?

  • @DanielCordone9
    @DanielCordone9 3 месяца назад +20

    Notice how they deliberately haven't been updating the 'Auction Prices Realized' section, so they can upcharge based on 2021 sales.

    • @MrPelavacas
      @MrPelavacas 3 месяца назад

      Yep

    • @ChaseTheBreaks
      @ChaseTheBreaks 3 месяца назад +1

      😂😂

    • @ChaseTheBreaks
      @ChaseTheBreaks 3 месяца назад +1

      Bro speaking factssss

    • @vintage_yugioh
      @vintage_yugioh 3 месяца назад +2

      When they send the upcharge email you can send them comps of recent sales to show they shouldn’t be upcharged and they normally agree and update the total charge

    • @TpocketT
      @TpocketT 3 месяца назад

      Spoken like a person who has never been upcharged.

  • @ChaseTheBreaks
    @ChaseTheBreaks 3 месяца назад +4

    Geoff get me a box since it’s not that expensive

  • @jimbriggs8648
    @jimbriggs8648 3 месяца назад +4

    PSA is the reason why this "hobby" is the way that it is.

  • @wetsock6367
    @wetsock6367 3 месяца назад +6

    psa will never be able to determine if a card is been cleaned as long as you wipe it down properly after applying the wax or spray. And as for the "legal" action its all bs. Maybe be consistent with your grading and we wouldnt have to worry about cleaning our cards.

  • @kwokv4
    @kwokv4 3 месяца назад +3

    Good thing I prefer BGS

  • @jbelieve5050
    @jbelieve5050 3 месяца назад +1

    The auto charge for the up charge isn’t right…..I need to know before extra money such as an up charge is pulled out of my account. This is going to cause issues not for psa, but for the customer.

  • @Wootensportscards
    @Wootensportscards 3 месяца назад +22

    Did he really say under priced..wtf is wrong with him ,f the little guy in the hobby

    • @jerryb19531953
      @jerryb19531953 3 месяца назад +1

      Agree. I'm 71 and just started to get back into collecting cards 2 months ago. Was going to send some cards into PSA then I watch this video and PSA is pricing out the average collector. The fact that none of these 3 guys had an objection that PSA will automatically take money from your credit card without getting your approval if THEY determine it's worth is higher is mind boggling and quite sad. Because they couldn't give a rats ass about the average collector. I would question if this practice is legal. I guess they have this in their TOS so that would cover the legality of this practice.
      What you said. To say that 8000.00 is under priced for 6 cards is not living in reality. Sure millionaires can afford that but the average collector can't. I think now is the time for an Entrepreneur to start a new grading service more affordable to the collector.

  • @InternetMunchies
    @InternetMunchies 3 месяца назад +4

    Psa shouldn't get more money because your card graded a 10 instead of a 9, that gives psa bad incentives

    • @hieinh
      @hieinh 3 месяца назад

      You don't it's for insurance purposes.

    • @DanielCordone9
      @DanielCordone9 3 месяца назад

      @@InternetMunchies Yep and most of the time, PSA 10's are dropping down in price to 9 rates.

  • @kylegrosvenor772
    @kylegrosvenor772 3 месяца назад +5

    Nah. This grading shit is getting absolutely out of hand. Sincerely card people everywhere!

  • @lhraiders7051
    @lhraiders7051 3 месяца назад

    Awesome, I will only be sending you SGc from here on out

  • @ABeaverOfCanada
    @ABeaverOfCanada 3 месяца назад +14

    RIP to PSA

    • @DanielCordone9
      @DanielCordone9 3 месяца назад +1

      Bring back Joe Orlando

    • @robertmicheaux3905
      @robertmicheaux3905 3 месяца назад +1

      When I was at the height of my collecting all I used was the Beckett grading book

  • @NatWestC
    @NatWestC 3 месяца назад +1

    So up to $500 automatic fee, $500 + more then will contact you, what happens if you refuse?

