8/31 SUBMISSION TIPS UPDATE: 1. Others have suggested that sticky flags (post its) are outdated because PSA apparently cuts the card out of the card saver instead of removing by pulling. (Thanks Greg) 2. There are tools to measure the centering of the card you can find on Amazon. 3. I did not put a "minimum grade request on any of these cards since I went through a 3rd party." 3. Using a Q-top to clean the card can be very effective (according to Jason of Jason's breaks). Keep the tips coming! Thanks y'all! -Brad
I honestly believe that finding really nice PSA9's and SGC9.5's for less money, cracking them out, and resubbing raw is the best way to go. The second a PSA9 or SGC9.5 gets into a BGS9.5+ you're instantly gonna make 2-4x your money depending on sub grades. Or doing grade reviews with PSA can work well too. Trying to sub raw cards can pay off once in awhile. But it is better to use cards that have already been screened and slabbed by graders already.
Good points, Ryan. I've also found that PSA 8s of modern cards are selling less than the raw card itself on eBay so another idea I have is to buy 8's at that card/player's low point, crack them and resell as raws at that player's peak.
@@TheComebackCardInvestor - Haha I like that actually. Buy passable 7's and 8's, crack out, and raw sales for the people who want to try and hit it big with raw. :D
Great stuff Brad. It is great that you are a short drive from PSA. I drove 3 hours to the New Jersey office with my first submission and it made me feel safer. I've since submitted a few more via USPS and so far they've been received safely. Good luck with your grades
GREAT Video. Easy to follow and very informative. This video will help a lot of people. Good luck with your submission!! PSA is definitely the right choice to go with!!!
Good tip to keep the investment business pipeline going. Each month buying some cards, sending some into PAA, receiving some from PSA, and selling some. Good business model!
Sent a shipment in late May. It took 3 weeks to put in system. I sent another one 2 weeks later... it took over 2 months. The turnaround times are insane.
From what I understand is the PSA graders want you to send the cards in semi-rigid holders because they cut them out as opposed to pulling them out. So, the tabs probably has no effect
I prefer no peel. I figure if the card is being slabbed you might as well get to see the card in it’s best possible form. I think as you get cards graded you will learn a ton of what makes the various grades. I take PSA 10 cards and look at them with a lighted loop to see exactly what a graded 10s edges and corners look like. PSA is more forgiving with centering so it’s easier to still get a 10 grade if card is slightly off centered. I also look up cards I want to submit on eBay and closely look at what the 9s and 10s look like. Each card set is different so sometimes it’s easy to miss things like centering on borderless cards. Oh when you are cleaning your chrome cards you have to watch out for finger prints too, so handling those card on the edges or with gloves is best for cleaning. Good luck with your submission and can’t wait to see your reveal video months from now.
Hey Scott. Thanks man. Yeah I totally agree with you on the no-peel with grading. As a raw card, you have the option. When it's graded, I don't want to look at a film covering the athlete for eternity. I'll definitely do an update video when I get the cards back. Thanks for the tips on the Chromes as well. Have a great weekend!
Some good advice in there. I never found much value in putting the worse card of a duplicate first and then better as go along, think most of that is just speculation but doesn't hurt i suppose. There are quite a few PSA submissions on youtube that prove that though. Few pieces of advice that I have found that have helped over the 6-7 years I have been submitting; 1. Read/follow what they want, i.e. label the box, how to order the cards, what category of submission etc. It speeds up the turn around time. 2. Use Ebay or like to compare other gem mint cards. This especially helps with cards that don't have boarders or something that can tell centering easy.
Agree on the last one. On my lebron stained glass I wasn't sure what was good centering, so I looked on ebay for 10s, decided to send mine in and got a 10
Absolutely spot on and awesome video. I had some knowledge of grading from years back but just got into my dads massive collection and learned everything over the past two months that you covered in this video. Great job on helping others. A high quality lamp is a must and soooo important guys.!!!
Hey Brad! Best video I have seen so far on how to submit cards! Absolutely the best step by step! I am sending my 1st submission to PSA next week (aprox 150 cards)
Great video, brother. Love the tips. Appreciate the time you put into this. I feel more confident in my future PSA submission now. Matt aka PSA Collector is by far one of the best card collector/investor channels out there. You guys are keeping the hobby strong 🤙🏽
Great Video on preparedness for PSA Submissions, I heard if you place a Pull Tab on the Top of the Penny sleeve at the Opening of the Top Loader it's easier for the Grader to remove your card from the Top Loader and faster process but some card saver 1 are tight so I use my Fingers to open and the cards go in smoother, GL with your Grades.
It definitely helps living here in sunny Southern California. It's a huge advantage for us to save on that shipping time, and not chance the cards getting lost in the mail (even with insurance on the cards). And with that LA traffic Brad, I still might be able to get there faster from San Diego than you. lol. Good content, and very helpful as always. I made my first submission last month!
For the warped cards clamped flat, tried placing them in a warm area for a bit and then placing them in the dark to cool down. The books are going to have to stay there for a bit but I've got a lot of warped cards myself and have left my for a couple of weeks in the window. I would say use a window, but I live in Canada not LA.
Great video - I’ve been starting and stopping my first PSA submission for like 2 mos - it is overwhelming the first time and then trying to take advantage of the membership or not and quarterly grading specials etc is all kind of a game; I’m also a peel on fan!
hey David. Yeah the first time is really stressful. Just get it done and make it a monthly habit...that's my main takeaway. We'll always mess up and have room for improvement as we go along.
Hey Brad 🙂 Good to see that you did one of these videos. I've also watched Matt's but I think it's outdated with the post it notes 🤔. Too bad Geoff over at Sport Card Investor didn't live closer. I'd love to pick his brain more!
hey Chowmom, Yeah i heard the stickies were outdated. Maybe the PSA grader appreciates the effort haha. I'm sure Geoff gets hounded at every sports card related event and shop haha
is it safe to assume that this was just your send in video and that you haven't got the cards back yet? The 1st PSA slab opening video is always a great watch. Especially when the submittor analyzes what they did right and wrong. Appreciate the documenting of your journey. I am probably 2 months behind you in the process and I have documented everything myself too in print , not on video. Keep up the good fight brother!
Hey Matt. Yeah for sure. I'm excited about sharing the results too...even though it may be 4 months down the road. Have a great Sunday and thanks again for your support!
Good stuff. One thing to add and it really helps me with cleaning is wear nitrile gloves. There's no point of cleaning if your finger prints will leave marks.
Great tips! Hope you do well with them! Rob with 19th sports had an interesting video today talking about adding videos to your eBay listing to sell your raw cards. What are your thoughts? Im going to try it.
hey Ruben. Thanks man. Yeah that's a great idea. If a pic is worth 1000 words, a video is worth 1000 pics. At the end, people buying raw want to know every detail to get an idea of what a card will grade so the more you offer, the more protection you have from disappointment and returns
I just did my first ever psa submission a few weeks ago. Got back this week, I only sent 5 cards, 4 Kobe Topps and Topps chrom rookies and lebron stained glass. I put min 9 on them, only 2 graded out. But the Kobe Topps chrome was a psa 9, so that helps. I have a Kobe Topps rookie error with blank back, psa would not grade due to misprint. I'd like to get it authenticated and encapsulated even if o grade. Anyone know who would do that since psa won't?
Solid Tips bud! Im sending my first psa card shipment in and curious which shipment papers I put in, got them printed and what label do I cut out and put on my box? a lot of videos are outdated and dont cover this part.
hey Myles.Thanks man. Dude, honestly, PSA just updated a bunch of stuff on their end with new pricing/etc. 2ndly, I didn't want to buy a membership and was nervous about the process myself so I just went with a local shop because it way simpler. Check PSA's site for the new submission costs before deciding what to do. It literally updated 2 days ago. Have an awesome Sunday!
The Comeback Card Investor haha hey it turns out the PDF for submission papers and PDF for printing label are separate and I whizzed by it. Looking forward to get my cards in a year and hopefully worth another $5k 😂. Appreciate the reply. Loving the content. Brb gotta sub 😉
I have found one thing to be true. Even after my cards were cleaned, I still got grades I deemed to be lower than they should've been. From now on, I'm going minimum grade submissions especially with my higher end cards so that way itll be a 9 or 10 and if not theyll send it back raw. I had a bad experience with a bulk submission through a group. Groups wont send a minimum grade submission so I'll just do it myself. Great video as always, but the grading companies should be held accountable. PSA unfortunately gives no sub grades or explanation as to where they see the flaws on your cards.
Hey Craig. Thanks for that insight. Yeah that makes a lot of sense. The sub grades make Beckett a very interesting grading company for that reason and perhaps better for higher end cards. Regardless, you’re spot on with the accountability part. There’s way too much money at stake for subjectivity at this point. Hope to catch you on the livestream tonight 😎
@@TheComebackCardInvestor PSA has been crap lately. Seeing cards with bad centering get 10s and cards that look flawless getting 9s. BGS really should be the top company right now. Sub grades proving what they see not to mention having a 9.5. If you have a speck in the chromium finish psa knocks you down to a 9 while bgs give you 10 10 10 and a 9 on surface. Now you have a 9.5
i try to ship out submissions every 2 weeks or so.....and ill alternate between a bulk submission and a standard submission (if i have enough higher valued cards). i tend to do just 10 cards for standard and 20 cards for bulk, but im not sending out quite as many as you are. i also go through a group submission provider, not sure if that really helps with their report with PSA but its easier than trying to do it myself or through an LCS. they also consign cards so if you would rather them sell a couple of your submitted cards to cover the fees cost you can do that too if you dont have enough liquidity. i assume you are looking at the backs of the cards too and not just the front? sounds obvious but my first submission i definitely almost completely ignored the backs.
Hey Slugger82685 yeah great points. I like the idea of alternating and consigning. The admin work of investing is a pain. And definitely looking at the back, but I forgot to show that. Have a great Sunday and thanks for watching and supporting the channel!
Newbie here. Bought a small collection of cards at a Goodwill. It was about 200 cards, half basketball and half football. There are a few gems in it! I found a Kobe Bryant's second season, GREAT condition. PSA price for a single card (non-member) appears to be $50 per card now! Any suggestions? Will the cost go down? I won't be getting cards graded very often. I'm visiting my local card store this week, to see which cards might be worth submitting. I'll be surprised if I end up getting additional cards graded. I don't know football players very well, so Good tip at 14:00 thx.
