required membership costing PSA customers?
wallst32
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I had several cards I felt were worthy of grading several years ago and decided to join PSA. Over the course of the next year, I submitted pretty much all of these cards.
But after my membership expired, I acquired some cards in packs that I also wanted graded. It's only a handful of cards (2 85D Clemens, 96F Kobe, 94SP A-Rod, 87F Bonds, 01UD Pujols). I have no idea if and when I will acquire more "gradeable" cards, so the PSA membership fee did not make sense for me, and I made my first submission to BGS.
You could say my small volume is not worth PSA's time, but multiply that by all the collectors in my situation. But there are also going to be collectors new to grading who only want to send a small portion of cards first before feeling comfortable with sending in more cards ( this is how I started with PSA). They might not want to committ to the membership fee, trying another service, and if they are happy with it, they will stick to it in the future.
But after my membership expired, I acquired some cards in packs that I also wanted graded. It's only a handful of cards (2 85D Clemens, 96F Kobe, 94SP A-Rod, 87F Bonds, 01UD Pujols). I have no idea if and when I will acquire more "gradeable" cards, so the PSA membership fee did not make sense for me, and I made my first submission to BGS.
You could say my small volume is not worth PSA's time, but multiply that by all the collectors in my situation. But there are also going to be collectors new to grading who only want to send a small portion of cards first before feeling comfortable with sending in more cards ( this is how I started with PSA). They might not want to committ to the membership fee, trying another service, and if they are happy with it, they will stick to it in the future.
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I never fully understood the membership requirement. But it being PSA (the Leader) I decided to at least test it out. I think I will end up like you.
At no price, even free, would I submit anything to BGS regardless.
I still don't agree with having to pay for the Pop report if other grading companies give it out for free. The SMR is a guide so yea...pay for that but if the pop report was free it would entice more bidding with newer interest to PSA (those guys who only submit a few cards a year etc)
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