PSA Buyback Grade Change

49ersSF · 12-05-2025, 07:15 PM

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/jcX6LcCmvHc

So this video is of a Pokémon card. However, as their buyback program purchases any and all graded cards, it applies to all PSA areas of the hobby.

This is why grading companies should not be allowed to sell cards.

sandyfrank · 12-05-2025, 07:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 49ersSF

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/jcX6LcCmvHc

So this video is of a Pokémon card. However, as their buyback program purchases any and all graded cards, it applies to all PSA areas of the hobby.

This is why grading companies should not be allowed to sell cards.

Wow I was already very weary of selling them a PSA 9 card knowing they could easily just reslab it as a 10, make a quick huge profit and looky there it happens, I am sure not the first time this has gone on...

NYRE2PECT · 12-05-2025, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by 49ersSF

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/jcX6LcCmvHc

So this video is of a Pokémon card. However, as their buyback program purchases any and all graded cards, it applies to all PSA areas of the hobby.

This is why grading companies should not be allowed to sell cards.

Woof.

This hobby is just ripe for manipulation at every level, in every sector, and by the biggest players.

coloradosports · 12-05-2025, 08:56 PM

Wow! Is this the state of the hobby …

longbomberz · 12-05-2025, 09:05 PM

Feel like in a sane world this puts them out of business.

NYRE2PECT · 12-05-2025, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by longbomberz

Feel like in a sane world this puts them out of business.

If they could survive Cert #00000001 the sheeple will accept this, too.

pjw77 · 12-05-2025, 09:13 PM

I sold a recently-graded PSA 9 Paul Skenes R.C. to PSA Offers this week (fair enough price) and this was the first thought I had: They can easily transfer this card to a 10 slab and do with it whatever they want.

PuddleMonkey · 12-05-2025, 09:23 PM

This entire industry is lined with scumbags at all levels.

49ersSF · 12-05-2025, 10:00 PM

This gives them special incentive to undergrade cards as well. Years ago, it was suspected that certain individuals within grading companies would purposely undergrade cards then track them and buy them. They could then crack them and have them graded. Now we see that the companies themselves are possibly doing this as a business practice.

Rooftop · 12-05-2025, 10:15 PM

Anyone that gives PSA money is a fool….

corndog · 12-05-2025, 10:31 PM

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Originally Posted by PuddleMonkey

This entire industry is lined with scumbags at all levels.

Agreed

88horsepower · 12-06-2025, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by NYRE2PECT

If they could survive Cert #00000001 the sheeple will accept this, too.

Yep. That company should have been dead on arrival with that debacle.

dirtywax · 12-06-2025, 01:21 PM

Great time to exit the hobby.

Chaysr20 · 12-06-2025, 01:26 PM

I created a thread weeks before about this exact concern. This is such a conflict of interest for PSA to both grade and sell cards. They need to remove their relationship with eBay and offering on graded cards altogether at this point to even attempt to retain any sort of credibility and integrity. Disgusting.

boxbuster7 · 12-06-2025, 01:38 PM

so they changed a 9 to a 10? That is DIRTY but (Expected)

no10pin · 12-06-2025, 01:39 PM

It's almost like they are trying to see what they can get away with at this point.

I despise the stranglehold that PSA has on this hobby, and it's almost impossible to avoid.

Asian62150 · 12-06-2025, 02:00 PM

Another thread where it would be great to hear from Nat

livfreely · 12-06-2025, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by no10pin

It's almost like they are trying to see what they can get away with at this point.

I despise the stranglehold that PSA has on this hobby, and it's almost impossible to avoid.

That’s it! I’m only grading with CGC

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88horsepower · 12-06-2025, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Asian62150

Another thread where it would be great to hear from Nat

He'd probably just spew a bunch of boilerplate about how PSA strives for excellence and is always working on improving. Blah. Blah. Blah.

sandlotsportcards · 12-06-2025, 03:10 PM

Seeing this makes me wonder if that would have happened to my Ohtani Montgomery Club set 1 RC I just got back. It got a 9, wish I could tell why. They offered $140 for it but I declined. Makes you worry this could be a trend on higher end, rare, and more popular submissions.

Bob Ross · 12-06-2025, 03:25 PM

Fun hobby!

Nat - thank you for disappearing from BO after years of posting regularly (with many of your old posts talking about bad PSA practices, BTW) and then nowhere to be found once taking over PSA, the company you previously spoke badly about.

We really appreciate the clarity and support from you to the community! Keep up the outstanding work! You're doing a great job! No fraud to be found anywhere! Incredible leadership!

SaveMeTheGum · 12-06-2025, 03:29 PM

When you're basically printing your own money (PSA, Fanatics, etc) the power absolutely goes to their head.

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Originally Posted by Bob Ross

Fun hobby!

Nat - thank you for disappearing from BO after years of posting regularly (with many of your old posts talking about bad PSA practices, BTW) and then nowhere to be found once taking over PSA, the company you previously spoke badly about.

We really appreciate the clarity and support from you to the community! Keep up the outstanding work! You're doing a great job! No fraud to be found anywhere! Incredible leadership!

The ol', if you can't beat 'em, buy 'em. And then make it worse...

88horsepower · 12-06-2025, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by SaveMeTheGum

When you're basically printing your own money (PSA, Fanatics, etc) the power absolutely goes to their head.