Hey Lou. I just did my first submission with them so I'm hoping so. Since they're a long established sports card shop, I feel confident that it will go through smoothly but will have to wait a few months to see how everything goes. Hope to catch you on the livestream tonight!
great question. I did not end up getting one because I went through the card shop and I don't believe I will get anything less than an 8 so I just went with the standard way of submitting. Whatever I get, I get.
Hey Guess Who. Thanks for the tip. A few others pointed that out as well. I'll be sure to add that to an updated comment for new viewers. Have a great Sunday!
The Comeback Card Investor 🤷♂️ it’s all preferences. They def grade better without. I prefer my cards as they were out of the pack. But I have acquired some of both. Not always intentionally hahah
I’ve been loving SGC ... really believe their value will continue to rise. Their price is great and I really like the look of them. There is NO reason for PSA to be more expensive then the rest. I mean a little maybe BUT not drastic. Makes ZERO sense to me so I think there might be built in value of buying cards in SGC slabs due to thinking they will gain value in time themselves NEVERMIND the card inside
Interesting. I can see SGC going up in value for sure. I just wonder how long it will take. Personally, I like Beckett's slabs the most but who knows what will happen. Have a great Sunday, bro!
Great videos. Did the guy from the card shop do all the work? Or you had to submit them on PSA website and get all the paper work ready. Im looking to submit but really dont want to do the work on the website.
Hey Brandon. I entered the cards on The Bullpen's website and just dropped off. He has a sheet to print out and throw in my box but that's about it. Anything else, I'm clueless about. Just hoping he calls me saying my cards are ready in a few months. :)
Hey Jay. I've heard PSA cuts the card out of the card saver which is much easier to cut than a top loader and I'm not sure of a surcharge. When I went through The Bullpen, they said I could leave the cards in top loaders, but that's probably just because they are nearby and have a good relationship with PSA.
Well the PSA office is pretty close if you can book an appt to go in person, but The Bullpen by LAX shouldn't be that far of a drive considering traffic isn't nearly as bad as before.
Did you put a minimum grade on your cards? I feel like I'd rather receive a raw card back than a slabbed PSA 8 (for the more recent stuff), that's a whole other thing for the vintage stuff.
Hey Maxime. For this submission, I didn't but yeah I agree. A modern era 8 hurts compared to selling raw where people can envision the card getting a 9.
Hey Jimbo. Great question. To be honest, I'm not sure. I'd ask an experienced grader. For me, any card I buy with the smallest flaw I assume will grade at a 9 and will only pay according to that. If you can look up PSA 10's and 9's of that card on completed sales on eBay to look in detail for any flaws, that may help. Have a great Sunday!
Hey Tyson. Yeah I tend to agree. It's all about a trick down approach in my eyes. When 10's go absurd in price, 9's follow suit. when the multiplier of a 10:9 is crazy, 9s look like the better value. If the rations are close, then 10s have more upside...but it also matters the pop report and how easy a 10 is to get vs a 9
It used to be more common to be able to drop off, but now it's not. Hopefully in the future they will offer it again to locals, but Covide just screwed up all of that.
I would imagine A LOT! My guess is a 7-8 off the bat. Look up the condition of that card in a 6,7, 8 etc and see if you can find one in similar shape for reference
hey Ryan. What's up man? Yeah I went and spoke to the owner. Definitely more of a "hip" vibe versus traditional card shops. Bull Pen is right there and they do monthly meetups with 40-50 people so once Covid dies down, hopefully they'll get back to that. I'm in Tampa for the next few weeks but hope to catch you at the Grove again!
Hey Brad I’m thinking about getting my ufc cards graded very soon. So with psa it has to be bundles? I got about 3-4 cards I’m looking at. Minimum is 10 cards ,correct? This is my 1st time doing it. Feedback would be appreciated 🤟🏼
The tabs don’t don’t anything for you as they cut the card out instead. Also, if you’re a grader and have two identical cards, one with a tab and one without, and you give the person with tabs a 10 just because “they made your life “easier” instead of the one without, you probably SHOULDN’T be a grader. Yes, making people’s lives easier is common courtesy but that shouldn’t determine your grade 👍 Come on people been in the game too long. Do your research!
Dude... that was not in the envelope right? That hair was too dark to be mine and you touched it to your head so....? Lol. There may have been a cat hair in there tho! Lol. Hey, thanks for making me moderator. I feel so special🥴 lol
lmao! Wait...that hair wasn't yours?! haha I got that from my shower. My neighbor's husky probably added to that pile from when I pet her. Obviously, basic hygiene isn't really my thing! Yes, Brian, I have knighted you moderator. Now you have to pop the cyber zits on this channel. lol Hope to catch you in a bit :)
I use the card grading tool from gotbaseballcards.com it was about $25 and has the light, magnified, and built in measureing to check centering. very usefull
I got that same exact lighted magnified glass for $13 on Amazon. After I saw the one on got baseball cards.com I thought I should check Amazon and glad I did 😎🤓
I can tell you one way you messed up and it's a biggie. Don't use your eye to judge centering! Big NO NO! If I had a nickel for every PSA return video I watched and the guy says "it looked centered to me". You need a centering grading tool. They are around $16-$20. Measure every single card. Top to bottom, left to right. Same on the back. I won't send any card in to be graded if it's not at least 55/45--54/46--56/44 all the way. Those ratios above are roughly 1 millimeter off 50/50. That means anything 2 millimeters off 50/50 does not get submitted. You think your eye is good enough to discern the difference between 1-2 millimeters?
