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bruins20
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i made it to assembly....yes yes yes...how much longer you think???
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I have one that hit assembly over a month ago. Still in QA 2. Still may be a while.
dang.......progress is very slow
They're being held up in containers in the Port of Los Angeles!!! LOL
I'm in QA1. My understanding from the notes is that means they are already sealed in the slabs and it will just mean one person has to double check the grades, then it goes to another person who makes sure labels are not incorrect. Anyone have an estimate of how long it takes from here. Cant tell you when it went it to QA1 because I tried to stop checking daily. Seems like it was at the grading stage for 4-6 months. But it moved from Grading to Step 5 to Step 6 reasonably quick. Because I stopped checking for two weeks and never saw it hit step 5. I submitted exactly 14 months ago.
Couldn't find the thread where people were reporting grades. Thought the title referenced Complete Through Date. Maybe blocked? Anyway, mine was a 14 monther so thought this fit. I started out with mixed emotions. But think I've decided I'm pleased. Especially after hearing horror stories of people waiting more than a year and getting horrendous results. I am disappointed with quite a few of these. But maybe not horribly disappointed. Not outraged. And happy about enough that it balances out more to the side of putting a smile on my face. It definitely puts me in a place to ponder a lot. This submission feels like a winner because it was $12 a card. Even at $20 a card, this is probably a loser. So if it ever did get back to $20, at that point I would have to be very selective. There is probably just a certain type of card that I would not submit again, even if another company was operating with a $15 fee. Pro Set Joe Gibbs and Buddy Ryan days are most likely over.
I think this works because I can look down a list and feel like man, these 4 stink and if the fifth is fine, okay. That works for me. For $12 a card. There are 105 cards here and I felt like 27 of them will be cards I like and value in my collection. It makes me wish that there was a place you could take some of these cards that you could get 2 to 8 dollars for and just shove them in a machine like those ones at the grocery store where your coins turn into a certificate and you can go to the cashier and get dollars. Looking over these again though, I appreciate that there are not many abysmal ones. But you know, there is no space in the house for a PSA 6 1989 Pro Set Sterling Sharpe. Saw something on another site, maybe it was for comic books and you suggest your minimum grade and if it's not reached, you pay a reject fee of and they just give it back. I kind of think that could work here. Sometimes, let's save the plastic. Enough to know it's an 8, not a 10. You tried. No slab needed.
Looking over these again, I feel like most only missed by one grade but it's an important grade. 1987 Topps and 1989 Pro Set in 8 or 9 is kind of eh.
My faves here are the 75 Bretts. I did feel like they were 7s in 2020 and 2021 but heard some were very surprised by grades post-tsunami. I was on some but think I can live it. I thought the 87 Topps Tiffany had some 10s. But it's okay to miss there. Love the 1984 Nestle PSA 10 Strawberry, the Larry Walker 90 Leaf PSA 10. As a group the most pleasant surprise was the Garbage Pail Kids. I had kind of lost interest in them. But right before I submitted I got into them. Think those did a lot better than I expected which I can't say about too many other groups. 1994 Stadium Club Bowman's Best refractors are cards I absolutely love and usually three 10s out of the batch would be great but one is Jeff Blake and one is Gus Frerotte. Ha ha. So wish Marino or Montana could have earned that. But 9s are a solid grade for those, especially at $12. Cool to get a couple Marvel stickers as 9s. 72 PSA 7 Aaron works for me. Did not think it was magnificent looking.
Have a $50 a card sub in the works so hopefully those are a little closer to expectations or more pleasant surprises. I'd like to think so since those were very carefully chosen feeling they were the best I had and could not miss the mark. Can try to post some pics of these when they come in on Monday.
