Will PSA ever grade Star Company basketball cards again?
KnightRider
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I know this is an oft-asked question, but will PSA ever grade Star Company basketball cards again? I'm curious to know if anyone's heard anything new or what you think.
I'm aware that they used to grade them and had a difficult time telling originals from reprints. However, with knowledge from Steve Taft and others available, it appears authenticity concerns shouldn't be the main hindrance keeping them from grading Star cards again in the future.
I've never heard anybody mention this, but do you think the size variations on Star cards is the real reason they won't resume grading them? From my experience with Star cards, authentic examples can have slightly various length and width measurements. (I'm guessing they didn't have the best quality control back then. But if Topps willingly gave up the NBA trading card license after the 1981-82 season, you take what you can get, I guess!) The upshot of what I'm asking is that if PSA has such a hard time with the minimal sizing tolerance for cards like the 1993 Jeter SP, would they even bother dealing with the sizing variations on Star cards? I mean, if they were likely to refuse to grade 1/3 or more of the submissions due to sizing issues, would they just conclude it wouldn't be worth the effort and never grade them again?
Personally, I hope PSA does grade these cards again. It'd be great to give BGS some competition.
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A couple of months ago I think Sushihotwings created a similar thread that touches on many of the topics you just brought up. I will try to dig it up.
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No. They are afraid to for various reasons.
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Thanks for mentioning the other thread; I think I found it. I added a comment to it, as well, as there was another issue on there regarding BGS centering grades on Star cards....which is another bugaboo I have. In any event, they're the only game in town for now.