    • @DanielCordone9
      @DanielCordone9 3 месяца назад

      @@NatWestC They crease all your cards

  • @jonafish75
    @jonafish75 3 месяца назад

    I was heavy into card collecting in the early to mid 2000s and have some on card autos that I have zero idea how to value. Is there any good source to find how much on card signatures go for to accurately value my card before sending to psa?

  • @imperialmoose
    @imperialmoose 3 месяца назад +1

    Wemby might be amazing, but there's no way these prices hold up long term. Someone is going to be left holding the bag when the dust settles, and it's going to hurt badly.

  • @David-fv7zg
    @David-fv7zg 3 месяца назад +6

    There is no bigger scam in collecting than grading fees, especially with PSA.

  • @loganromasco9771
    @loganromasco9771 3 месяца назад

    So what do I do for thick cards that don’t font in semi rigid holders??

  • @dalelivezey
    @dalelivezey 3 месяца назад

    I was asked to pay an upcharge fee that was double the range of market price for the card. I had to negotiate with the Value Specialist Rep to bring the upcharge back down to reality (my card has never sold for more than $1,200, and market about $900; but they said it was worth more than $2,500)

  • @AshMorton
    @AshMorton 3 месяца назад

    I’ve never understood the upcharge for a card that’s more valuable. Grading a common takes the same work as grading a T206 Wagner

  • @ozvander
    @ozvander 3 месяца назад +4

    This entire video is what is wrong with collecting cards today.

  • @D_nuggz
    @D_nuggz 3 месяца назад +10

    Bs..... waiting on my last order from them then I guess. 2 gretzky autos will be my final submission

    • @DanielCordone9
      @DanielCordone9 3 месяца назад +3

      Yep, trying to reduce the amount of cards I'm sending to them. They seem to damage my cards in every submission

    • @HarriTheBear
      @HarriTheBear 3 месяца назад

      I can guarantee won’t be your final submission.

    • @GeremySimpson
      @GeremySimpson 3 месяца назад

      ​@@DanielCordone9on purpose!

    • @D_nuggz
      @D_nuggz 3 месяца назад

      @@DanielCordone9 yup, they did to my Elly. I knew it was mint that's why I sent it, then come back with a dinged corner and a 9. Like whaaaat?

    • @D_nuggz
      @D_nuggz 3 месяца назад

      @@HarriTheBear for myself yes. But I submit for family and friends up in Canada. I get it back alot quicker then they do.

  • @ezekielsportmemorabilia7939
    @ezekielsportmemorabilia7939 3 месяца назад

    What will happen with jersey card that dont fix in a card saver

  • @Virtualvinyilradio
    @Virtualvinyilradio 3 месяца назад

    I will be taking SGC and AGS cards in the future.

  • @michaelemonts5564
    @michaelemonts5564 3 месяца назад +2

    Not a fan of auto-processing of cards using a "machine". Ever see paper jams in a printer? Don't want that to happen to my favorite cards.

  • @DanielCordone9
    @DanielCordone9 3 месяца назад

    Got quite a few cards from sets that haven't been graded before. No doubt PSA will still try and upcharge

  • @markstein1916
    @markstein1916 3 месяца назад +7

    Upcharges are never a good thing, Geoff.... And TPG grading is the biggest scam in the hobby. Stop shilling for corrupt companies.

  • @jonnysmallwood1732
    @jonnysmallwood1732 3 месяца назад

    Quick question, will this “charge” for not submitting in their preferred method be assessed when you put painters tape on the card saver to secure the card inside of it?
    Or are we expected to just let our cards flop around for nothing.

  • @ankurmalhotra6278
    @ankurmalhotra6278 3 месяца назад +12

    8K is insanity lol

    • @DanielCordone9
      @DanielCordone9 3 месяца назад

      @@ankurmalhotra6278 you may as well just place a load of bets

  • @Alien_dad
    @Alien_dad 3 месяца назад

    I have had good luck with psa so far 3 out of 5 10s and 2 were jeter cards . jeter draft picks and rookies and a modern elly

  • @Falcon-Packs
    @Falcon-Packs 3 месяца назад

    What if you sent in cards before they made the changes and they are at the facility right now? Does that affect anything?