Line # Item # Cert # Grade Description Type
1 1 58240083 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1987 Topps 366 Mark McGwire Card
2 1 58240084 MINT 9 1987 Topps 366 Mark McGwire Card
3 1 58240085 MINT 9 1987 Topps 366 Mark McGwire Card
4 1 58240086 MINT 9 1987 Topps 170 Bo Jackson Future Stars Card
5 1 58240087 GEM MINT 10 1987 Topps 648 Barry Larkin Card
6 1 58240088 GEM MINT 10 1987 Topps 648 Barry Larkin Card
7 1 58240089 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1987 Topps Tiffany 150 Wade Boggs Card
8 1 58240090 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1987 Topps Tiffany 340 Roger Clemens Card
9 1 58240091 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1987 Topps Tiffany 200 Pete Rose Card
10 1 58240092 MINT 9 1987 Donruss 502 David Cone Card
11 1 58240093 GEM MINT 10 1990 Leaf 325 Larry Walker Card
12 1 58240094 MINT 9 1990 Leaf 359 Deion Sanders Card
13 1 58240095 MINT 9 1990 Leaf 359 Deion Sanders Card
14 1 58240096 GEM MINT 10 1990 Leaf 359 Deion Sanders Card
15 1 58240097 NEAR MINT 7 1975 Topps 228 George Brett Card
16 1 58240098 EXCELLENT-MINT 6 1975 Topps 228 George Brett Card
17 1 58240099 NEAR MINT 7 1975 Topps 228 George Brett Card
18 1 58240100 MINT 9 1989 Score 13 Dan Marino Card
19 1 58240101 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1989 Score 1 Joe Montana Card
20 1 58240102 MINT 9 1989 Score 221 Jerry Rice Card
21 1 58240103 MINT 9 1989 Score 279 J.Montana/J.Rice Card
22 1 58240104 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1994 Bowman's Best 41 Johnny Damon Blue Refractor Card
23 1 58240105 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1994 Bowman's Best 19 Billy Wagner Blue Refractor Card
24 1 58240106 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1994 Bowman's Best 55 Frank Thomas Red Refractor Card
25 1 58240107 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1994 Bowman's Best 76 Larry Walker Red Refractor Card
26 1 58240108 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1995 Stadium Club 579 Michael Strahan 1st Day Issue Card
27 1 58240109 MINT 9 1995 Stadium Club 597 Shannon Sharpe 1st Day Issue Card
28 1 58240110 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1980 Topps 77 Dave Stieb Card
29 1 58240111 NEAR MINT 7 1980 Topps 300 Ron Guidry Card
30 1 58240112 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1980 Topps 133 Jerry Turner Card
31 1 58240113 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1980 Topps 526 Phillies Team Mgr. Dallas Green Card
32 1 58240114 NEAR MINT 7 1980 Topps 482 Rickey Henderson Card
33 1 58240115 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1980 Topps 720 Carl Yastrzemski Card
34 1 58240116 MINT 9 1980 Topps 544 Rick Sutcliffe Card
35 1 58240117 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1980 Topps 73 Dave Collins Card
36 1 58240118 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1980 Topps 314 Tim Stoddard Card
37 1 58240119 EXCELLENT 5 1978 Topps 40 Lyle Alzado All-Pro Card
38 1 58240120 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1995 Finest 162 Kevin Mawae Refractor w/Coating Card
39 1 58240121 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1995 Finest 125 Marshall Faulk w/Coating Card
40 1 58240122 MINT 9 1986 Donruss 39 Jose Canseco Card
41 1 58240123 MINT 9 1995 Collector's Choice Se 160 Tony Gwynn Gold Signature Card
42 1 58240124 GEM MINT 10 1995 Collector's Choice 235 Frank Thomas Gold Signature Card
43 1 58240125 EXCELLENT-MINT 6 1995 Collector's Choice Se 157 Mike Mussina Gold Signature Card
44 1 58240126 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1985 Leaf 38 Orel Hershiser Card
45 1 58240127 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1995 Pacific Prisms Red Hot Stars 8 Jerry Rice Card
46 1 58240128 MINT 9 2015 Topps Archives Will Ferrell WF-1 Will Ferrell Card
47 1 58240129 NEAR MINT 7 1989 Fleer 616 Bill Ripken FF Error Card
48 1 58240130 NEAR MINT 7 1975 Topps 622 Rookie Outfielders Card
49 1 58240131 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1987 Donruss Box Panels-Hand Cut PC-12 Jose Canseco Card
50 1 58240132 MINT 9 2017 Panini Contenders Draft Picks Passing Grades 5 Patrick Mahomes II Card
51 1 58240133 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1985 Topps 181 Roger Clemens Card
52 1 58240134 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1989 Pro Set 486 Deion Sanders Card
53 1 58240135 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1989 Pro Set 486 Deion Sanders Card
54 1 58240136 MINT 9 1989 Pro Set 486 Deion Sanders Card
55 1 58240137 EXCELLENT-MINT 6 1989 Pro Set 550 Sterling Sharpe Card
56 1 58240138 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1989 Pro Set 354 Rod Woodson Card
57 1 58240139 MINT 9 1989 Pro Set 494 Barry Sanders Card
58 1 58240140 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1989 Pro Set 498 Derrick Thomas Card
59 1 58240141 MINT 9 1989 Pro Set 440 Joe Gibbs Card
60 1 58240142 MINT 9 1989 Pro Set 89 Michael Irvin Card
