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Is it time for PSA to make some grading changes?

New Holder??

Auto and Card grade??

Grade and identify more/all variations??

Pristine grade??

Subgrades??

Revamp Pop report/more informative??

Highlight major issue with card when grading??

Chime in on with your thoughts and others.

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  • ThoseBackPagesThoseBackPages Posts: 4,871 ✭✭
    Nope
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  • gameusedhoopgameusedhoop Posts: 3,594 ✭✭✭✭
    Only worried about 1 thing, MAKE MORE $$$. They are publicly traded, only the shareholders matter, not the submitters. If they can grade the same card over and over they will. Each time it means positive cashflow and that is all that matters in the end. Developing new and better holders cost $$. Won't happen!
  • digicatdigicat Posts: 8,551 ✭✭
    As a collector, I'd love to see a new holder and subgrades.

    It'll never happen though. A new holder would be good for the hobby, but not for PSA's bottom line.
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  • jackstrawjackstraw Posts: 3,790 ✭✭✭
    I would be happy if they came up with a 3.5x5 holder and just please please please please fix
    the ugly mylar wrinkly looking sleeve.
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  • epatmythesepatmythes Posts: 1,514 ✭✭✭
    I'm not so sure that a new holder wouldn't actually be great for their bottom line.

    It would be a better, latest technology holder... not a replacement to an inferior product.

    And if it is a good one... how many $5 reholder's will they do in the first 2-3 years?!?!?!

    Cha-Ching
  • mcadamsmcadams Posts: 2,618 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Only worried about 1 thing, MAKE MORE $$$. They are publicly traded, only the shareholders matter, not the submitters. If they can grade the same card over and over they will. Each time it means positive cashflow and that is all that matters in the end. Developing new and better holders cost $$. Won't happen! >>



    Oh boy......clearly not a business major.
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  • NickMNickM Posts: 4,895 ✭✭✭
    Identifying more variations would be excellent.

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  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,438 ✭✭✭✭✭


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    << <i>Only worried about 1 thing, MAKE MORE $$$. They are publicly traded, only the shareholders matter, not the submitters. If they can grade the same card over and over they will. Each time it means positive cashflow and that is all that matters in the end. Developing new and better holders cost $$. Won't happen! >>



    Oh boy......clearly not a business major. >>

    Don't know about the biz major thing - but I concur in one sense...

    Many people think totally in terms of the product and what it means to them - I can sure understand that.

    But, to think that any business entity isn't thinking about their product along with the bottom line is just not seeing the big picture.

    Keep in mind - in some ways - businesses like PSA are between a rock and a hard place - i.e. - as long as people demand CHEAP sub fees - research and development winds up on the back burner IMO.

    They answer to the bottom line - but more importantly - without submitters - there's no bottom line to address.

    You all know how Joe Orlando is totally approachable and helps to resolve complex situations - enough said.
    Mike
  • eagles33eagles33 Posts: 2,683 ✭✭✭
    I would love to see a new holder and sub grades. Bgs holders are the best imo. I would also like the slab to note "rookie card" like sgc does. Finally I would like them to grade the following setscards


    1983-1985 star basketball, these years contain the true rookie cards of many of the greatest nba players of all time. Most of the dream team have rookie cards from these sets. I wish psa would take the time and hire some experts to slab these. I could careless about the subsets like crunch n much ect... Just focus on the base sets from 83 to 85

    1965 Lampo Cassius Clay, this is ali's first card that is not hand cut. This should be considered his true rookie card imo. I think a little more attention should be given to one of the most popular athletes of all time. I understand that every odd ball set can't be slabbed but this one deserves the attention since it contains his rookie card.
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  • zendudezendude Posts: 210 ✭✭✭
    The labels inside the holders are cheap and flimsy (the paper tends to get wrinkled). PSA needs to correct this and make them classier with thicker paper stock. Not a huge change, but would make the holders look much better.
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