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PSA Review of PSA Graded Card

shagrotn77shagrotn77 Posts: 5,585 ✭✭✭✭
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I have a PSA 8 that I think has a strong shot at a straight PSA 9. Can I send the card in to PSA for review in the holder, or do I have to crack it out? If it's the latter, I'd probably just keep the 8.
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  • kehfeekehfee Posts: 53
    I guess I could of went and looked to see if PSA had a regrade option on their prices. I do know SGC has a regrade option however so it's not impossible that PSA has one either.
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  • A761506A761506 Posts: 1,309 ✭✭✭
    No chance PSA offers a regrade option unless someone wants a downgrade. If someone has a card that is unmarketable in the current holder due to damage the card sustained since being holder, for instance, a card they graded a PSA 8 but has been exposed to significant sunlight which has faded and discolored it significantly that it could never be sold in a PSA 8 holder by a reputable dealer because it's obviously not a PSA 8 anymore.

    A regrade would be an absurd offering because it would be like PSA publically admitting they screw up regularly if they were to change the grades. Only possible way your 8 is going to a 9 is if it's cracked out and resubmitted and the grader is easier than the first guy who looked at it.
  • EagleEyeKidEagleEyeKid Posts: 4,496 ✭✭
    Interesting topic. I know that BGS does a "re-consideration" type of review.
    I have a friend in Canada that resubmitted BGS 9 hockey rookies still in the holder
    stating that he felt it was undergraded with a letter stating why. For example; subgrades: 9.5 cent; 9 corners, 9 edges, and 9.5 on surface. Basically one of the 9 subs has to be a 9.5 to get a 9.5 total. He would sometimes include another card (of the same card) in a 9.5 for reference. He's had great
    success. 84 OPC Steve Yzerman BGS 9...became a 9.5. 86 OPC P. Roy BGS 9 became a 9.5.
    Although he bought all the cards already in graded form, and I'm sure they're all sheet cut.....
    he doesn't care; that's what he looks for in high subgrades and turns it around to re-sell and he's done
    pretty well. IMO, BGS still sucks! I hate them! Can't stand them.
  • PDUBPDUB Posts: 46
    PSA WILL regrade the card for you. You need to keep it in its PSA case, PSA will grade the card IN the case. If the card is higher then they will put it in a new case with the higher grade for you. If the card is a LOWER grade then what PSA originally gave, PSA will reimburse you the SMR value of the difference. This is what I have been told twice from PSA.
  • jrdolanjrdolan Posts: 2,549 ✭✭
    Sure they'll review the grade. But it will cost the same as getting it graded the first time, and it's just common sense that they would be resistant to calling their original grade a mistake.

    So your best bet is to resubmit raw if it's worth spending more money on. Since it's apparently an upper-end 8 or possible 9, worst case is it comes back as 8 again.
  • pick6investmentspick6investments Posts: 189 ✭
    I see deales ALL THE TIME at big shows review 10 or PSA 9's and get several PSA 10's in return. I have seen it with my own eyes!
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  • EagleEyeKidEagleEyeKid Posts: 4,496 ✭✭
    If the card is a LOWER grade then what PSA originally gave, PSA will reimburse you the SMR value of the difference.

    I've heard/read about this somewhere, but I think (don't quote me) 90-95% of the time it's going to come back the same grade. I think it's basically to save face and not admit that they made a mistake or pay the extra SMR value. If anyone out there has gone thru this process; please share.
  • VarghaVargha Posts: 2,392 ✭✭
    Yep. I've got two PSA 9's with noticeable globs of crap on them that PSA told me (after review by graders) that globs of crap were part of the original printing process. But they did so cheerfully.
  • tripolitripoli Posts: 239
    Vargha, those are MINT globs of crap on your cards.
    The first person in the PSA universe to complete the 1969 OPC
    Hockey set! Always looking to buy, trade or upgrade 1966 Topps to 1969 OPC.
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