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I picked up a 3-box rack case of 86T in very early 2000s. I opened one box back probably 2003 or 2004 and sent in 20-25 of the best. None came back higher than an 8. Even 20+ years ago PSA was brutal… (View Post)

Would you agree that this is due in some/large part due to PSA ignoring their published standards, at least for vintage, thereby making submitting much more of a crap shoot than it used to be? My pro… (View Post)

Once upon a time, I built 2 graded sets. All PSA8 or better. Then I dropped out of the hobby for >15 years. So you can imagine when I came back earlier this year to see that the published grading … (View Post)

PSA10 vs PSA9 was arbitrary when I was building a graded 75T set back in 2003. Usually came down to how the grader was feeling that day. Now, with PSA completely ignoring their published specs for ea… (View Post)

If you buy the card and not the holder, it's hard to go wrong. I can't say I've ever seen a better example of the 78 Molitor. Dead centered and no smearing. (View Post)