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Are Reviews Worth it Anymore?

When PSA first went to the half point system, I had some pretty good luck getting cards to bump at least a half grade. However, for the past few years, it's been a waste of time and money. I've been hovering around 8-15% success rate. It's not worth it anymore. If it's not a card I want to risk cracking and resubbing, I'll just leave it where it is. Otherwise, I spend more in grading fees and shipping than if I just went out and bought the cards in the higher grade.

This was my bump submission from last year.

Order #20800306 / Submission #5306887

Line # Item # Cert # Grade Description Type
1 1 40049821 NEAR MINT-MINT+ 8.5 1969 Topps 278 Gary Geiger Card
2 1 11496857 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1968 Topps 128 Astros Rookies T.Dukes/A.Harris Card
3 1 40314774 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1961 Topps 47 NL Pitching Leaders Vertical Black Bar Card
4 1 30528407 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1961 Topps 119 A's Big Armor Siebern/Bauer/Lumpe Card
5 1 31142677 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1968 Topps 183 Bob Kennedy Card
6 1 11496833 MINT 9 1968 Topps 234 Bill Monbouquette Card
7 1 60040252 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1961 Topps 484 Hank Aaron MVP Card
8 1 40049823 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1969 Topps 281 Ted Kubiak Card
9 1 31024001 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1971 Topps 300 Brooks Robinson Card
10 1 12108704 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1971 Topps 653 Russ Snyder Card
11 1 31558755 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1961 Topps 585 Bob Friend All Star Card
12 1 11748766 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1974 Topps 456 Dave Winfield Card
13 1 03710010 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1971 Topps 55 Steve Carlton Card
14 1 31142998 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1968 Topps 497 Cardinals Team Card
15 1 08045748 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1969 Topps 100 Hank Aaron Card
16 1 31143016 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1968 Topps 30 Joe Torre Card
17 1 06563095 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1971 Topps 733 Lee Maye Card
18 1 31212300 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1971 Topps 635 Bobby Murcer Card
19 1 07287322 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1961 Topps 582 Earl Battey All Star Card
20 1 90135360 MINT 9 1971 Topps 411 George Spriggs Card
21 1 14735367 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1971 Topps 290 Tony Oliva Card
22 1 40104615 MINT 9 1968 Topps 8 A.L. ERA Leaders Card
23 1 03709991 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1971 Topps 14 Dave Concepcion Card
24 1 60031154 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1971 Topps 351 Jim Shellenback Card
25 1 11401463 NEAR MINT-MINT+ 8.5 1969 Topps 566 Ron Hansen Card
26 1 18308778 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1968 Topps 250 Carl Yastrzemski Card
27 1 11628939 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1968 Topps 113 Tigers Rookies T.Matchick/D.Patterson Card
28 1 40049816 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1969 Topps 270 Mickey Lolich Card
29 1 04513897 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1961 Topps 580 Al Kaline All Star Card
30 1 03583535 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1971 Topps 530 Carl Yastrzemski Card
31 1 31143113 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1971 Topps 120 Willie Horton Card
32 1 01225201 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1969 Topps 428 Lou Brock All-Star Card
33 1 04067442 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1969 Topps 200 Bob Gibson Card
34 1 02326698 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1969 Topps 85 Lou Brock Card
35 1 40023821 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1969 Topps 432 Bob Gibson All-Star Card
36 1 11496736 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1969 Topps 303 Cal Koonce Card
37 1 31212817 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1969 Topps 230 Rusty Staub Card
38 1 90459091 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1971 Topps 341 Steve Garvey Card
39 1 31212819 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1969 Topps 288 Ken Holtzman Card
40 1 15233110 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1971 Topps 536 Claude Raymond Card
41 1 12208939 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1968 Topps 1 NL Batting Leaders Card
42 1 03583478 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1969 Topps 295 Tony Perez Card
43 1 06516438 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1968 Topps 374 Roberto Clemente All Star Card
44 1 05464506 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1971 Topps 166 Joe Hoerner Card
45 1 14972336 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1961 Topps 294 Don Blasingame Card
46 1 31143278 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1968 Topps 254 Cleon Jones Card
