PSA Grading cost question

Luke1989

why would I not send in all my cards as a declared value under $100 for grading since it is cheaper?

Note: none of my cards I don't think are crazy valuable like over $200.

Would they kick back a Mickey Mantle 63' if it is worth more than $100?

LarkinCollector

It's primarily for insurance purposes when shipping, so you'd be fine with getting $100 for a $200 card if anything should happen? Declared value for a regular submission should be based on raw replacement value, not an expected grade. There are also a few cards that they don't allow to be submitted without a higher service level IIRC, like Jordan and Gretzky rookies.

I've never heard of a card rejected for being over $100, but on occasion they will charge for a higher service level if there's a drastic difference.

MrHockey

you should do that. damage is rare, fighting w/ them over fault and replacement value dicey. you're better off saving money on fees.

Mefer

I view it this way:

1. When you submit, you cannot guarantee a 10 and you may need a 10 to go over $100 in value.
2. Given point 1, and to avoid pricing myself out a special, let alone facing extensive charges on return shipping, I put what I believe is a fair value to replace the card assuming the whole shipment is lost. Thus, for example, a card that I can get raw for $5.00 I might value as $25.00 even though a ten may be worth more. By doing this in the aggregate, you can spread out the amounts and account for any hits you may receive at 10s.
3. Lastly, I avoid submitting obvious high value cards like the examples given the above (and, sadly, I don't have piles of those lying around anyways....

Matt