Anyone in the World Series of Grading?

Cubfan

I cant make it to the National, but was wondering if any of you have signed up for the World Series of Grading contest PSA is sponsoring?




Keith

Scumbi

I would enter, but so far I'm 0 for 1500 guessing the right grade on the slabs I have at home. I don't think I'm going to be ready in time. However, I am holding my own contest in which people try and guess the SAT answers of a legitimate village idiot. This last sentence may be interpreted as a metaphor for the Grading World Series or it might be taken as some odd sentence that a lawn gnome typed in while I was peeing. I don't think PSA is going to have a hard time growing this event from year one to year two. When you start at zero with fifteen drop-outs, you only need zero with fourteen drop-outs the second year to advertise a great success.

I think the old carnival dunk machine with graders sitting in would generate well over a million dollars.

S.

iamthegreatcornholio

<< <i>I think the old carnival dunk machine with graders sitting in would generate well over a million dollars. >>

hojodojonono

I'm sponsoring a mule named Gus. You show him a card and he taps out the grade number with his foot. If he craps the card has been doctored.

KING KELLOGG

I'm not a drop out..........


I will be in the friendly competition and help represent the folks of this board........



Wish me luck.




Larry

Cubfan

Now we are talking!!!!! Atta boy King!!!!!!!!!

Come on all of you others. We cant start making the odds until we know more of the contestants .





Keith

qualitycards

I might make a go of it as well, will have to stop by the PSA booth and if a time slot is convienient WTF, I could use $1250 ...jay

Scumbi

I think those entering are making a big mistake. You're going to sit down with cards that aren't your own. Then, what? No holders. Just raw cards. All of a sudden you're going to feel a certain kinship with the guys who have reduced your retirement fund in half. When you finally do grade, you'll be overly conservative so you don't stand out. I'm willing to bet 90% of the contestants undergrade which will play right into PSA's hands. They are going to seem like church angels when you see the inflated grades the cards received. It's called a "PR Stunt".

At the end of the day, PSA will own all your butts. Some will be so hypnotized they will turn in their PSA 8s to be reslabbed as PSA 7s. Like Hannibal Lecter says, "Ask Marcus Aurelius of everything". What is it in itself? Why this contest? Is it to help charity? No. Is the first prize money going to change anyone's life like winning the lottery? No. Will it effectively shut up every single complaining submitter that enters the contest? Yes. Remember, first prize means you grade most like a PSA grader. Is that something to brag to your friends about?

pandrews

<< <i>Remember, first prize means you grade most like a PSA grader. Is that something to brag to your friends about? >>



my friends wouldn't know what the hell a PSA grader is..

marz

Lar, did you get the loupes? I also unregistered the Fisk for you!

B







<< <i>I'm not a drop out..........


I will be in the friendly competition and help represent the folks of this board........



Wish me luck.




Larry >>

Stone193

<< <i>Remember, first prize means you grade most like a PSA grader. >>


S
Let's talk about how to become a genuine PSA "Master grader" - 10 cards, 10 marbles:
1. put 10 marbles in mouth
2. commence to gradin'
3. everytime you finish gradin' one, spit a marble out
4. when you have LOST ALL YOUR MARBLES, you're a "Master Grader"

Stone

Scumbi

Stone,

No need for that promised PSA At Work film they were planning to produce now that you've spilled the marbles.

Also, I hear Mike Baker has entered because the rent is due. My guess is Varner et al. will be there in cheerleader outfits filling out his family box.

Best,

Scum

mikeschmidt

<< <i>

Also, I hear Mike Baker has entered because the rent is due. >>



Dang, Scumbi - I'm trying to work here. People look at me all funny when I laugh out loud at my computer. (Especially when I know I couldn't relate the story to them....)

HartlandMan

I'm in.

I want the t-shirt.

dude

I can't participate since I'm not going to be there. It's a shame that it's not free, if not mandatory for all PSA submitters. I'd love to see how some people, whom I won't mention, would do on this test.

hojodojonono

The art to grading is looking at a card with no emotion or agenda and placing a grade on the card that 99% of the hobby would agree with. It's not about busting balls or being overly generous, it's looking at a card unemotionally and placing a grade on it. Non-professional graders are most generous grading their cards and most brutal when grading cards owned by others. So to do well in a grading contest it's about being fair and honest and not like the 1% who just want to bust balls.

dude

I can just see it now. The people who did poorly on their grading scores will be screaming, "I got the Score Keeper of Death!"

Stone193

<< <i>The people who did poorly on their grading scores will be screaming, "I got the Score Keeper of Death!" >>


Dude
With that type of excitement who else to host the event than Mr. Shop at Home himself - direct from his current gig with TNA Wrestling - Don West!

purelyPSA

I can't participate since I'm not going to be there. It's a shame that it's not free, if not mandatory for all PSA submitters. I'd love to see how some people, whom I won't mention, would do on this test.