I heard raw cards in good condition can still be plenty valuable but anything less than a PSA 10 could be less valuable than a good raw card. Is this true? It makes me very nervous to even try to getting anything graded.
The Comeback Card Investor if I had to submit I would peel. Only because I think it improves my chances. I would prefer to buy a non peeled 10 tho. I don’t trust my eye with the peel on.
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8/31 SUBMISSION TIPS UPDATE:
1. Others have suggested that sticky flags (post its) are outdated because PSA apparently cuts the card out of the card saver instead of removing by pulling. (Thanks Greg)
2. There are tools to measure the centering of the card you can find on Amazon. 3. I did not put a "minimum grade request on any of these cards since I went through a 3rd party."
3. Using a Q-top to clean the card can be very effective (according to Jason of Jason's breaks).
Keep the tips coming! Thanks y'all! -Brad
I honestly believe that finding really nice PSA9's and SGC9.5's for less money, cracking them out, and resubbing raw is the best way to go. The second a PSA9 or SGC9.5 gets into a BGS9.5+ you're instantly gonna make 2-4x your money depending on sub grades. Or doing grade reviews with PSA can work well too.
Trying to sub raw cards can pay off once in awhile. But it is better to use cards that have already been screened and slabbed by graders already.
Good points, Ryan. I've also found that PSA 8s of modern cards are selling less than the raw card itself on eBay so another idea I have is to buy 8's at that card/player's low point, crack them and resell as raws at that player's peak.
@@TheComebackCardInvestor - Haha I like that actually. Buy passable 7's and 8's, crack out, and raw sales for the people who want to try and hit it big with raw. :D
Great stuff Brad. It is great that you are a short drive from PSA. I drove 3 hours to the New Jersey office with my first submission and it made me feel safer. I've since submitted a few more via USPS and so far they've been received safely. Good luck with your grades
thanks. Yeah I'll do a follow up video in....well...probably half a year when I get those back. Havea great Sunday!
GREAT Video. Easy to follow and very informative. This video will help a lot of people. Good luck with your submission!! PSA is definitely the right choice to go with!!!
You got it, Daniel. Thanks for the continued support and energy you give me and the community.
Good tip to keep the investment business pipeline going. Each month buying some cards, sending some into PAA, receiving some from PSA, and selling some. Good business model!
thanks Glenn. It's a great way to keep from losing your mind too lol. Have a great Sunday!
Sent a shipment in late May. It took 3 weeks to put in system.
I sent another one 2 weeks later... it took over 2 months.
The turnaround times are insane.
Damn that is not what I like to hear.....ugh...oh well. I'll do a follow up video in 2022. lol
From what I understand is the PSA graders want you to send the cards in semi-rigid holders because they cut them out as opposed to pulling them out. So, the tabs probably has no effect
Hey Greg. Gotcha. So I guess that's outdated but hopefully they appreciate the effort ;) Have a great Sunday!
I prefer no peel. I figure if the card is being slabbed you might as well get to see the card in it’s best possible form. I think as you get cards graded you will learn a ton of what makes the various grades. I take PSA 10 cards and look at them with a lighted loop to see exactly what a graded 10s edges and corners look like. PSA is more forgiving with centering so it’s easier to still get a 10 grade if card is slightly off centered. I also look up cards I want to submit on eBay and closely look at what the 9s and 10s look like. Each card set is different so sometimes it’s easy to miss things like centering on borderless cards. Oh when you are cleaning your chrome cards you have to watch out for finger prints too, so handling those card on the edges or with gloves is best for cleaning. Good luck with your submission and can’t wait to see your reveal video months from now.
Hey Scott. Thanks man. Yeah I totally agree with you on the no-peel with grading. As a raw card, you have the option. When it's graded, I don't want to look at a film covering the athlete for eternity. I'll definitely do an update video when I get the cards back. Thanks for the tips on the Chromes as well. Have a great weekend!
Some good advice in there. I never found much value in putting the worse card of a duplicate first and then better as go along, think most of that is just speculation but doesn't hurt i suppose. There are quite a few PSA submissions on youtube that prove that though. Few pieces of advice that I have found that have helped over the 6-7 years I have been submitting;
1. Read/follow what they want, i.e. label the box, how to order the cards, what category of submission etc. It speeds up the turn around time.
2. Use Ebay or like to compare other gem mint cards. This especially helps with cards that don't have boarders or something that can tell centering easy.
Agree on the last one. On my lebron stained glass I wasn't sure what was good centering, so I looked on ebay for 10s, decided to send mine in and got a 10
Great ideas guys! Thanks for contributing. :)
Absolutely spot on and awesome video. I had some knowledge of grading from years back but just got into my dads massive collection and learned everything over the past two months that you covered in this video. Great job on helping others. A high quality lamp is a must and soooo important guys.!!!
