Running PSA Order Tracker

[Perfect JF]

Originally Posted by xxrodzylla

25 card Ultra Modern
Arrived per PSA 12/9/20
Research 2/16/2021
Grading Early August (No Email )
Assembly 11/19/2021

Mine is this
Arrived per PSA 12/10/2020
Research 2/14/2021
Grading 08/14/2021

So maybe it will go to Assembly next week FINALLY

[imbluestreak23]

Down to my final three bulks, and we are seeing movement.

Order Type: Bulk Ultra Modern
# of cards: 158
Order received per USPS (if possible): Arrived 12/22/20
Order received per PSA: 12/22/20, R&D 2/22/21, Grading 8/1/21
Order Popped: TBD

Order Type: Bulk Modern
# of cards: 102
Order received per USPS (if possible): Arrived 12/22/20
Order received per PSA: 12/22/20, R&D 2/23/21, Grading 7/30, Assembly 11/19/21, QA1 11/20/21
Order Popped: TBD

Order Type: Bulk Ultra Modern
# of cards: 88
Order received per USPS (if possible): Arrived 2/2/2
Order received per PSA: 2/2/21, R&D 3/25/21, Grading 10/13/21
Order Popped: TBD

[rogueriver]

Looks Like PSA is doing MUCH MUCH better than BGS.

[KhalDrogo]

Originally Posted by rogueriver

Looks Like PSA is doing MUCH MUCH better than BGS.

Just put out their highest all time week, and still will likely add 5-10k more this weekend.

[discodanman45]

I can't wait for PSA to get to the point where they have $50 grading. It will ease the strain on the other companies as well as leading to cheaper alternative grading and quicker turnaround times.

I think PSA needs to open up quarterly specials instead of grading $25 and below. As soon as they do this it will lead to the biggest avalanche of cards ever submitted to PSA. People have been sitting on cards for the last 10 months to grade. The quarterly specials could get cheap grading for registry collectors and not allow the floodgates to open up all at once.

[oddstuff]

We (sellers thinking of grading) may be over estimating how many (or little) buyers remain out there stilling throwing money at junk graded cards. That may have been the case 6-12 months ago but no more. People grading junk will waste their money and be stucked with worthless cardboard in plastic cases.

[CheapThief]

Originally Posted by oddstuff

We (sellers thinking of grading) may be over estimating how many (or little) buyers remain out there stilling throwing money at junk graded cards. That may have been the case 6-12 months ago but no more. People grading junk will waste their money and be stucked with worthless cardboard in plastic cases.

This is a great point. Prices keep getting softer (in aggregate), and we're only about halfway through the backlog. I think it's far from guaranteed that by April we're going to have a legion of submitters lined up to send in thousands of base cards.

There will probably be an initial surge of 1-2m cards, which will take a couple of months to get through, but after that it's going to get interesting.

[xxrodzylla]

Originally Posted by oddstuff

We (sellers thinking of grading) may be over estimating how many (or little) buyers remain out there stilling throwing money at junk graded cards. That may have been the case 6-12 months ago but no more. People grading junk will waste their money and be stucked with worthless cardboard in plastic cases.

There’s always a market, the question is what will the margins be? Base rookies will sell, but will they sell at a price point to allow 300% margins like before? Not likely. If grade to sell folks are willing to take a 10-20% profit on base card orders they will keep submitting. If not, much smaller backlog.

[KhalDrogo]

Plenty of base will still be worth submitting at $25-35. Plenty of low end inserts and parallels that will still be worth submitting at that price. I have a couple hundred in the pile now, and will probably have a couple hundred more by time the Value levels open. Save for a few Pokemon and Lamelo, everything is from before 2020.

[imbluestreak23]

Originally Posted by xxrodzylla

There’s always a market, the question is what will the margins be? Base rookies will sell, but will they sell at a price point to allow 300% margins like before? Not likely. If grade to sell folks are willing to take a 10-20% profit on base card orders they will keep submitting. If not, much smaller backlog.

10-20%? My 401K is at 19.9% YTD and it's 100% passive.

