What should I do...

Spigrimace

Sometimes PSA grades make you frown as you thought your card was better than the grade it got, but there are times you get a better grade than expected. This one was obvious. I sent a 1950 Bowman Leo Durocher which had a big bad blotchy red print mark on it, the lower right corner came to a rounded corner but the top layer of paper on that corner was missing and the back was somewhat yellowed. I was expecting a 4 and got a 6 (EX-MT). This card should not be associated with the word mint! lol. Do I send it back to PSA? Do I sell on eBay so some unsuspecting schlep who may buy a super low 6? Going with today's attitude genre, do I ask PSA to take responsibility and fire whom graded the card? lol. I'm thinking of donating it and taking the SMR value as a deduction as screwing the tax man a little doesn't make me feel guilty while screwing a good-faith customer does make me feel bad.

I really believe that PSA does have the strictest grading standards (at times maybe toooo strict! lol). It's practices really compliment the eBay business model and helps a buyer who cannot physically look at the card first-hand make a confident purchase due to the goodwill PSA brings. That helps sellers do more business. If I sell this card on eBay, I feel it's a demerit on that trust system.

What would you do?

fsjeter

My advice is to sell it if you don't need it. Just make sure that your description is an accurate representation of the card (not so much that it won't sell, just enough so the buyer won't be surprised or outraged when they get it).

Happy Collecting!!!

phreakydancin

I'd list it with a scan that clearly shows the flaws, and let the buyers decide. It's up to them whether they are buying the card or the slab.

ctsoxfan

I agree with both of those statements. I would make sure not to hide the flaws in the scan (or description), but all you are doing is selling a card graded by someone else's standards, not your own. It may have gotten the 6 because of other factors, but whatever the reason, as long as the buyer is not suprised, you are doing nothing wrong.