47 1 04723035 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1961 Topps 362 Frank Funk Card
48 1 11501373 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1971 Topps 50 Willie McCovey Card
49 1 30703266 NEAR MINT-MINT+ 8.5 1968 Topps 145 Don Drysdale Card
50 1 03710020 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1971 Topps 525 Ernie Banks Card
51 1 31212653 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1971 Topps 539 Larry Brown Card
52 1 11945256 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1968 Topps 16 Indians Rookies L.Piniella/R.Scheinblum Card
53 1 40323426 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1971 Topps 569 Ivan Murrell Card
54 1 03715547 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1971 Topps 745 Sandy Alomar Card
55 1 90252946 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1969 Topps 618 Ramon Webster Card
56 1 90184730 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1970 Topps 666 Adolfo Phillips Card
57 1 06334381 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1969 Topps 235 Catfish Hunter Card
58 1 30263992 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1969 Topps 143 Joe Nossek Card
59 1 40023923 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1969 Topps 415 Ray Washburn Card
60 1 01720629 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1969 Topps 465 Tommy John Card
61 1 90067953 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1969 Topps 469 Chico Ruiz Card
62 1 11368834 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1969 Topps 450 Billy Williams Card
63 1 30150833 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1969 Topps 78 Tom Satriano Card
64 1 18900185 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1968 Topps 453 Sammy Ellis Card
65 1 16350833 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1969 Topps 421 Brooks Robinson All-Star Card
66 1 30746307 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1971 Topps 183 Gil Hodges Card
67 1 04574835 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1968 Topps 384 Reds Rookies B.Henry/H.McRae Card
68 1 02356848 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1971 Topps 630 Roberto Clemente Card
69 1 31179595 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1971 Topps 711 Larry Stahl Card
70 1 11401486 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1971 Topps 193 Bob Grich Card
71 1 40323541 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1969 Topps 245 Ed Charles Card
72 1 08033055 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1961 Topps 479 Jim Konstanty MVP Card
73 1 31023795 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1971 Topps 740 Luis Aparicio Card
74 1 11226655 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1971 Topps 133 Mickey Lolich Card
75 1 19987724 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1971 Topps 704 J.C. Martin Card
76 1 31212755 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1971 Topps 424 Roberto Rodriquez Card
77 1 31212601 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1971 Topps 476 Dal Maxvill Card
78 1 40077358 NEAR MINT-MINT+ 8.5 1971 Topps 390 Glenn Beckert Card
79 1 30500880 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1971 Topps 264 Joe Morgan Card
80 1 11745537 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1971 Topps 640 Frank Robinson Card
81 1 31048262 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1971 Topps 700 Boog Powell Card
82 1 40047626 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1971 Topps 570 Jim Palmer Card
83 1 30605882 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1971 Topps 600 Willie Mays Card
84 1 03157927 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1971 Topps 26 Bert Blyleven Card
85 1 11209258 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1968 Topps 240 Al Kaline Card
86 1 18295103 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1968 Topps 528 Tigers Team Card
87 1 04724167 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1968 Topps 414 Mickey Lolich Card
88 1 05021363 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1968 Topps 177 Mets Rookies J.Koosman/N.Ryan Card
89 1 11209268 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1968 Topps 378 Bob Gibson All Star Card
90 1 17778898 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1968 Topps 10 AL Pitching Leaders Lonborg on Back Card
91 1 12102844 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1968 Topps 575 Jim Palmer Card
92 1 19964390 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1968 Topps 150 Bob Clemente Card
93 1 06395047 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1968 Topps 559 Pirates Rookies C.Taylor/L.Walker Card
94 1 01173936 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1968 Topps 280 Mickey Mantle Card
95 1 11720932 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1968 Topps 144 Joe Morgan Card
96 1 31143286 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1968 Topps 432 Indian Rookies B.Davis/J.Vidal Card
97 1 04552312 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1968 Topps 230 Pete Rose Card
