yeah! my set's been added

yawie99

yes, the moment for which the collecting world has been holding its breath: the addition of the '53-54 parkhurst set!

seriously, i'm really excited that this set has been added, and am most impressed by the fact that bj e-mailed me this evening to let me know it had been added. that's pretty classy service. anyway, i look forward to registering my cards and to becoming a card-carrying member of the registry forum.

carkim

yawie99

May I be the first to officially welcome you. *As I check your ID card*

Carlos

thegemmintman

Nice going Yawie99. We'll get your cool-card ready.

rw2win

Good for you!!!

yawie99

thanks, kids. but i have to admit that i totally suck for not yet making my cards public.

i registered 15 cards tonight, but decided to wait on displaying them for a couple of weeks. there's a seller in vancouver who has launched about four waves of high-grade '53s on ebay, with at least one more auction scheduled. the bidding has become increasingly competitive with each subsequent auction. still bitter that i came away with just a 7 in the guy's last round of listings, i don't want to let rival bidders know anything beyond what they already know.

i swear, man, this hobby brings about totally neurotic behavior.

thegemmintman

Yawie99, I don't show my grades either. That actually entitles you to the Platinum Cool Card .

carkim

Gemmint

The card may be Platinum but you need the new PSA glass decoder to see member information.

Carlos

thegemmintman

Carlos, I guess that explains why I can't get into the best retaurants and hotels. They don't have that dam decoder to verify my identity. By the way, I still don't have one of those yet.

zardoz51

I spoke to Charlie a couple of days ago in my usual whining mode and brought up the subject. If you call customer service and tell them you need one (have your last large submission # handy, even if you have received it). They don't give them out like candy but if you're a serious player, they will sent you one,

thegemmintman

Thanks Zardoz .

yawie99

actually, i'll probably relinquish my platinum membership once this guy's run of auctions finally concludes - i really want to see my scans up on the registry.

hopefully i'll be adding a few more cards in his coming auctions, but i'm not counting on it now that psa 8 commons are fetching 1.5 to more than 2 times smr ($60) in some cases. i was questioning my sanity a couple of months ago for buying psa 8 commons from dealers for about 1.2 times smr. now those prices seem like good deals.

Kurt

Hello, silly question here, what does the decoder do?? I have one and I have no idea what it is for?? Thanks in advance.

sixdart

I second the decoder question?!

mikeschmidt

On cards in the "new" PSA holder, the decoder allows you to see PSA's logo encoded in the back of the holder. An additional form of authentication of the holder. Pretty neat -- but not something I would ever carry around. Fun for about as long as a yo-yo!