61 1 58240143 GEM MINT 10 1989 Pro Set 492 Steve Atwater Card
62 1 58240144 EXCELLENT-MINT 6 1989 Pro Set 327 Buddy Ryan Card
63 1 58240145 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1989 Pro Set 490 Troy Aikman Card
64 1 58240146 MINT 9 1989 Pro Set 225 Don Shula Card
65 1 58240147 MINT 9 1989 Pro Set 98 Jimmy Johnson Card
66 1 58240148 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1989 Pro Set 114 Dan Reeves Card
67 1 58240149 MINT 9 1994 Stadium Club Bowman's Best 8 John Elway Black Refractor Card
68 1 58240150 MINT 9 1994 Stadium Club Bowman's Best 11 Sterling Sharpe Black Refractor Card
69 1 58240151 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1994 Stadium Club Bowman's Best 2 Deion Sanders Black Refractor Card
70 1 58240152 MINT 9 1994 Stadium Club Bowman's Best 4 Dan Marino Black Refractor Card
71 1 58240153 MINT 9 1994 Stadium Club Bowman's Best 15 Steve Young Black Refractor Card
72 1 58240154 GEM MINT 10 1994 Stadium Club Bowman's Best 7 Michael Irvin Black Refractor Card
73 1 58240155 MINT 9 1994 Stadium Club Bowman's Best 17 Joe Montana Black Refractor Card
74 1 58240156 GEM MINT 10 1994 Stadium Club Bowman's Best 5 Jeff Blake Blue Refractor Card
75 1 58240157 MINT 9 1994 Stadium Club Bowman's Best 13 Troy Aikman Black Refractor Card
76 1 58240158 GEM MINT 10 1994 Stadium Club Bowman's Best 4 Gus Frerotte Blue Refractor Card
77 1 58240159 MINT 9 1984 Topps Nestle Hand Cut 690 Jack Clark Card
78 1 58240160 MINT 9 1984 Topps Nestle Hand Cut 740 Tom Seaver Card
79 1 58240161 MINT 9 1984 Topps Nestle Hand Cut 1 Steve Carlton Card
80 1 58240162 GEM MINT 10 1984 Topps Nestle Hand Cut 710 AL Active Career Batting Leaders Card
81 1 58240163 MINT 9 1984 Topps Nestle Hand Cut 707 NL Active Career Strikeout Leaders Card
82 1 58240164 MINT 9 1984 Topps Nestle Hand Cut 702 NL Active Career Hit Leaders Card
83 1 58240165 MINT 9 1984 Topps Nestle Hand Cut 754 Kent Tekulve Card
84 1 58240166 GEM MINT 10 1984 Topps Nestle Hand Cut 182 Darryl Strawberry Card
85 1 58240167 MINT 9 1976 Super Heroes Stickers DR. Strange Card
86 1 58240168 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1976 Super Heroes Stickers Bucky Card
87 1 58240169 MINT 9 1976 Super Heroes Stickers the Human Torch Card
88 1 58240170 EXCELLENT 5 1976 Super Heroes Stickers the Human Torch Card
89 1 58240171 EXCELLENT-MINT 6 1976 Super Heroes Stickers Thor Card
90 1 58240172 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1976 Super Heroes Stickers Thor Card
91 1 58240173 MINT 9 1976 Super Heroes Stickers Volstagg Card
92 1 58240174 EXCELLENT-MINT 6 1976 Super Heroes Stickers Red Sonja Card
93 1 58240175 NEAR MINT 7 1976 Super Heroes Stickers Luke Cage Card
94 1 58240176 NEAR MINT 7 1976 Super Heroes Stickers the Thing Card
95 1 58240177 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1985 Garbage Pail Kids Stickers 70b Foul Phil Glossy Card
96 1 58240178 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1985 Garbage Pail Kids Stickers 2B Ray Decay Card
97 1 58240179 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1985 Garbage Pail Kids Stickers 46a Rappin' Ron Glossy-Fran Fran Checklist Card
98 1 58240180 MINT 9 1985 Garbage Pail Kids Stickers 47a Disgustin’ Justin Glossy-Schizo Fran Checklist Card
99 1 58240181 MINT 9 1985 Garbage Pail Kids Stickers 57b Dead Fred Glossy Card
100 1 58240182 MINT 9 1985 Garbage Pail Kids Stickers 46b Ray Gun Glossy-Fran Fran Checklist Card
101 1 58240183 MINT 9 1985 Garbage Pail Kids Stickers 41b Joltin' Joe Card
102 1 58240184 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1985 Garbage Pail Kids Stickers 49a Double Heather Glossy Card
103 1 58240185 NEAR MINT 7 1986 Garbage Pail Kids Stickers 105a Juicy Jessica Card
104 1 58240186 NEAR MINT 7 1985 Garbage Pail Kids Stickers 5B Jay Decay Checklist Card
105 1 58240187 NEAR MINT 7 1972 Topps 299 Hank Aaron Card
Turnaround times are laughable at this point. They have actually slowed down. I don't care what ownership promises....it's a joke now. I will not be subbing anymore, at least until they get their pop tarts squared away,
PSA has, or had, that option. Some major submitters take advantage of that option because, as you say, who needs a PSA 6 1989 Pro Set Sterling Sharpe? Easier to sell it raw or just throw it away.
@UlyssesExtravaganza BTW, here is the thread you were looking for: https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1043831/grade-poppage-thread-through-date-estimation#latest
Coffee table coaster? Could be a great conversation starter
I had a whole set of PSA coasters in the man cave ....Rusty Kuntz, Dick Pole, Lance Johnson, et al....Wifey tossed them all after a while...LOL
No wonder that PSA can’t handle the load. People paying to get worthless cards slabbed. They had no choice but to stop taking orders and raise prices. We brought it on ourselves and need to take the blame.
Thanks. I dont know how I missed it. Think I'm getting old. I aged a lot in the 14 months since I first submitted these. 😂