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[glow]

Originally Posted by Above the Rim

This weekend will be 10 months since arrived at PSA - Value Modern. Still only in Grading, Ugh, sigh.

I feel you on that. 9 months since arrived for my TCG order. it's not even in grading yet

[49erRCCollector]

Originally Posted by bravesfan#1

You can use the "What If" feature in the PSA Registry App to see how well a certain slab improves your registry rating. When my Jordan quarterly special went into QA1, I used this trick to see my grades and had a 25% gem rate on freshly pack pulled 90's cards.

How do you back engineer the exact grades?

I'm pretty certain I just got two 10s on cards I REALLY wanted 10s on using this method.

[Woodsy074]

Originally Posted by 49erRCCollector

How do you back engineer the exact grades?

I'm pretty certain I just got two 10s on cards I REALLY wanted 10s on using this method.

Start a set (or if you have one already remove all the cards from it) with the card in question so it is a fresh set. Type in the cert to the What If and you will get the exact grade because its the only one counting in the weighted average. You can figure out your grades starting in Assembly using this method.

[49erRCCollector]

Originally Posted by Woodsy074

Start a set (or if you have one already remove all the cards from it) with the card in question so it is a fresh set. Type in the cert to the What If and you will get the exact grade because its the only one counting in the weighted average. You can figure out your grades starting in Assembly using this method.

Copy.

[esportstrader]

MORE movement today as my second "Jordan Years" Quarterly Grading Special moved into Assembly! Finally seeing some significant progress on both orders. Each order is 205 cards in size.

Order Type: Jordan Years Special (Order 1)
# of Cards: 205
Received per UPS: 10/01/20
Received per PSA: 01/12/21
Research: N/A
Grading:06/24/21
Assembly:09/09/21
QA1:
QA2:
Shipped:

Order Type: Jordan Years Special (Order 2)
# of Cards: 205
Received per UPS: 10/01/20
Received per PSA: 01/12/21
Research: N/A
Grading:06/24/21
Assembly:09/14/21
QA1:
QA2:
Shipped:

Some forward progress is always nice!

[Ketsbaia9]

Got my grades from my Bulk Modern submission which was sent in Sep 2020 and entered in Dec 20. Was in QA1 and 2 for about 6 weeks. It probably took so long as they were working out what to upcharge me on. Was initially upcharged $3900, but they tried to charge me $50 on 49 PSA 10's going on the $2700 sale a few months back. I argued that a PSA 10 recently sold for $750 and the 'Auction Prices' section on the PSA website hadn't been updated. They knocked the charge down by $30 per card, which was fair. They also knocked a $200 upcharge for a card down to $75, so overall I had to pay an extra $2500 in upcharges. I don't agree with it, but I'm just relieved that the grades matched to near enough what I expected. I was hoping for $210000 in return value from the submission and I ended up getting around $200000 worth of graded cards which I'm satisfied with.

I didn't send my best cards on purpose as I anticipated that they would downgrade them. I sent mainly stickers which were slightly off-centered, going for PSA 9's. I did send in 80 of the same card in the hope that they would grade them 10's as I've previously achieved 4 PSA 10's of the same card from a past submission and knew that it's a well made card, which is easy to grade.

Overall, I got the following grades after submitting 211 cards:

PSA 10 - 64
PSA 9 - 99 (3 PSA 9 OC)
PSA 8 - 36
PSA 7 - 2
PSA 6 - 8 (7 stickers and 1 card)
N8 - 2

I will use PSA again for another Bulk submission.

I have noticed an excess of PSA 9 and 8's. I sent 4 of the same sticker and ended up getting all 8's instead of 9's that I expected. I also got an 8 on another sticker from the same set, so I'm guessing it was the centering.

I mainly got 10's on the less valuable cards and 9's on the more valuable one's.

It's worth querying the upcharge if you have evidence that the card/s has decreased in value.

[bradley9999]

Originally Posted by Woodsy074

Start a set (or if you have one already remove all the cards from it) with the card in question so it is a fresh set. Type in the cert to the What If and you will get the exact grade because its the only one counting in the weighted average. You can figure out your grades starting in Assembly using this method.

Damn, I've never had the patience to wait for my cards to arrive to see the grades.....now I'm sitting here checking cards in Assembly lol.

[oddstuff]

Originally Posted by Ketsbaia9

Got my grades from my Bulk Modern submission which was sent in Sep 2020 and entered in Dec 20. Was in QA1 and 2 for about 6 weeks. It probably took so long as they were working out what to upcharge me on. Was initially upcharged $3900, but they tried to charge me $50 on 49 PSA 10's going on the $2700 sale a few months back. I argued that a PSA 10 recently sold for $750 and the 'Auction Prices' section on the PSA website hadn't been updated. They knocked the charge down by $30 per card, which was fair. They also knocked a $200 upcharge for a card down to $75, so overall I had to pay an extra $2500 in upcharges. I don't agree with it, but I'm just relieved that the grades matched to near enough what I expected. I was hoping for $210000 in return value from the submission and I ended up getting around $200000 worth of graded cards which I'm satisfied with.

