Figured out what's wrong with new PSA slabs--"I want the red truck!"

Texoma · July 26, 2009 1:58AM

This one's a piece of junk! they're too fat in the middle.

Be careful--if you stack a few then squeeze the middle of the pile repeatedly trying to flatten it out--you'll scuff the holders.

PSA really needs to get a grip on this. Not only can you not stack more than 20 without the pile tipping over, the surface scuffs cant be wiped off and they're showing up on scans.

TxO

1960toppsguy · July 26, 2009 2:01AM

OK

SOM · July 26, 2009 2:04AM

Oh, do I hate these new slabs!!!

Please...please, PSA: dump them where Topps dumped those old overstock 52 high numbers. Now!

I guess the new slabs are not so bad for a seller, but for a collector, who wants to keep cards organized, they are deadly.

Nick

GoDodgersFan · July 26, 2009 2:35AM

PSA has made some solid business decisions, but the new slab is not one of them.

Please get with your vendor and make the corrections. Not good..

DrJ · July 26, 2009 3:01AM

Go back to the original slab. Cost cutting to save a few pennies on plastic is not a good long term move.

itzagoner · July 26, 2009 3:14AM

they make a crunchier sound now. i dipped one in some guacamole.

Stingray · July 26, 2009 5:04AM

Can you tell a new slab from the old slab by comparing the two??

SOM · July 26, 2009 6:02AM

Not when you look at them, sting. But when you stack about 20 of them together, they sway like a bad accordion.

IchiroDeported · July 26, 2009 6:11AM

cheaper plastic? thinner? is that the problemo?

slantycouch · July 26, 2009 6:46AM

They really do need to address this situation. The new slabs are bad.

Allen · July 26, 2009 6:51AM

My recent sub came back with the card and flip sealed in one sheet of lamination.

lawnmowerman · July 26, 2009 6:57AM

<< <i>My recent sub came back with the card and flip sealed in one sheet of lamination. >>

Are you referring to the plastic sheet they put under smaller sized or die cut cards?

Texoma · July 26, 2009 7:07AM

Check it out--straight from the mailer

"I want the red truck! This one's a piece of junk!"

EB22 · July 26, 2009 7:57AM

I bet PSA won't use the new holder if you were to send in a T206 Wagner!

calaban7 · July 26, 2009 8:09AM

<< <i>I bet PSA won't use the new holder if you were to send in a T206 Wagner! >>

They would ,if it was from them two clowns ( I think from Ohio ) and their fake Wagner.

Actually , they would probably send it in a body-bag.

My bad.

jimq112 · July 26, 2009 8:24AM

I wonder if the new slabs are designed to be more tamper resistant. It's worth the inconvenience of them not stacking perfectly and also scratching easily if it means the card inside was actually graded by PSA.

lawnmowerman · July 26, 2009 8:32AM

<< <i>I wonder if the new slabs are designed to be more tamper resistant. It's worth the inconvenience of them not stacking perfectly and also scratching easily if it means the card inside was actually graded by PSA. >>

I'm not sure Jim. If they were, they most likely would have been touted as such. Unless they were and I missed it?

I would think it's just a cost cutting implement.

storm888 · July 26, 2009 8:50AM

<< <i>I wonder if the new slabs are designed to be more tamper resistant. It's worth the inconvenience of them not stacking perfectly and also scratching easily if it means the card inside was actually graded by PSA. >>

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When we first heard about the "problem," I too thought
it was a long overdue security enhancement. Now, I am
not sure.

If the slabs go into many pieces when dropped/tampered,
the bad guys would have problems.

As noted, it seems that PSA would comment if the slabs
were "safer."

I dunno.

Figured out what's wrong with new PSA slabs--&quot;I want the red truck!&quot;

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Figured out what's wrong with new PSA slabs--"I want the red truck!"