  • @mattkutzora3887
    @mattkutzora3887 3 месяца назад +3

    They 100% have started adding fees to your grading if they have a card that goes to a higher price tier.

    • @hieinh
      @hieinh 3 месяца назад

      They always have done that

  • @POETICJUSTICE15
    @POETICJUSTICE15 3 месяца назад +3

    Beckett > PSA…… Better slab and no BS up charges. Collectors are dumb for making PSA more valuable. There’s a reason Beckett was king before.

  • @gorillionaire799
    @gorillionaire799 3 месяца назад

    I think I’m switching to SGC. I don’t like the auto payment for up charges. Doesn’t give you a chance to dispute it

  • @beeferwazoolow
    @beeferwazoolow 3 месяца назад +2

    “Up-charging” is legalized thievery. Consumer has to choose a card value and submit. If PSA determines that’s off, the player gets hotter, etc. - PSA can charge you more money. Complete crap. Has a player hold out feeling, also complete crap.

  • @mangobango6970
    @mangobango6970 3 месяца назад +6

    I think Topps knows there will be suckers that will buy any product they produce.

  • @tacticalgrump3282
    @tacticalgrump3282 3 месяца назад +21

    OMG 8K is to cheap?????? WTF Its fine if you have a million dollar collection GEOFF and a store to sell over priced cards to kids and put massive bounties on cards you won't even chase/break yourself. Breakers as well will pay this + more. Hobby is pricing out the average guy who works 60 hours a week just to pay the mortgage and put food on the table. Last time ill be clicking on a SCI video....................GREED is killing this hobby

    • @anthonyneri2247
      @anthonyneri2247 3 месяца назад

      He is obviously saying the price is cheap in comparison to what similar cards are currently selling for on the market. He is not saying $8,000 is nothing. Take a chill pill

    • @eyes2small
      @eyes2small 2 месяца назад

      That’s not what he was saying. Damn relax dude

  • @Mr711INSANE
    @Mr711INSANE 3 месяца назад

    I hate putting thick cards in Rigid holders they are so tight they could damage the corners forcing it in.

  • @Marc-w4o
    @Marc-w4o 3 месяца назад +1

    Personally I disagree with up charges but the bottom line is that decision should be the card owners not PSAs.

  • @Marc-w4o
    @Marc-w4o 3 месяца назад +3

    Hey Geoff if taking cards out of holders is too time-consuming for PSA perhaps they shouldn't be in the grading card business, what an effing joke.

    • @jeffhowell1522
      @jeffhowell1522 3 месяца назад +1

      They are just like the government, you do all the work and they think they deserve a cut!

  • @pauljensen5715
    @pauljensen5715 3 месяца назад +2

    Why is PSA waging war on their customers? We are paying them, yet they act like we are a nuisance.

  • @antmancards
    @antmancards 3 месяца назад

    What will the expectation around thick cars and one touches? Card savers will screw up the edges on thick cards.

  • @Shifter85
    @Shifter85 3 месяца назад

    The only fallacy about the Steakhouse/up charge example is that the collector is sending in his card for grading that may have been owned for 30-49 years. The steak and the sides are owned by the restaurant until purchased. The restaurant had to purchase the steak & sides, and can charge whatever they like etc, etc. The grading company didn’t do a single thing over the last 30 years to help with my collection, sort, protect, etc, yet the grading company get a piece of the value of my collection, period. I have an extensive 30-40 year old collection of MJ, Emmitt, Bird, Tiger Wood, premium rookies out the wahoo. etc. But to get an up charge based on the value of a card just seems unfair. A flat fee for the grade of a card, understood, but not the value. Again, am I missing something. Thanks for any clarification.

