Are PSA Cards Designed to Be Loose in Their Holders?

JeterFan48 · October 14, 2021 4:57PM

Hello,

I recently received my first PSA graded collectible, and I didn't hold back -- I invested in a Derek Jeter rookie card worth thousands.

However, when the card arrived in the mail, I was shocked to see it loose and able to move around from side to side inside its case.

The card is a 1993 Jeter rookie with regular baseball card dimensions. There looks to be about a 1/4 of an inch spare space and the card can be tilted to go hard up against either of those four walls.

I've taken a look around and have seen some threads created about this topic, but I'm hoping for a very credible and authoritative source to help me out and confirm whether this is normal or a problem please, because I can't find a straight answer anywhere -- not one that gives me any confidence.

I do own another Jeter rookie which is graded by Beckett and it doesn't move at all.

Thanks in advance

P.S. I have apparently posted in a US coin category. It was unintentional. My apologies. I will try to resolve that as soon as possible. If a moderator could help me out that would be great. I'm looking for the baseball card section.