I didn't send my best cards on purpose as I anticipated that they would downgrade them. I sent mainly stickers which were slightly off-centered, going for PSA 9's. I did send in 80 of the same card in the hope that they would grade them 10's as I've previously achieved 4 PSA 10's of the same card from a past submission and knew that it's a well made card, which is easy to grade.

Overall, I got the following grades after submitting 211 cards:

PSA 10 - 64
PSA 9 - 99 (3 PSA 9 OC)
PSA 8 - 36
PSA 7 - 2
PSA 6 - 8 (7 stickers and 1 card)
N8 - 2

I will use PSA again for another Bulk submission.

I have noticed an excess of PSA 9 and 8's. I sent 4 of the same sticker and ended up getting all 8's instead of 9's that I expected. I also got an 8 on another sticker from the same set, so I'm guessing it was the centering.

I mainly got 10's on the less valuable cards and 9's on the more valuable one's.

It's worth querying the upcharge if you have evidence that the card/s has decreased in value.

Wow...impressive submissions ($1000 avg value per card!). Jordans?

[49erRCCollector]

How long are we generally running between assembly and q-checks for bulk orders right now?

[Woodsy074]

Originally Posted by bradley9999

Damn, I've never had the patience to wait for my cards to arrive to see the grades.....now I'm sitting here checking cards in Assembly lol.

Yeah I was definitely in the don't look camp for years but after waiting upwards of 12 months+ on my current orders, I will probably check them as soon as I can. I guess there is a chance the grades could change checking in Assembly so they may not be final.

[tradestuffy]

Order Type: Value Modern (1972- 2017)
# of Cards: 150
Received per UPS: 10/07/20
Research: 01/11/21
Grading:06/15/21
Assembly:09/15/21
QA1:
QA2:
Shipped:

[Ketsbaia9]

Originally Posted by oddstuff

Wow...impressive submissions ($1000 avg value per card!). Jordans?

Thanks. Most are probably worth around $750 each at the moment with some of the PSA 10's pushing the figure up. Only submitted the one Michael Jordan, A Question of Sport 1994 UK card. Got a 9. Was hoping for a 10 on that one.

Shame PSA don't do subgrades.

How do you store your cards? I've been storing mine in Semi Rigid Card Savers at home, but noticed there's dust particles sticking to the card sleeves inside which is causing indentations/dimples to the surface. Also, the plastic has slightly cracked in some of the Semi Rigid card savers, which has indented the card.

I think going forward, I'll have to store them in Toploaders and transfer them into the Semi Rigid holders before I send them for grading. Also use a new card sleeve before I send them out.

I've found about 15 cards out of hundreds that have been damaged due to the way they have been stored. I've probably stacked the Card Savers up too high and they have compressed together.

That's the problem with submitting bulk orders to PSA and BGS during lockdown. Dust particles can get inside the Semi Rigids over time causing some of the cards to have surface pimples/indentations.

[Ketsbaia9]

Originally Posted by 49erRCCollector

How long are we generally running between assembly and q-checks for bulk orders right now?

I was in Assembly for about 4 weeks. My submission was Bulk Modern. Think the Ultra Modern/TCG service is quicker.

[49erRCCollector]

Originally Posted by Ketsbaia9

I was in Assembly for about 4 weeks. My submission was Bulk Modern. Think the Ultra Modern/TCG service is quicker.

Perfect. Thank you. I'll stop hitting "refresh" for a few weeks.

[Divino]

Originally Posted by Ketsbaia9

I was in Assembly for about 4 weeks. My submission was Bulk Modern. Think the Ultra Modern/TCG service is quicker.

TCG seems to be the slowest for me. I've got everything from my August 2020 order except TCG

[oddstuff]

Originally Posted by Ketsbaia9

Thanks. Most are probably worth around $750 each at the moment with some of the PSA 10's pushing the figure up. Only submitted the one Michael Jordan, A Question of Sport 1994 UK card. Got a 9. Was hoping for a 10 on that one.

Shame PSA don't do subgrades.

How do you store your cards? I've been storing mine in Semi Rigid Card Savers at home, but noticed there's dust particles sticking to the card sleeves inside which is causing indentations/dimples to the surface. Also, the plastic has slightly cracked in some of the Semi Rigid card savers, which has indented the card.

I think going forward, I'll have to store them in Toploaders and transfer them into the Semi Rigid holders before I send them for grading. Also use a new card sleeve before I send them out.

I've found about 15 cards out of hundreds that have been damaged due to the way they have been stored. I've probably stacked the Card Savers up too high and they have compressed together.

That's the problem with submitting bulk orders to PSA and BGS during lockdown. Dust particles can get inside the Semi Rigids over time causing some of the cards to have surface pimples/indentations.