Thanks man. I'm glad you enjoyed it. Have a great Sunday! :)
Hey Brad! Best video I have seen so far on how to submit cards! Absolutely the best step by step! I am sending my 1st submission to PSA next week (aprox 150 cards)
Hey Jorge. Thanks man! Glad you found it useful. Good luck on your submission and have a great Sunday!
Great video, brother. Love the tips. Appreciate the time you put into this. I feel more confident in my future PSA submission now. Matt aka PSA Collector is by far one of the best card collector/investor channels out there. You guys are keeping the hobby strong 🤙🏽
Thanks LT. Yeah that video seriously took 15-20 hours total so I'm glad you enjoyed it! Have an awesome Sunday!
@@TheComebackCardInvestor Thanks brother
This is one of the best submission videos I have seen. Thanks for the insight
Hey Robert. Thanks man. I'm glad you enjoyed it! Have an awesome Sunday!
Great Video on preparedness for PSA Submissions, I heard if you place a Pull Tab on the Top of the Penny sleeve at the Opening of the Top Loader it's easier for the Grader to remove your card from the Top Loader and faster process but some card saver 1 are tight so I use my Fingers to open and the cards go in smoother, GL with your Grades.
Your videos keep getting better and better, enjoying following your journey.
thanks man!
It definitely helps living here in sunny Southern California. It's a huge advantage for us to save on that shipping time, and not chance the cards getting lost in the mail (even with insurance on the cards). And with that LA traffic Brad, I still might be able to get there faster from San Diego than you. lol.
Good content, and very helpful as always. I made my first submission last month!
For the warped cards clamped flat, tried placing them in a warm area for a bit and then placing them in the dark to cool down. The books are going to have to stay there for a bit but I've got a lot of warped cards myself and have left my for a couple of weeks in the window. I would say use a window, but I live in Canada not LA.
Thanks Carl. Sounds like the process of making jello. Who thought sports cards could be so intricate haha. Have a great weekend!
Great video - I’ve been starting and stopping my first PSA submission for like 2 mos - it is overwhelming the first time and then trying to take advantage of the membership or not and quarterly grading specials etc is all kind of a game; I’m also a peel on fan!
hey David. Yeah the first time is really stressful. Just get it done and make it a monthly habit...that's my main takeaway. We'll always mess up and have room for improvement as we go along.
Good stuff man! Yeah I've taken tips from matt as well regarding how to prep cards for PSA. Keep up the great videos!
My pleasure bro! Have a great Sunday, JR.
Hey Brad 🙂 Good to see that you did one of these videos. I've also watched Matt's but I think it's outdated with the post it notes 🤔. Too bad Geoff over at Sport Card Investor didn't live closer. I'd love to pick his brain more!
hey Chowmom, Yeah i heard the stickies were outdated. Maybe the PSA grader appreciates the effort haha. I'm sure Geoff gets hounded at every sports card related event and shop haha
Great video!!! I grade with SGC but this was a wonderful video showing the process 🙌🏽
hey bro. Awesome. How do you like SGC? (write in a new comment so I get notified of it ) Also, thanks for joining Borys and I on the live stream!
is it safe to assume that this was just your send in video and that you haven't got the cards back yet? The 1st PSA slab opening video is always a great watch. Especially when the submittor analyzes what they did right and wrong.
Appreciate the documenting of your journey. I am probably 2 months behind you in the process and I have documented everything myself too in print , not on video. Keep up the good fight brother!
Hey Matt. Yeah for sure. I'm excited about sharing the results too...even though it may be 4 months down the road. Have a great Sunday and thanks again for your support!
Good stuff. One thing to add and it really helps me with cleaning is wear nitrile gloves. There's no point of cleaning if your finger prints will leave marks.
awesome. Thanks for that tip!
Best of Luck on the submission! That Kobe Crusade is fire now, I can't seem to find one. I'm very glad you submitted them before the PSA price hike
Thanks man. Yeah there aren't many for sale. I wonder how many KB Crusades were printed. It's a hell of a hidden gem. Have a great evening!
Great video Brad! I’ve been waiting for my first submission to come back. It’s been 5 months so far!
Damn! 5 months and still nothing? That's scary. Good luck. I hope with that wait time, you get a lot of 10s
Topps Finest graded cards look better with the coating, in my opinion. Thank you for the video
thanks Brandon. It's outdated by now, but hope you got some value from it
Great tips! Hope you do well with them! Rob with 19th sports had an interesting video today talking about adding videos to your eBay listing to sell your raw cards. What are your thoughts? Im going to try it.
hey Ruben. Thanks man. Yeah that's a great idea. If a pic is worth 1000 words, a video is worth 1000 pics. At the end, people buying raw want to know every detail to get an idea of what a card will grade so the more you offer, the more protection you have from disappointment and returns
The subtle jokes with the straight face get me every time 😂😂😂
Haha good man. That’s the only way to do em! Hope to catch you on the livestream tonight 😎
Awesome video very informative......Thank you
thanks Paul. have a great Sunday : )
thank you for your grading tips
I just did my first ever psa submission a few weeks ago. Got back this week, I only sent 5 cards, 4 Kobe Topps and Topps chrom rookies and lebron stained glass. I put min 9 on them, only 2 graded out. But the Kobe Topps chrome was a psa 9, so that helps. I have a Kobe Topps rookie error with blank back, psa would not grade due to misprint. I'd like to get it authenticated and encapsulated even if o grade. Anyone know who would do that since psa won't?
