Rack pack grading

JWBlue

When a rack pack with a star player on top is graded by PSA is the appearance of the card taken into consideration or is it only the pack itself?

If a pack is graded a PSA 9, does that mean that that is what the card would be graded if it was outside the pack?

baz518

PSA won't grade rack packs, no slab designed for them. But with cellos, the grade is in reference to the pack itself (not the showing card). The showing card does carry some weight in the overall grade of the pack, because it's often assumed the rest of the pack will mirror the showing card... so centering and any corner dings would be considered when grading.

flcardtrader

Adding to this thread.....

I find it interesting that a significant premium should be expected to be paid for a card graded as a PSA 10 vs. a PSA 7, however, that is not usually the case when pricing graded packs. Sure, there is still a price difference between a PSA 10 pack and a PSA 7 pack but the delta is not as significant for packs compared to cards.

I am not sure I understand why that is the case.

Any opinions?

MisterBungle

I can't speak for everyone, but for me, the main
reason I want packs in PSA holders is for the
authentication, protection, and uniformity of the
packs, as well as being able to use the Registry
as a place to store and view them.

The grade doesn't make too much difference
to me, mostly because I'm not real sure how
they're graded anyway.

Others may collect them this way too.

John

esquiresports

I could see one day wanting to upgrade all my packs for uniformity of grade, but I often do not see much or any difference between grades. Not quite sure what makes a 9 a 9 and a 7 a 7. I have a few 7s that have very clean corners and centered graphics. That's about all I care about.

flcardtrader

and for those with Rack Packs, do you get them wrapped by BBCE or are racks simpler to identify whether they have been tampered with or not and don't necessarily need to be wrapped?