PSA - The early years
RonSportscards
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Going through my stuff, I came across some PSA items I kept when I first became a member back in the 1996.
Here is a letter they sent, talking about their new service, Minimum Grade.
If the card didn't meet the Min grade, they would call you to explain why.
Can you imagine that today? LOL
PSA did have transparency...at one time.
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Also have the first 4 issues of PSA Grading Report "magazine".
I wonder how many of these still exist.
Kinda want to encapsulate them.
Gotta love the PSA Scoreboard on the cover.
7275 cards graded in 1 month. LMAO
What is it today? Half a million? A million?
Lastly, my well worn PSA Sportscard Market Report price guide.
If only you could go back and buy at those prices, knowing what you know today.
(I no longer have the POP Report book they gave to members. I remember that only members could look up the POP reports using that book. Of course, with the internet now, it's widely available.)
Ahh yes back in the day when wannabe big shots were over spending thousands on "Low Pop" commons nobody ever heard of to build their sets.
thank you for posting those. i love old hobby periodicals. it is such a tease though. i just get into the article and only have the front page
George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.
These are fun to look at. Thanks for posting!
Nic
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In all PSA 8? 😂
"I spent 50% of my money on alcohol, women, and gambling. The other half I wasted.
Yes my rookie year here I called some guy out for spending and then boasting about winning a 7k PSA 8 common off ebay, I nearly got run out of town on a rail but I got the last laugh when the same card could have been had about a year or so later for less than $400
I like that term. My rookie year here was 2007.