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Thanks for the breakdown. I have been curious how the tariff would work, but if it's implemented on everything when you cross back into Canada (via the duties), then I see how it's extremely cost-prohibitive to acquire anything in the US. My hope was that the tariff was going to be something that was targeted, like applied to certain goods, but not all.

Admittedly, I choose not to listen to the news too much, so I'm only superficially aware of what's happening, but not the details. I have enough in my own world to worry about to where I don't need to get worked up over something I cannot control.

@pengvin67 said:

@ElMagoStrikeZone said:
Here's an example of what could be inherently bad about allowing a PSA card to be sold as graded even though it's WRONG. This 1973 Topps Jack Youngblood PSA 9 Rookie card is a tough grab. They don't come up for sale very often. Regrettably, this card has a water stain at the bottom which is quite visible to me. I would have bid on this card, but now, no way. It's a lie. I hope that the authenticator rejects it if it gets that far.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/167365998013

This is the type of situation that I didn't want to be part of. It feels wrong to me personally but I wouldn't blame the seller either for selling the card as is. This is a very fine line to talk. But for me, if PSA wants the responsibility to evaluate cards, they should be accountable for obvious situations like this. They get compensated very well for their services.

I wish you well when you talk to the rep. I hope for a positive response on your behalf.

@ElMagoStrikeZone said:
That's.....odd.

I didn't want to divert too far from the original intent of this thread. But, it seems that based on information provided here, PSA needs to find a method of taking greater accountability for errors they make. The cards being allowed to enter the marketplace with such flaws might upset the actual holders of legitimately graded cards if the values go down.

This hits the nail on the head for me. I actually don't want to sell these types of cards and put them in the wild to be criticized. I think It's an embarrassing situation for PSA when stuff like this happens. Since I do own hundreds of PSA cards, it's in my best interest to protect PSA from embarrassment and ridicule. If the company doesn't have character or integrity, then what value will they have in the long run. I think PSA has had enough scandal and moments for hobbyists to question the value of PSA. But they turn around and want to shaft me on the back end. Doesn't make sense to me.

Here is the actual PSA scan of the Youngblood card, notice how high the brightness is turned up much higher than any of their other scans....

Here is another PSA scan from the same set....