98 1 02483999 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1968 Topps 355 Ernie Banks Card
99 1 18986268 MINT 9 1968 Topps 165 Tony Oliva Card
100 1 01038018 MINT 9 1968 Topps 100 Bob Gibson Card
101 1 12208952 NEAR MINT-MINT+ 8.5 1968 Topps 330 Roger Maris Card
102 1 15510202 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1968 Topps 2 AL Batting Leaders Card
103 1 18529571 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1968 Topps 3 N.L. RBI Leaders Card
104 1 11209273 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1968 Topps 530 Bird Belters F.Robinson/B.Robinson Card
105 1 40468558 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1961 Topps 430 Bill Mazeroski Card
106 1 06434532 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1961 Topps 577 Hank Aaron All Star Card
107 1 09123546 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1961 Topps 141 Billy Williams Card
108 1 31204980 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1961 Topps 460 Gil Hodges Card
109 1 60093770 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1961 Topps 260 Don Drysdale Card
110 1 40211654 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1961 Topps 417 Juan Marichal Card
111 1 01652266 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1961 Topps 360 Frank Robinson Card
112 1 06529889 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1961 Topps 586 Whitey Ford All Star Card
113 1 11024696 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1961 Topps 517 Willie McCovey Card
114 1 06491040 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1961 Topps 525 Ron Perranoski Card
115 1 02537106 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1961 Topps 550 Frank Baumann Card
116 1 12143760 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1968 Topps 6 AL Home Run Leaders Card
117 1 05384799 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1970 Topps 350 Roberto Clemente Card
118 1 03558026 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1973 Topps 300 Steve Carlton Card
119 1 01620361 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1968 Topps 20 Brooks Robinson Card
120 1 02414825 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1972 Topps 550 Brooks Robinson Card
121 1 60059120 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1961 Topps 415 Hank Aaron Card
122 1 02008661 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1970 Topps 140 Reggie Jackson Card
123 1 16445777 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1961 Topps 485 Ernie Banks MVP Card
124 1 11974797 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1961 Topps 408 Mathewson Strikes Out 267 Batters Card
125 1 11974736 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1961 Topps 443 Duke Snider Card
126 1 04497104 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1961 Topps 576 Roger Maris All Star Card
127 1 40047307 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1961 Topps 150 Willie Mays Card
128 1 06392454 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1961 Topps 10 Brooks Robinson Card
129 1 03710055 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1968 Topps 85 Gaylord Perry Card
130 1 06549654 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1961 Topps 173 Beantown Bombers Malzone/Wertz/Jensen Card
131 1 20934377 MINT 9 PD 1961 Topps 559 Jim Gentile Card
132 1 90016027 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1969 Topps 145 Max Alvis Card
133 1 04065209 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1969 Topps 130 Carl Yastrzemski Card
134 1 40434115 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1961 Topps 436 Jim Maloney Card
135 1 90244170 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1969 Topps 243 Ron Kline Card
136 1 31166166 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1961 Topps 546 Marty Kutyna Card
137 1 30528298 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1961 Topps 329 Julio Becquer Card
138 1 60015797 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1969 Topps 108 Tony Taylor Card
139 1 09006046 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1961 Topps 572 Brooks Robinson All Star Card
140 1 02162223 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1961 Topps 475 Mickey Mantle MVP Card
141 1 12499030 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1961 Topps 480 Roy Campanella MVP Card
142 1 12375197 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1961 Topps 371 Bill Skowron Card
143 1 08193789 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1961 Topps 515 Jackie Brandt Card
144 1 06357835 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1969 Topps 212 Tom Tresh Card
145 1 40049811 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1969 Topps 262 Mike Kekich Card
146 1 90015790 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1969 Topps 168 World Series Game 7 Card
147 1 02057534 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1969 Topps 190 Willie Mays Card
148 1 30015954 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1969 Topps 570 Ron Santo Card
