Sending in previously PSA-graded cards for review?????
bobbybakeriv
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Preface: I am just stating my individual thoughts here which are based entirely upon conjecture.
Hoping to garner a "bump?"
Is this whole process not an irrational exercise? Not purposefully discounting the intended mission of PSA..... but what does an employee (i.e., grader) have to gain by basically admitting to a mistake (their own or their colleague's)? This is the primary reason for my belief that it is best to "crack" out any card I want reviewed. Whether acting intentionally or not, I don't believe any grader would lean toward admitting a "mistake." Just thinking out loud ... I have no facts to back up my opinion here. Has anyone on the board had any luck in bumping previously graded PSA cards?
p.s. I hope this post doesn't land me on "Orlando's List."
Hoping to garner a "bump?"
Is this whole process not an irrational exercise? Not purposefully discounting the intended mission of PSA..... but what does an employee (i.e., grader) have to gain by basically admitting to a mistake (their own or their colleague's)? This is the primary reason for my belief that it is best to "crack" out any card I want reviewed. Whether acting intentionally or not, I don't believe any grader would lean toward admitting a "mistake." Just thinking out loud ... I have no facts to back up my opinion here. Has anyone on the board had any luck in bumping previously graded PSA cards?
p.s. I hope this post doesn't land me on "Orlando's List."
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Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
I've found that they are more than willing to throw you a few bumps, they don't appear to treat it as "correcting a mistake".
If you are talking about your Garveys, assuming they are all high end 9s (and none have that black line in the left margin), I'd definitely give it a shot
Sending in ten garvey 9s for review would cost you maybe $70, doing it twice is $140, but still a very cost effective way to obtain a 10
<< <i>Preface: I am just stating my individual thoughts here which are based entirely upon conjecture.
Hoping to garner a "bump?"
Is this whole process not an irrational exercise? Not purposefully discounting the intended mission of PSA..... but what does an employee (i.e., grader) have to gain by basically admitting to a mistake (their own or their colleague's)? This is the primary reason for my belief that it is best to "crack" out any card I want reviewed. Whether acting intentionally or not, I don't believe any grader would lean toward admitting a "mistake." Just thinking out loud ... I have no facts to back up my opinion here. Has anyone on the board had any luck in bumping previously graded PSA cards?
p.s. I hope this post doesn't land me on "Orlando's List."
I agree with your points 100%. After carefully examining 15 choice vintage cards for perfect centering, corners, regis, no pd or other potential Q's, I ended up disillusioned that I blew my 15 freebies and got only one bump that went from a 7 to a 7.5. That is a costly mistake I won't repeat. Crack and sub raw gives you a better chance.
Matt
<< <i>Sending in ten garvey 9s for review would cost you maybe $70, doing it twice is $140, but still a very cost effective way to obtain a 10 >>
Spot on advice.
It is not correcting a mistake.
IMHO, 9's vs. 10's on vintage is pretty subjective - they just need that something special to get over the hump. Finding/seeing that minute, positive difference is the subjective part, particularly when staring at cards all day.
Bosox1976