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olb31
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I think you said you can submit cards for "Review" ($10 each) to see which ones have a chance at a sticker. They look at them and tell you to mail the cards that look like they warrant a sticker to them ($20 more). Do I have this correct?
Thanks for your time on this.
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Yes, you can submit for a digital review either immediately (~2 hours for $25) or regularly (2 days for $10). The payment ($10 or $25) is credited towards an in-hand review for a gold, silver or bronze diamond. I have $360 in credits currently at MBA. I can’t wait…so I always choose the quick turnaround. The final charge depends on the value of the card if stickered minus the credit. If not stickered, the charge is $100 minus the credit.
Nothing is guaranteed of course until they see the card in person.....great biz model!
Don’t understand your point. The online review is designed to expedite the process and eliminate cards that won’t pass, and this helps speed up the process when people take submissions in person since there’s no reason to submit a card if it won’t get a label. How many people send cards into PSA thinking they’re gonna get a PSA 8, and imagine if they submitted it online for a review and saw where it was only gonna get a 6 they would hold their submission. This would eliminate a lot of excessive submissions and speed up the process.
so $100 if you get turned down per card?
I had Mike review 6 cards at the National in 2023. 4 of those were sold in April and May HA auctions. HA sends cards out to Mike for review to increase prices realized. They pay for it.
4 of those same cards got stickers. 3 silver and a gold.
I had a question on the card that got a gold when he rejected it at the National. I came back to pick them up and was a bit disappointed…. And I asked about the one and Mike came out of his hut and gave me a detailed explanation.
The slabs looked more expensive with the stickers.
Yes, no sticker is $100 minus $10 or $25 credits per card.
thanks so much for the clarification
I have had the same experience and PSA could take a page out of MBA’s book. Having someone that can and more importantly is willing to engage customers and give explanations is a great value added benefit. Getting a grade you did not expect is one thing, but having them show you the flaw and explain it is a big deal and good business.
That’s fair. It was just odd to me that Mike explained that the card’s flaws were objective technically when I asked as an individual. But later when submitted by HA the same card received a gold. I appreciated the extra $12K realized but it sure seems fishy.
That seems right on brand, actually.