Damn Carlos. Solid cards! I wonder if Beckett would authenticate that for you?
Solid Tips bud! Im sending my first psa card shipment in and curious which shipment papers I put in, got them printed and what label do I cut out and put on my box? a lot of videos are outdated and dont cover this part.
hey Myles.Thanks man. Dude, honestly, PSA just updated a bunch of stuff on their end with new pricing/etc. 2ndly, I didn't want to buy a membership and was nervous about the process myself so I just went with a local shop because it way simpler. Check PSA's site for the new submission costs before deciding what to do. It literally updated 2 days ago. Have an awesome Sunday!
The Comeback Card Investor haha hey it turns out the PDF for submission papers and PDF for printing label are separate and I whizzed by it. Looking forward to get my cards in a year and hopefully worth another $5k 😂. Appreciate the reply. Loving the content. Brb gotta sub 😉
I have found one thing to be true. Even after my cards were cleaned, I still got grades I deemed to be lower than they should've been. From now on, I'm going minimum grade submissions especially with my higher end cards so that way itll be a 9 or 10 and if not theyll send it back raw. I had a bad experience with a bulk submission through a group. Groups wont send a minimum grade submission so I'll just do it myself. Great video as always, but the grading companies should be held accountable. PSA unfortunately gives no sub grades or explanation as to where they see the flaws on your cards.
Hey Craig. Thanks for that insight. Yeah that makes a lot of sense. The sub grades make Beckett a very interesting grading company for that reason and perhaps better for higher end cards. Regardless, you’re spot on with the accountability part. There’s way too much money at stake for subjectivity at this point. Hope to catch you on the livestream tonight 😎
@@TheComebackCardInvestor PSA has been crap lately. Seeing cards with bad centering get 10s and cards that look flawless getting 9s. BGS really should be the top company right now. Sub grades proving what they see not to mention having a 9.5. If you have a speck in the chromium finish psa knocks you down to a 9 while bgs give you 10 10 10 and a 9 on surface. Now you have a 9.5
No peel. The peel distracts from how good the card looks.
I totally agree with you!
Which Peel?
Thanks for the tips brother!! Go Bucs!! (And Lightning!!)
yessir Ryan! Bolts are dominating right now. Brayden Point is my boy!
@@TheComebackCardInvestor Point is a beast! I wish Stamkos was healthy.
Keep the peel on
i try to ship out submissions every 2 weeks or so.....and ill alternate between a bulk submission and a standard submission (if i have enough higher valued cards). i tend to do just 10 cards for standard and 20 cards for bulk, but im not sending out quite as many as you are. i also go through a group submission provider, not sure if that really helps with their report with PSA but its easier than trying to do it myself or through an LCS. they also consign cards so if you would rather them sell a couple of your submitted cards to cover the fees cost you can do that too if you dont have enough liquidity. i assume you are looking at the backs of the cards too and not just the front? sounds obvious but my first submission i definitely almost completely ignored the backs.
Hey Slugger82685 yeah great points. I like the idea of alternating and consigning. The admin work of investing is a pain. And definitely looking at the back, but I forgot to show that. Have a great Sunday and thanks for watching and supporting the channel!
Great video
Newbie here. Bought a small collection of cards at a Goodwill. It was about 200 cards, half basketball and half football. There are a few gems in it! I found a Kobe Bryant's second season, GREAT condition. PSA price for a single card (non-member) appears to be $50 per card now! Any suggestions? Will the cost go down? I won't be getting cards graded very often. I'm visiting my local card store this week, to see which cards might be worth submitting. I'll be surprised if I end up getting additional cards graded. I don't know football players very well, so Good tip at 14:00 thx.
How is the Bullpen? Are they a good and trustworthy service for PSA submissions?
Hey Lou. I just did my first submission with them so I'm hoping so. Since they're a long established sports card shop, I feel confident that it will go through smoothly but will have to wait a few months to see how everything goes. Hope to catch you on the livestream tonight!
Thanks for the video!
Doing my first submission and this video was NAILZ brotha!!! Appreciate the insight 🙏 🔥... Shot out to Andy Cason for linking me!
Great video boss. Thanks!
I have alot of those Kobes you have🔥🔥 bought them real cheap
Nice! That's probably why I can't find anymore for sale on Beckett, you took the rest! ;)
@@TheComebackCardInvestor I learned from the best😂👉
Did you end up getting any PSA membership? Also, do you list minimum grades on submission for all or certain cards?
great question. I did not end up getting one because I went through the card shop and I don't believe I will get anything less than an 8 so I just went with the standard way of submitting. Whatever I get, I get.
They cut the card savers to get the cards out from what I’ve heard. It says on their website not to attach anything to the cards. 🤷🏼♂️
Hey Guess Who. Thanks for the tip. A few others pointed that out as well. I'll be sure to add that to an updated comment for new viewers. Have a great Sunday!
I really like all your videos man.
hey Ryan. Thanks man. Have a great NYE!