You're talking about cards waiting to be sent for grading I think? If so, google "graded card bags"...they're fairly cheap investment especially if you have big dollar cards like the last bulk order lol. You can probably get several card saver 1s into a single "bag" or sleeve. I have mine in card saver 1s and then stored inside the original card saver boxes and then a plastic bag around the card saver boxes...keeps them mostly dust free.

[aggie4ever]

Some movement on my other two value subs, now just waiting on them to move past grading.


21 Card Ultra Modern Value Sub (all baseball cards)
Shipped: USPS Priority 12/15/2020
Delivered: 12/18/2020
Scanned by PSA: 12/18/2020
Entered by PSA: 2/20/2021
Research & ID: 2/20/2021
Grading: 8/27/2021
Assembly:
QA1:
QA2:
Popped:


22 Card Ultra Modern Value Sub (football and basketball)
Shipped: USPS Priority 12/15/2020
Delivered: 12/18/2020
Scanned by PSA: 12/18/2020
Entered by PSA: 2/19/2021
Research & ID: 2/19/2021
Grading: 8/26/2021
Assembly:
QA1:
QA2:
Popped:


26 Card TCG Value Sub (all Pokemon cards)
Shipped: USPS Priority 1/4/2021
Delivered: 1/8/2021
Scanned by PSA: 1/8/2021
Entered by PSA: 3/9/2021
Research & ID: 3/9/2021
Grading: 9/15/2021
Assembly:
QA1:
QA2:
Popped:

22 Card Ultra Modern Value Sub (mix of baseball, basketball, and football)
Shipped: USPS Priority 1/4/2021
Delivered: 1/8/2021
Scanned by PSA: 1/8/2021
Entered by PSA: 3/9/2021
Research & ID: 3/9/2021
Grading: 9/15/2021
Assembly:
QA1:
QA2:
Popped:

[kaka]

Originally Posted by bradley9999

Damn, I've never had the patience to wait for my cards to arrive to see the grades.....now I'm sitting here checking cards in Assembly lol.

You mind elaborating on how this works? This is crazy if true lol....

I've trying to create a set in the set registry but it keeps saying there are no available checklists.

[bradley9999]

Originally Posted by kaka

You mind elaborating on how this works? This is crazy if true lol....

I've trying to create a set in the set registry but it keeps saying there are no available checklists.

Go back and read the op from the guy I quoted. He explains it well.

[Ketsbaia9]

Originally Posted by oddstuff

You're talking about cards waiting to be sent for grading I think? If so, google "graded card bags"...they're fairly cheap investment especially if you have big dollar cards like the last bulk order lol. You can probably get several card saver 1s into a single "bag" or sleeve. I have mine in card saver 1s and then stored inside the original card saver boxes and then a plastic bag around the card saver boxes...keeps them mostly dust free.

Yeah, I'll just put them all in a tote sideways so there's not too much pressure. Will get some of those bags. Thanks. Shouldn't have stacked so many up. Damaged 3 cards and pierced about 20.

Got about 800 cards that need sending off for grading. Well over $1m's worth. Glad I didn't damage my Steph Curry and Lionel Messi rookies.

Know someone who put post it notes inside the Semi Rigid holders. Ended up getting 7's instead of 9's and 10's. Cost him thousands.

[kaka]

Originally Posted by bradley9999

Go back and read the op from the guy I quoted. He explains it well.

Oh okay thanks didn't see that. I've never used this set registry stuff so it's kinda confusing. Keeps saying I have no available checklists have no clue what that means

[bradley9999]

Originally Posted by kaka

Oh okay thanks didn't see that. I've never used this set registry stuff so it's kinda confusing. Keeps saying I have no available checklists have no clue what that means

Ya its not exactly intuitive if you've never used the registry before.

[NuttyFin]

Order Type: Ultra Modern
# of cards: 390
Order Arrived: 10/1
Order received per PSA: 1/13
Grading: 8/4
Assembly: 9/16


Order Type: Ultra Modern
# of cards: 187
Order Arrived: 1/25
Order received per PSA: 3/24
Current Status: R&ID


Order Type: Ultra Modern (USPS Delivered 2/26)
# of cards: 54
Order Arrived: 3/3
Order received per PSA: 4/16
Current Status: R&ID

[rippev]

Originally Posted by NuttyFin

Order Type: Ultra Modern
# of cards: 390
Order Arrived: 10/1
Order received per PSA: 1/13
Grading: 8/4
Assembly: 9/16


Order Type: Ultra Modern
# of cards: 187
Order Arrived: 1/25
Order received per PSA: 3/24
Current Status: R&ID


Order Type: Ultra Modern (USPS Delivered 2/26)
# of cards: 54
Order Arrived: 3/3
Order received per PSA: 4/16
Current Status: R&ID

Awesome. I think that’s the first I’ve seen for a 2021 received by date moving to assembly for bulk!

[PostBaloney]

My ultra modern that was "entered" by PSA on 1/14/21 also just went into Assembly yesterday