149 1 40049806 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1969 Topps 256 Gates Brown Card
150 1 31212798 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1969 Topps 126 Dick Tracewski Card
151 1 06395178 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1969 Topps 1 AL Batting Leaders Yastrzemski/Cater/Oliva Card
152 1 40049770 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1969 Topps 198 Willie Smith Card
153 1 03526314 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1969 Topps 370 Juan Marichal Card
154 1 08122877 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1961 Topps 388 Bob Clemente Card
155 1 18346030 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1968 Topps 370 Hank Aaron All Star Card
156 1 04469864 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1969 Topps 426 Curt Flood All-Star Card
157 1 11929137 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1974 Topps 2 Hank Aaron Aaron Special 1954-57 Card
158 1 14651447 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1968 Topps 5 NL Home Run Leaders Card
159 1 21995787 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1961 Topps 344 Sandy Koufax Card
160 1 17716105 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1970 Topps 240 Fergie Jenkins Card
161 1 06394991 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1968 Topps 96 Senators Rookies F.Coggins/D.Nold Card
162 1 90184694 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1970 Topps 400 Denny McLain Card
163 1 03710038 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1974 Topps 60 Lou Brock Card
164 1 01385664 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1971 Topps 605 Orlando Cepeda Card
165 1 50043402 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1961 Topps 300 Mickey Mantle Card
166 1 30528232 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1969 Topps 394 Pilots Rookies L.Piniella/M.Staehle Card
167 1 90015826 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1969 Topps 93 Joe Foy Card
168 1 17716256 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1970 Topps 243 Joe Sparma Card
169 1 06156646 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1967 Topps 285 Lou Brock Card
170 1 30640440 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1974 Topps 21 Bob Gallagher Card
171 1 40049759 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1969 Topps 48 Brant Alyea Card
172 1 90015877 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1969 Topps 121 Joe Grzenda Card
173 1 11748785 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1974 Topps Traded 454T Kurt Bevacqua Card
174 1 21242195 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1973 Topps 160 Jim Palmer Card
175 1 11944963 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1974 Topps 205 Victory Leaders W.Wood/R.Bryant Card
176 1 31026208 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1969 Topps 46 Fritz Peterson Card
177 1 40268420 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1972 Topps 616 Joe Ferguson Card
178 1 30527456 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1969 Topps 400 Don Drysdale Card
179 1 05385139 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1972 Topps 299 Hank Aaron Card
180 1 19987570 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1973 Topps 146 Woodie Fryman Card
181 1 11208999 MINT 9 1970 Topps 534 Twins Team Card
182 1 31180290 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1971 Topps 5 Thurman Munson All-Star Rookie Card
183 1 40323462 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1970 Topps 469 Sam McDowell Card
184 1 90184613 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1970 Topps 321 Lou Piniella Card
185 1 08163995 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1967 Topps 600 Brooks Robinson Card
186 1 09016743 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1967 Topps 45 Roger Maris Card
187 1 14243760 NEAR MINT-MINT+ 8.5 1967 Topps 184 George Thomas Card

Comments

  • gemintgemint Posts: 6,066 ✭✭✭✭✭
    And here's the one I just got back from the recent CC renewal. I guess with a $200 upside, it's marginally profitable.

    Order #20918739 / Submission #5540173

    Line # Item # Cert # Grade Description Type
    1 1 30488613 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1956 Topps 118 Nellie Fox Gray Back Card
    2 1 50013706 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1956 Topps 79 Sandy Koufax White Back Card
    3 1 07228933 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1957 Topps 312 Tony Kubek Card
    4 1 08062447 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1957 Topps 230 George Kell Card
    5 1 21401601 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1970 Topps 189 Yankees Rookies T.Munson/D.McDonald Card
    6 1 05030364 NEAR MINT-MINT+ 8.5 1956 Topps 145 Gil Hodges Gray Back Card

    Incidentally, the Munson was originally a 9(ST). The person I bought the card from cleaned off the wax from the front, then resubbed it and got an 8. The card looks like a 9 to me any day of the week. I guess I'll have to crack it to have a chance to get the proper grade.
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