💯% I want the peel on the card!
oops. Well you probably won't want to buy my cards then haha
The Comeback Card Investor 🤷♂️ it’s all preferences. They def grade better without. I prefer my cards as they were out of the pack. But I have acquired some of both. Not always intentionally hahah
I’ve been loving SGC ... really believe their value will continue to rise. Their price is great and I really like the look of them. There is NO reason for PSA to be more expensive then the rest. I mean a little maybe BUT not drastic. Makes ZERO sense to me so I think there might be built in value of buying cards in SGC slabs due to thinking they will gain value in time themselves NEVERMIND the card inside
Interesting. I can see SGC going up in value for sure. I just wonder how long it will take. Personally, I like Beckett's slabs the most but who knows what will happen. Have a great Sunday, bro!
Preferably with the “Peel”..
Gotcha. Thanks for watching and the feedback, Emeka!
Great videos. Did the guy from the card shop do all the work? Or you had to submit them on PSA website and get all the paper work ready. Im looking to submit but really dont want to do the work on the website.
Hey Brandon. I entered the cards on The Bullpen's website and just dropped off. He has a sheet to print out and throw in my box but that's about it. Anything else, I'm clueless about. Just hoping he calls me saying my cards are ready in a few months. :)
Any reason the card savers are preferred over a top loader? Do they charge you to get them out like COMC ?
Hey Jay. I've heard PSA cuts the card out of the card saver which is much easier to cut than a top loader and I'm not sure of a surcharge. When I went through The Bullpen, they said I could leave the cards in top loaders, but that's probably just because they are nearby and have a good relationship with PSA.
I live in Long Beach. Would you happen to know a PSA submission area close by?
Well the PSA office is pretty close if you can book an appt to go in person, but The Bullpen by LAX shouldn't be that far of a drive considering traffic isn't nearly as bad as before.
@@TheComebackCardInvestor Thanks for that! Can you submit in person or have to mail?
can't wait to see the results
Yo Greenbay! Yeah man, hoping for 9's and 10's but I'm nervous. Will do a follow up video in probably...5 months haha
Did you put a minimum grade on your cards? I feel like I'd rather receive a raw card back than a slabbed PSA 8 (for the more recent stuff), that's a whole other thing for the vintage stuff.
Hey Maxime. For this submission, I didn't but yeah I agree. A modern era 8 hurts compared to selling raw where people can envision the card getting a 9.
When grading a Prizm. How much does a little surface issue bring it down? I find its the hardest thing to see on eBay.
Hey Jimbo. Great question. To be honest, I'm not sure. I'd ask an experienced grader. For me, any card I buy with the smallest flaw I assume will grade at a 9 and will only pay according to that. If you can look up PSA 10's and 9's of that card on completed sales on eBay to look in detail for any flaws, that may help. Have a great Sunday!
Uhhhhh anyone else notice the bird flying around at the 7:19 mark? 😂
lol I went back to look at it. I have no idea if that was a bug, a bird, a ghost, I don't know haha
The Comeback Card Investor it’s the PSA Fairy dropping off 10’s!
Lmao. I hope that fairy exists!
Do you consider psa 9s a good investment? Most 10s are out of my price range.
i think in most cases if a psa 10 doubles in price then so will the psa 9
I feel that 9's are a great investment as there are more buyers for them as opposed to the 10s. PSA and BGS.
Hey Tyson. Yeah I tend to agree. It's all about a trick down approach in my eyes. When 10's go absurd in price, 9's follow suit. when the multiplier of a 10:9 is crazy, 9s look like the better value. If the rations are close, then 10s have more upside...but it also matters the pop report and how easy a 10 is to get vs a 9
The Comeback Card Investor thanks!
Do you prefer the look of a Topps Finest card WITH or WITHOUT its protective film? Comment: PEEL or NO PEEL for what you prefer. ;)
I always peel it!!!
Without. Kobe rc usually has peel text covering his face. Just my preference
No Peel for sure. Coating looks tacky
Depends.
Peel for sure, but it gets less money. Like 15-24% less. Don’t know why people are willing to pay more for a card with the ugly peel on.
I thought you couldn’t drop off and pick up. If you can... that’s great. Can you confirm. I’m an hour away from them.
It used to be more common to be able to drop off, but now it's not. Hopefully in the future they will offer it again to locals, but Covide just screwed up all of that.
Thanks for responding... I’ll have to keep that in mind. I’d much rather drop off. I also like the idea of going to a card shop that submits. Thanks.
Brad: Do you get your cardsavers back from PSA?
no
How much do scratches effect the cards grade? I have a 2013 Giannis Monster box that has a small but deep scratch everything else is good tho
I would imagine A LOT! My guess is a 7-8 off the bat. Look up the condition of that card in a 6,7, 8 etc and see if you can find one in similar shape for reference
hey brad! did you get to check out melrose sports cards? and i didn't know about the bullpen until this video, i live about 5 mins away lol
hey Ryan. What's up man? Yeah I went and spoke to the owner. Definitely more of a "hip" vibe versus traditional card shops. Bull Pen is right there and they do monthly meetups with 40-50 people so once Covid dies down, hopefully they'll get back to that. I'm in Tampa for the next few weeks but hope to catch you at the Grove again!
