Will PSA grade Exquisite cards?

ctsoxfan

I don't recall this asked before, but I have acquired a few nice Exquisite basketball cards. Even the base cards are really thick, and I am not sure if they are too thick to holder. Has anyone seen a graded example on Ebay yet, or know the answer? Thanks!

envoy98

All the base cards are 120pt. I have had every card over 55pt IIRC returned to me ungradable. They won't grade 03 SP Authentic patch cards and those are 120pt, so my guess is that they won't grade exquisite either.

ctsoxfan

Thanks, the more I look at these cards, the less likely I think that PSA would try to grade them. It would seem as if they would have to force them into their holder, which I of course do not want. Too bad, I really like some of these, and storing them in PSA slabs is consistent with the rest of my collection.

envoy98

Yeah, it is kind of a bummer. I know <cough>GAI<cough> can holder some pretty thick cards but I don't know if they can do Exquisite yet. When I talked to Steve Rocchi at the KC show he said they could/would be able to do the 01 SP Authentic (I was looking at a vick auto/patch) and nobody else can. The only ones the other guys (bgs/sgc/psa) could do was up to 55 pt I think.

Anyway, it's a bummer, I'm not sure how well some of them would grade though, the thick cards like that tend to have some separation of layers, especially on the corners. A high grade might actually improve the value substantially.

ctsoxfan

That is exactly what I was thinking. I have a really nice Bosh RC /25, and I would like to holder it. The corners are sharp as can be. I have a few patch and jersey cards from Exquisite, and cannot say the same about them (the corners on a few look like they are "peeling"). You would think at this price point UD wouldn't let a single card go that wasn't pristine. Remember, in their mind, they are selling these cards for $100 a piece, though now the 5 card pack hovers around $650.00. Guess they will have to stay in snap tight holders...