Renamed: take the bad with the good?

MorrellMan

I can't for the life of me figure this out - I finally sent in my 6 free grades and I'm please with MOST of the results. Sent in a '59 Morrell Snider that got a 6 (to upgrade my set) and I got 8s on 3 '56 Gum Adventure boxers. I figured the Snider for a 6 and thought at least one of the boxers would 9, but I'm satisfied. But this one, I don't know. I expected 5/6 and it came back 2! I've examined it up and down, over and over - no creases, no wrinkles, no marks, no pin holes, just a solid card with a bit of wear at the corners, but they still all come to a point, even under a 10X loupe. I'm thinking it must be a mistake - I sent in 3 cards (2 on a different submission) and the other 2, which IMHO weren't as nice, both got 5s! I guess my question is, what would y'all do? All my kitchen knives are dull, so slitting my wrists ain't an option. Do I crack and resubmit or call PSA?

WinPitcher

Dunno Mark, I got a good 2 on a 49 bowman J Robby card that i thought was a 4 maybe a 5. i was just happy it didnt come back as altered so I just blew it off. it is the nicest 2 u will ever see though!

bill7549

Just resubmit it. Who knows, the grader that graded this card may have had a temporary case of cataracts or something that day. To me, the card looks like a 5 at least.

DirtyHarry

Too many men doing kiss-ey face? Great card though, never knew of this set and looks like at least a 5er to me.

murcerfan

Darth's a homophobe............

Ripken

I keep hearing responses about "well, better resubmit...the grader had an off day". I think this is the gist of what some of the complaints have been on this board lately. No, we don't expect perfection from PSA. And yes, it is somewhat of a subjective process (-- somewhat---there are rather strict guidelines spelled out for what constitutes a 6, 7, 8, 9 etc). But there are WAY too many people who have very legitimate complaints about undergrading. If I pay for a service, I expect consistency and accuracy the lion's share of the time. Resubmitting as often as we're told to do by other posters or the company itself, just feeds the beast. Do it right the first time. It shouldn't be that hard.

scottsusor

<< <i>Resubmitting as often as we're told to do by other posters or the company itself, just feeds the beast. >>


Hear! Hear!

Scott

DirtyHarry

Naysayers - see post on this same forum (grillo-dealer submissions).

PlayBall

MorrellMan,

Looking at the scan of the back, it looks like (from the scan anyway) there is some scuffing about half-way up the card on the right. The area that reads "...forced Augie Galan to fly out. Hack died on third. It was Goose Goslin, who came through in the Tiger ninth to score Mickey Cochrane from second with the winning run...." appears to be rubbed off. If this is the case, that would account for the 2 grade. The bold is the letters (area) in question.

Note: It could just be the scan, since other areas kinda look similarly funky.

MorrellMan

Thanks everyone for the input; and especially Bernie. That might be the deal. In any event, I'm going to take WinPitcher's approach - this'll be the nicest 2 I've ever seen and I'll love it anyway. Life's too short!

qualitycards

Check above Goose's head for a pin hole or an indentation. That could be the culprit...jay