Ya those chromes do curve alot
Hey Brad I’m thinking about getting my ufc cards graded very soon. So with psa it has to be bundles? I got about 3-4 cards I’m looking at. Minimum is 10 cards ,correct? This is my 1st time doing it. Feedback would be appreciated 🤟🏼
Yes sir brother we buccaneers fans
Yessir Tim! The Bucs look solid and getting better week by week. Just hoping we stay healthy.
"pound the like button?" LMAO... Yes sir, I shall :)
haha yes it worked! Thanks Yorgo
Do you use a third party submission or you do it yourself
Hey Josh. For this 1st time, I went through a card shop and paid $2 extra per card.
Is the card reveal video coming soon?
U answered my question lol
yep. Just give me....1/2 a year haha. Have a great Sunday, George!
good shit ty
OMG! I hope I never find pubes on my cards! LOL.
You probably have already but just didn't realize it lol
The tabs don’t don’t anything for you as they cut the card out instead. Also, if you’re a grader and have two identical cards, one with a tab and one without, and you give the person with tabs a 10 just because “they made your life “easier” instead of the one without, you probably SHOULDN’T be a grader. Yes, making people’s lives easier is common courtesy but that shouldn’t determine your grade 👍 Come on people been in the game too long. Do your research!
Thanks for your input!
Also, how did you get the name comeback?
I made it up! Comeback is a common term in sports and it describes my return to sports cards after 20ish years away :)
peel on and graded
what if the text on the peel is covering the player's face? Still peel?
Dude... that was not in the envelope right? That hair was too dark to be mine and you touched it to your head so....? Lol. There may have been a cat hair in there tho! Lol.
Hey, thanks for making me moderator. I feel so special🥴 lol
lmao! Wait...that hair wasn't yours?! haha I got that from my shower. My neighbor's husky probably added to that pile from when I pet her. Obviously, basic hygiene isn't really my thing! Yes, Brian, I have knighted you moderator. Now you have to pop the cyber zits on this channel. lol Hope to catch you in a bit :)
I use the card grading tool from gotbaseballcards.com it was about $25 and has the light, magnified, and built in measureing to check centering. very usefull
oh nice! Yeah someone else mentioned the centering tool so that would be clutch, especially for only $25. Thanks for the tip!
I got that same exact lighted magnified glass for $13 on Amazon. After I saw the one on got baseball cards.com I thought I should check Amazon and glad I did 😎🤓
Something weird happened in the video...I am now a Bucs fan...WTF?!?😉
It's working! mwhahahaha ;)
PSA saw this video and they mess you up.😂
lol probably.
I can tell you one way you messed up and it's a biggie. Don't use your eye to judge centering! Big NO NO! If I had a nickel for every PSA return video I watched and the guy says "it looked centered to me". You need a centering grading tool. They are around $16-$20. Measure every single card. Top to bottom, left to right. Same on the back. I won't send any card in to be graded if it's not at least 55/45--54/46--56/44 all the way. Those ratios above are roughly 1 millimeter off 50/50. That means anything 2 millimeters off 50/50 does not get submitted. You think your eye is good enough to discern the difference between 1-2 millimeters?
I'm the 🐐 so yes I could...but where would one find such a tool?
@@tradecardgoat221 It's called Grademaster. Ebay
Just bought one on eBay for a total of $18 shipped. Thank you for the tip!
Hey Kurtis. Thanks for that pro tip. That's gold! I'll look into that for sure!
@@kurtisviktor3286 I appreciate the wisdom sir!
peel on
no peel
I'm the same way.....no card condom for me ;)
I hate seeing the peel on graded cards, it doesn't fit the design and it meant to be removed IMO
pubes* I hate seeing them too....
yeah I'm in the same boat. Raw and peel it's ok because you can still remove. A peel on a graded card just takes away the shine
lol Yorgo. I'll take peel> pubes
Has anyone ever told you that you look like Tom brady? But even more attractive? Is that why you're a buccaneers fan, due to TB12?
🤣🤣🤣
BITCOIN FOR LIFE!
haha thanks. No I've never heard TB but I'm flattered. I was a Bucs fan ever since I was a kid so when Tom is gone, I'll still cheer for my Bucs. :)
Go Bucs @10:53
you know it!!! #TB12
Hehehe
Idk how I feel about a good looking guy tellin me about TCGs. Will you gain 100lbs and get a little acne?
Sorry man but you wrong for selling Kobe cards after his deaf.
I respect your opinion.
Peel it off!
that's right! No card condoms for us haha
Peel!
I guess I shouldn't have taken so many off then lol
Peel off !
I agree. No card condom ;)
please let us no your results!!
Will do. It just might be like half a year from now haha
Can't wait until the market crashes again and you all move on to beanie babies
If beanie babies could drop triple doubles on TNT, it would be game over! haha Have a great Sunday
The tasteless starter surgically pedal because belief seemingly ask except a shy chick. mysterious, magical microwave
my thoughts exactly
Cringe
I heard raw cards in good condition can still be plenty valuable but anything less than a PSA 10 could be less valuable than a good raw card. Is this true? It makes me very nervous to even try to getting anything graded.
Peel!
even if it's graded, you like the peel?
The Comeback Card Investor if I had to submit I would peel. Only because I think it improves my chances.
I would prefer to buy a non peeled 10 tho.
I don’t trust my eye with the peel on.