First post, nice to meet you all
coachnip13
Posts: 464
A little background: I was a teenager that got caught up in collecting in the mid-1980's. Mom and Dad gave me the 1984 Topps complete set for Christmas, then I followed the hobby closely through the 1980's until I went off to college. Didn't think twice about baseball cards for 20+ years until this past June.
I started going through my old cards as well as some 1970's football cards that were left in a closet when we bought our home. I am a high school teacher with plenty of free time in the summer, so going through the cards really sparked my interest again. I learned about grading, got addicted to going through eBay listings, got screwed through Craigslist, made some sales online, joined PSA, got my first two GEM MINT grades, visited a couple of local card shows, and now I have created a monster. Found this message board and am really enjoying all of the great information that is helping me to become a better collector, buyer, and seller.
Now, a question that you might be able to help me with. When should I start to worry about a PSA submission not showing up on their site? I sent a box of 50 with signature confirmation, and it was delivered last Wednesday. Does it typically take them a week or so to put it in the system? Getting a little nervous, even though my submission would certainly qualify as peanuts to many of you here.
Anyway, glad to be here and looking forward to future conversations.
I started going through my old cards as well as some 1970's football cards that were left in a closet when we bought our home. I am a high school teacher with plenty of free time in the summer, so going through the cards really sparked my interest again. I learned about grading, got addicted to going through eBay listings, got screwed through Craigslist, made some sales online, joined PSA, got my first two GEM MINT grades, visited a couple of local card shows, and now I have created a monster. Found this message board and am really enjoying all of the great information that is helping me to become a better collector, buyer, and seller.
Now, a question that you might be able to help me with. When should I start to worry about a PSA submission not showing up on their site? I sent a box of 50 with signature confirmation, and it was delivered last Wednesday. Does it typically take them a week or so to put it in the system? Getting a little nervous, even though my submission would certainly qualify as peanuts to many of you here.
Anyway, glad to be here and looking forward to future conversations.
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Welcome!
Don't worry too much about the logging times of PSA. They could take anywhere from a few days to multiple weeks at times to get logged in (displayed on the site). I have (4) orders in that delivered on 9/30 that still have not been logged yet. Also, make sure you write the service day/level on the outside of the box; they state that it helps.
Again, welcome!
Justin
Retired - Eddie Mathews Master Registry Set (96.36%) Rank 1
Rob
Looking to BUY n332 1889 SF Hess cards and high grade cards from 19th century especially. "Once you have wrestled everything else in life is easy" Dan Gable
<< <i>Congrats on the gem mint grades, care to share what they were? >>
One was a 1981 Topps Henderson/ LeFlore Stolen Base Leaders, and the other was a 1983 Topps George Brett All Star.
But, man, did I learn a lot from that first submission. Thought I was sending off the world's finest box of perfect 10's and was humbled very quickly.
<< <i>But, man, did I learn a lot from that first submission. Thought I was sending off the world's finest box of perfect 10's and was humbled very quickly. >>
Been there, done that. I had a 100 card submission that only yielded 1 10 - a 1992 Topps Cal Ripken.
Welcome to the boards - a lot of real knowledgable folks here.
Topps/OPC Hockey 1966-Present base sets
Try to have patience with the subs, I know I sure didn't have much on my first sub and it drove me crazy! LOL.
What is your collecting focused on?
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Ralph
Always nice to have a well-spoken, grammatically-correct board member prowling around!
Good luck to you!
Nick
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What is your collecting focused on? >>
Greg Maddux
1948 Bowman
1957 Topps
Maddux just because he is my favorite player. Started 1948 Bowman because I wanted to try to complete a vintage set and it is so small. 1957 Topps came about when I bid on a couple of set breaks and started compiling several dozen cards, so that one is just kind of random.
<< <i>I'll bet you're an English teacher
Always nice to have a well-spoken, grammatically-correct board member prowling around!
Good luck to you!
Nick >>
Ha, thanks. No, I teach tech classes.
To be honest, no direction, but...
1966-69 Topps EX+
1975 minis NrMt Kelloggs PSA 9
All Topps Heritage-Master Sets