December Specials?

gemint

Has anyone heard what they'll be? I checked FB and didn't see anything.

coachnip13

Wow, December snuck up on me. I had a set of 50 1956-present cards to send in and completely missed November. Hope the next one is decent.

Southsider

Any word yet this morning?

alifaxwa2

<< <i>Any word yet this morning? >>



Pretty sure PSA still isn't even open yet today.

EagleEyeKid

I just called. No word on it yet. Mike V. said they'll be available at the end of the day.

alifaxwa2

they are on the page;
PSA Collectors Club Specials

Collectors Club Special #1:
$6.00 per Card – 50 Card Minimum Quantity Required
For cards '55 and earlier valued under $100 each
Regular size, Pins/Coins and Tallboy cards are accepted
Excluding T3's, Supersized & Autographed Cards
For Collectors Club members only
Turnaround time approximately 50 business days/varies with demand
Click here for Full Details!

Collectors Club Special #2:
$15/20-Day
For cards valued under $250 each
For Collectors Club members only
Sport and non-sport cards
Tallboys, Patch Cards and Coins are accepted
Excluding T3's, Supersized & Autographed Cards
Turnaround time approximately 20 business days/varies with demand
Click here for Full Details!
PSA Set Registry® Grading Special ($25/5-day)

All Sports & Non-Sports Cards – $25 per Item – No Minimum – 5 Business Days
For Gold & Platinum Members
Turnaround Time Varies with Demand (approx 5 business days)
Hurry! All Orders Must be Postmarked Between 12/1/2013 and 1/31/2014
Click here for Full Details!

PSA/DNA December 2013 Special
Autograph Encapsulation Special
Any single-signed item with a declared value of $150 or less
No Membership Required
Grading fees and LOA upgrades are not included
Excludes photo holder
Turnaround Time Varies with Demand
Hurry! All Orders Must be Postmarked Between 12/1/2013 - 12/31/2013
Click here for Full Details!

UnwoundSage

Seriously? That's it? None for me this month.

EagleEyeKid

Glad my membership runs out this month

mcholke

I see the increased turn around time to 50 days as well

grote15

No special for post 56 cards??

Southsider

I don't understand the $25/5-day special for cards under $500. Regular grading for cards under $500 is $17/10-day. Is an extra 5 days worth $8 a card? Especially when an actual 5-day turnaround time is not guaranteed? Maybe if it was available for cards over $500 it would make a little more sense as a "special".

Mickey71

Southsider beat me to it about the $25 special and the low declared value.....although, what's up with the $15 20 day special for cards under $250 in value? I've seen that one before and can't believe that anyone would use either one of these specials. The declared value just kills me in regards to reviews over $500...................................I will not pay it.

OAKESY25

hopefully those specials will help my subs in house pop faster..

wrestlingcardking

I have five orders there now, I would expect there not to be a lot of new competition coming in this month so I am fine with it

PMKAY

These stink

RyanAdmirer

I've been thinking about just saving up my subs and putting in one gigantic one at the National next summer. These prices have me leaning towards it.

Question:

It says no autographs....does that include modern autographs like the Chrome inserts that are sometimes numbered or just pre-(1998 I think it is?) autos? Opinions?

tsalems1

My guess is that come the 1st of every month they just throw whatever specials up they can come up with quickly. I don't think the specials are thought out at all.
Why have a $6.00 special for 1955 and earlier but nothing 1956-present

1 thing for sure, incoming orders this month will slow down and maybe we will start seeing some quicker grades?!

UnwoundSage

<< <i>I have five orders there now, I would expect there not to be a lot of new competition coming in this month so I am fine with it >>



I also have 5 there and think maybe these "specials" were done to decrease subs for this month in an effort to get caught up.

Doesn't make much business sense to me if that is the case.

yankeeno7

I find it amazing that people still pay for a membership and then the specials are sometimes outrageous. 50 card minimum? You have to spend a lot of money to join and then you have to spend a lot of money to submit on a special.

I do get the other side of the coin about how PSA can make you money but it is a service and should be seen as such.

olb31

I think the basic premise of these "specials" are to not receive any or a very few orders this month. They have been backed logged for almost 2 yeas now. They are probably only doing the early September loggage right now.

wrestlingcardking

I am sure that it will be a slow month with employees of collectors universe and for them to spend time with their families so why ask for more orders with a great special if they are still processing orders from September? I have a 9/30 order on the way to me now but my 9/26 order is still not done as of yet.

CollectorAtWork

<< <i>Southsider beat me to it about the $25 special and the low declared value.....although, what's up with the $15 20 day special for cards under $250 in value? I've seen that one before and can't believe that anyone would use either one of these specials. The declared value just kills me in regards to reviews over $500...................................I will not pay it. >>



I agree that the $25 special with a declared value of $500 doesn't make much sense. I was in the same dilemma recently, and just decide to renew my Collector's Club membership again even though I just renewed it not that long ago. The reason is the free voucher. For a Platinum membership, you receive 15 free gradings at $500 declared value for an approximate 7 business day turnaround. The membership price is $189, so that's $12.60 per card. So if you can get up to 15 cards for your submission, why pay $25 per card for 7 business days, when you can use the voucher and pay $12.60 per card for 7 business days? And you get the free Cracker Jack book. And you get the SMR magazine renewal even though if you duplicate your membership like I did, you'll get 2 magazines a month, supposedly. But you also extend your PSA membership for another year. It's a win, win, win if you can get 15 cards in your submission. (And this completely beats the $15 20 day special for $250 declared value.) If you can get only 6 cards, then you can do the Gold Membership renewal, which isn't quite as good, since it's $110 to renew. So that means that it's about $18.33 per card, which is still better than $25 per card. And you still get the book, and the magazines, and the PSA renewal. You only lose 2 business days in turnaround, approximately. Still seems like the way to go if you have cards for $500 declared value although it's somewhat of a tossup for the $15 20 day special w/ $250 declared value special.