  • @adamtaylor31
    @adamtaylor31 3 месяца назад +1

    I am feeling less and less confident in PSA these days. I have seen many people getting back cards from them with damage, folds, scratches, etc., on them that we not there when they sent them. Once or twice, yikes, but ok. But it has been happening a lot. Also, pretty sketchy grading of otherwise immaculate cards. I understand that they know what they are looking for, but a brand new, pulled card getting a 6.5 or 7 when it is clearly in 9 territory, makes one wonder what card they were looking at. Perhaps they are just getting too big in the pants and their investors, like so many other popular and profitable organizations today, demand returns without knowing anything about the business they bought into. This has that written all over it.

  • @izzosbluelightproductions
    @izzosbluelightproductions 3 месяца назад

    I've had cards come back looking worse or the plastic inside the holder is creased and PSA wouldn't do anything or even follow up with me.

    • @DanielCordone9
      @DanielCordone9 3 месяца назад

      @@izzosbluelightproductions Same here. They damaged and creased 6 of my cards and ignored my emails

  • @M.L.Anobody
    @M.L.Anobody 3 месяца назад

    I do think PSA have the ability to track the first holder who submit it otherwise they wouldn’t have put that in the term.

  • @alwazup
    @alwazup 3 месяца назад

    Do people use card savers for thick cards?

  • @UncleAL86
    @UncleAL86 3 месяца назад

    Qucik Question - What is wrong with pull tabs? I only use card savers and add the litte tabs on cards I intend to grade.

    • @frostyfeetcards
      @frostyfeetcards 3 месяца назад

      Because they don't actually pull your cards out. We don't get the card savers back because they cut them to get the card out. Tabs are generally placed at the center of the penny sleeve. if you actually pull it, it creates a cinch like a garbage bag dies and pulls the corners in and is more likely to damage your card. The sticky back could also snag your card when trying to remove it. Also it's more trash.

  • @Duuuval23
    @Duuuval23 3 месяца назад +3

    PSA shouldn’t be up charging people simply because a card’s value is high. PSA thinks they are invincible. If people started a boycott against them, they would stop robbing people.
    Wemby autos will become watered down with that product.

    • @jbarres80
      @jbarres80 3 месяца назад +1

      In my mind that’s greed because they now know x card is worth thousands instead of hundred so why not figure out a way to nickel dime customers

    • @Duuuval23
      @Duuuval23 3 месяца назад

      @@jbarres80 it also comes down to the buyers not putting a higher value on PSA graded cards over SGC and others.
      I’ve never understood why a grade 10 SGC card goes for way less than grade 10 PSA card.

    • @jbarres80
      @jbarres80 3 месяца назад

      @@Duuuval23 was psa the 1st to do it heck I remember looking prices up on Beckett magazine 😆

  • @steelcurtin72
    @steelcurtin72 3 месяца назад

    Can’t put thick cards in card saver.

  • @ScottGenX
    @ScottGenX 3 месяца назад +2

    Thanks for the info. It is good to always be on top of there current rules and the like.

  • @rattpoison1
    @rattpoison1 3 месяца назад

    That's why I never understood the fascination for PSA. Use BGS/BVG for better labels, a sturdier card holder, and get those vintage HOFers graded.

    • @DanielCordone9
      @DanielCordone9 3 месяца назад

      @@rattpoison1 Beckett are the far superior company

    • @rattpoison1
      @rattpoison1 3 месяца назад

      @@DanielCordone9 you're right. And always package cards great on shipping.

    • @DanielCordone9
      @DanielCordone9 3 месяца назад +1

      @@rattpoison1 Not always, but they've been good over the years. Gone downhill a bit recently, but they're still the best

  • @alabarca8016
    @alabarca8016 3 месяца назад

    What did the company pay for the rights to do this? What did they pay for the jersey in order to cut it up? Is he able to do public signings other than the Topps cards and events? All of these questions would actually be the reason as to why this is so expensive?