The ol', if you can't beat 'em, buy 'em. And then make it worse...

I remember how excited I was about a fellow collector taking over at PSA. I truly felt that the company was going to only get better with someone like Nat on board. Instead, the company, despite what their bottom line might tell them, has only gotten worse with each passing year. Wolf in sheep's clothing, as the saying goes. He's just a multi-millionaire looking to make more millions. Good for him. Meanwhile, the company is stealing money from people who trusted them to provide a service that people used to have faith in.

MiamiMarlinsFan · 12-06-2025, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Asian62150

Another thread where it would be great to hear from Nat

All he would say is that you, or anyone else, including them, are allowed to crack cases and resubmit. Happens all the time. We hear stories on BO about sellers buying 9’s to crack and resub all the time.

yoyosh · 12-06-2025, 04:31 PM

This should be such a huge story, but the hobby just continues to let bad behavior go as long as the casino stays open.

12-05-2025, 07:15 PM	#1
49ersSF Member Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: San Francisco Posts: 4,151	PSA Buyback Grade Change https://www.youtube.com/shorts/jcX6LcCmvHc So this video is of a Pokémon card. However, as their buyback program purchases any and all graded cards, it applies to all PSA areas of the hobby. This is why grading companies should not be allowed to sell cards. __________________ They see what they have been told to see.

12-05-2025, 08:56 PM	#4
coloradosports Member Join Date: Aug 2022 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 134 coloradosports	Wow! Is this the state of the hobby … __________________ PC: Mickey Mantle, Lewis Hamilton, 90s parallels/serial numbered. Top Rated eBay Seller: coloradosports

12-05-2025, 09:13 PM	#7
pjw77 Member Join Date: Jul 2025 Posts: 9	I sold a recently-graded PSA 9 Paul Skenes R.C. to PSA Offers this week (fair enough price) and this was the first thought I had: They can easily transfer this card to a 10 slab and do with it whatever they want. Last edited by pjw77; 12-06-2025 at 01:24 PM.

12-05-2025, 10:00 PM	#9
49ersSF Member Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: San Francisco Posts: 4,151	This gives them special incentive to undergrade cards as well. Years ago, it was suspected that certain individuals within grading companies would purposely undergrade cards then track them and buy them. They could then crack them and have them graded. Now we see that the companies themselves are possibly doing this as a business practice. __________________ They see what they have been told to see.

12-06-2025, 01:21 PM	#13
dirtywax Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Ohio Posts: 320 Thedrozshop	Great time to exit the hobby. __________________ Always looking for Browns, Cavs, Indians and Ohio State cards. Also looking for HOF RC, GU and Autos

12-05-2025, 09:05 PM	#5
longbomberz Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 1,204 longbomberz longbomberz	Feel like in a sane world this puts them out of business.

12-05-2025, 09:23 PM	#8
PuddleMonkey Member Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 4,622	This entire industry is lined with scumbags at all levels.

12-05-2025, 10:15 PM	#10
Rooftop Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 3,531	Anyone that gives PSA money is a fool….

12-06-2025, 01:26 PM	#14
Chaysr20 Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 2,405 chay_20	I created a thread weeks before about this exact concern. This is such a conflict of interest for PSA to both grade and sell cards. They need to remove their relationship with eBay and offering on graded cards altogether at this point to even attempt to retain any sort of credibility and integrity. Disgusting. __________________ Juan Soto Is The Way If you quote a troll, you become a troll. Stop it. Show me your Serial Numbered #22 or #222/xxx cards!

12-06-2025, 01:38 PM	#15
boxbuster7 Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Posts: 12,867 boxbuster777	so they changed a 9 to a 10? That is DIRTY but (Expected) __________________ Psa 9 > psa 10

12-06-2025, 01:39 PM	#16
no10pin Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 16,908 no10pin no10pin	It's almost like they are trying to see what they can get away with at this point. I despise the stranglehold that PSA has on this hobby, and it's almost impossible to avoid. __________________ Always looking for more George Brett stuff. Need more rookies, low numbered inserts/parallels and on-card autos (no Panini).

12-06-2025, 02:00 PM	#17
Asian62150 Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 6,712 Asian62150	Another thread where it would be great to hear from Nat __________________ IG: Asian62150

12-06-2025, 03:10 PM	#20
sandlotsportcards Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Massillon Ohio Posts: 3,165 sandlotsportcards nkirkbride	Seeing this makes me wonder if that would have happened to my Ohtani Montgomery Club set 1 RC I just got back. It got a 9, wish I could tell why. They offered $140 for it but I declined. Makes you worry this could be a trend on higher end, rare, and more popular submissions.

12-06-2025, 03:25 PM	#21
Bob Ross Member Join Date: Oct 2019 Posts: 5,693	Fun hobby! Nat - thank you for disappearing from BO after years of posting regularly (with many of your old posts talking about bad PSA practices, BTW) and then nowhere to be found once taking over PSA, the company you previously spoke badly about. We really appreciate the clarity and support from you to the community! Keep up the outstanding work! You're doing a great job! No fraud to be found anywhere! Incredible leadership!

12-06-2025, 04:31 PM	#25
yoyosh Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: USA Posts: 4,470 partyauctions yoyosh	This should be such a huge story, but the hobby just continues to let bad behavior go as long as the casino stays open.