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PSA Lingo for Newbies

I thought I'd lend a hand to PSA by augmenting its "Glossary" for newcomers to the grading game. Yes, some of my definitions and terms are tongue-in-cheek, but may be helpful nonetheless. Please feel free to add to this list!

BTCNTH – “Buy The Card, Not The Holder” (not really an acronym, but it should be!)

Cert – The unique 8 digit certification number assigned to every PSA-graded collectible.

COCD – Compulsive Order Checking Disorder; an affliction suffered by a significant percentage of the PSA membership characterized by an uncontrollable urge to constantly refresh your order page to see if your grades have posted (see “poppage”).

Flip – the PSA label

Grader of death – a nefarious creature purportedly inhabiting the depths off Newport Beach who is solely responsible for grades that are at least one full point lower than the submitter expected.

Loggage – verification that your problem-free order has arrived at PSA and has been entered into their system to await grading.

Problem shelf – where your cards reside after arrival at PSA if there’s a problem with your order (e.g. order form incomplete, payment information not supplied, etc.). Will prevent loggage. Solution? Call PSA customer service.

Poopage – a less-than satisfactory posting of your grades (see “Grader of Death”).

Poppage – the near-orgasmic moment when your grades are posted online; hyper-anticipation of this event can lead to Compulsive Order Checking Disorder (see “COCD”).

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    MBMiller25MBMiller25 Posts: 6,057 ✭✭


    << <i>COCD – Compulsive Order Checking Disorder; an affliction suffered by a significant percentage of the PSA membership characterized by an uncontrollable urge to constantly refresh your order page to see if your grades have posted (see “poppage”). >>



    To Funny! I am at this stage so bad right now. Have an order that should POP, and honestly, I have refreshed about 100 times today.

    ISTHTY- I'm Sorry this happened to you!
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    digicatdigicat Posts: 8,551 ✭✭
    TRIAPD = "The Registry is a Powerful Drug"
    My Giants collection want list

    WTB: 2001 Leaf Rookies & Stars Longevity: Ryan Jensen #/25
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    HallcoHallco Posts: 3,627 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I have seen GFYM a few times on the forum....care to tell us what that means? image
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    itzagoneritzagoner Posts: 8,753 ✭✭
    popcorn girl – a nefarious creature purportedly inhabiting the depths of the Sports Cards & Memorabilia Forum who is solely responsible for observing fights, disputes, differences of opinion, finger pointing, member bashing, exposure of alts & occasionally tending sheep.
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    SouthsiderSouthsider Posts: 1,043 ✭✭✭
    EOT = evidence of trimming, a/k/a "a haircut" or "a waverly special"
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    kingnascarkingnascar Posts: 636 ✭✭✭


    << <i>popcorn girl – a nefarious creature purportedly inhabiting the depths of the Sports Cards & Memorabilia Forum who is solely responsible for observing fights, disputes, differences of opinion, finger pointing, member bashing, exposure of alts & occasionally tending sheep. >>



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