If that's what the margins become, then this is a poor mans game

[xxrodzylla]

Originally Posted by imbluestreak23

10-20%? My 401K is at 19.9% YTD and it's 100% passive.

If that's what the margins become, then this is a poor mans game

I mean it is a hobby…

That said, I’m talking about 10-20% on low end base cards. High end stuff will always sell in high grade, but low end stuff unless we get back to $10-$15 a card simply won’t be worth sending. That’s what the huge majority of the backlog is.

[Woodsy074]

Originally Posted by imbluestreak23

10-20%? My 401K is at 19.9% YTD and it's 100% passive.

If that's what the margins become, then this is a poor mans game

Underperforming the S&P 500? Too much allocated to bonds…..

[imbluestreak23]

Originally Posted by Woodsy074

Underperforming the S&P 500? Too much allocated to bonds…..

Company managed 401K plans aren't my forte aside from adjusting risk tolerance values, sounds like they are yours. Congrats

[Skunkbush]

Originally Posted by imbluestreak23

Company managed 401K plans aren't my forte aside from adjusting risk tolerance values, sounds like they are yours. Congrats

Bragging about 401k plans 😂

[Woodsy074]

Originally Posted by imbluestreak23

Company managed 401K plans aren't my forte aside from adjusting risk tolerance values, sounds like they are yours. Congrats

All kidding aside, put all your funds into anything managed by Vanguard if possible. The fees you save over 30+ years will be able to buy you a nice highly graded MJ rookie in retirement.

[Cards and 401K]

But if you trade stock options...please be very careful...i have 250 raw cards waiting for

value to open up here... and 223 cards @ month 9 $15 per card hoping they are ready by

spring training! PSA logged April 28th from a Feb 26 USPS delivery during the price hike card crush....

[chester0711]

Express level....

QA2 is the log jam, which makes me feel like they are not really being QA'd at this point but sitting in a stack waiting to be packaged and shipped.

going on one week in QA2 .....previous steps shot through in 5 days all together.

wondering if PSA takes the thanksgiving week off?

[rcgdodge]

My cards finally hit assembly! They have cert #'s but I can't search for them yet.

[jjo1776]

1st Bulk order moving along quickly now!

Order Type: Bulk Value Ultra Modern
# of cards: 120
Order delivered: 10/5/20
Order received per PSA: 10/16/20
Research & ID: 1/18/21
Grading: 8/9/21
Assembly: 11/18/21
QA1: 11/20/21
QA2: 11/22/21
Popped: TBD

Order Type: Bulk Value Ultra Modern
# of cards: 112
Order delivered: 3/3/21
Order received per PSA: 3/5/21
Research & ID: 4/19/21
Grading: TBD

[jjo1776]

If PSA upcharges cards in an order, what step do they usually do that at?

[oddstuff]

Originally Posted by jjo1776

If PSA upcharges cards in an order, what step do they usually do that at?

QA2 I believe.

[oddstuff]

Originally Posted by chester0711

Express level....

QA2 is the log jam, which makes me feel like they are not really being QA'd at this point but sitting in a stack waiting to be packaged and shipped.

going on one week in QA2 .....previous steps shot through in 5 days all together.

wondering if PSA takes the thanksgiving week off?

Upper management probably week off but the grunts I'm guessing are working today-Wed as well as night/weekend folks.

[CoachDave33]

Originally Posted by chester0711

Express level....

QA2 is the log jam, which makes me feel like they are not really being QA'd at this point but sitting in a stack waiting to be packaged and shipped.

going on one week in QA2 .....previous steps shot through in 5 days all together.

wondering if PSA takes the thanksgiving week off?

I’ve had one card in QA2 for 9 days - glad I’m not the only one!

[mnvikingstwins]

Tracking well to finish 20 day orders by the end of the year

[wxguy44]

MOVEMENT!!!!


Order Type: Value Modern
# of cards: 25
Order shipped (USPS): 2/23/21
Order delivered @ PO Box: 2/25/21
Order picked up from PO Box: 3/1/21
Order arrived at PSA: 3/3/21
Research & ID: 4/16/21
Grading: 11/22/21 (received email)
Assembly:
QA1:
QA2:
Shipped: