Alleged Card Trimmer and Former PSA Employee Mike Souza Exposed— eBay ID= 9999rbush - Page 3

JrFinest · 08-19-2019, 05:29 PM

Wow. Great work once again.

The corruption keeps running deeper.

dfr52 · 08-19-2019, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by MoreToppsPlease

If that were true, it would mean 10s are quite plentiful.

Generally speaking 10's are not that rare and there are plenty of submitters who can land 9's and 10's pretty easily. Even as a graded collector I must admit the line between a mint and gem mint card can be very fine and somewhat arbitrary.

palmetto7 · 08-19-2019, 06:27 PM

Jeter sp is the only friggan card they check the size on.....absolutely ridiculous. I have quite a few series 1 rookies(black,independence day etc etc)that have a touch of white on the corner, like 95% of the rest of them out there...These guys could turn cards like that into 10s in 30 seconds....profit would be huge.

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JrFinest · 08-19-2019, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by palmetto7

Jeter sp is the only friggan card they check the size on.....absolutely ridiculous. I have quite a few series 1 rookies(black,independence day etc etc)that have a touch of white on the corner, like 95% of the rest of them out there...These guys could turn cards like that into 10s in 30 seconds....profit would be huge.

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I have a feeling PSA turns a blind eye towards their favorite individuals to do business with. These individuals can obtain , chop them ,and have no consequences. Perfect 10 everytime!

ziggyz129 · 08-19-2019, 08:49 PM

Is this the guy with a Mohawk? I think I saw him at the east coast national making a deal

superdan49 · 08-19-2019, 08:58 PM

CONFIRMED by two independent sources

Mike Souza was a not just an employee at CU, he was a card grader for PSA. I had this information earlier, but awaited independent confirmation, which was received today.

KhalDrogo · 08-19-2019, 10:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by superdan49

CONFIRMED by two independent sources

Mike Souza was a not just an employee at CU, he was a card grader for PSA. I had this information earlier, but awaited independent confirmation, which was received today.

tconte · 08-19-2019, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by superdan49

CONFIRMED by two independent sources

Mike Souza was a not just an employee at CU, he was a card grader for PSA. I had this information earlier, but awaited independent confirmation, which was received today.

Wow! Unreal.

Let me jump in line and buy his PSA 10's on eBay. Can't wait!

pspa123 · 08-19-2019, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by superdan49

CONFIRMED by two independent sources

Mike Souza was a not just an employee at CU, he was a card grader for PSA. I had this information earlier, but awaited independent confirmation, which was received today.

It's a bit more lucrative on the other side of that door, eh?

Rooftop · 08-19-2019, 10:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by superdan49

CONFIRMED by two independent sources

Mike Souza was a not just an employee at CU, he was a card grader for PSA. I had this information earlier, but awaited independent confirmation, which was received today.

ngs428 · 08-19-2019, 10:50 PM

Thanks for the information. I will be avoiding him.

auburn35 · 08-19-2019, 10:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by superdan49

CONFIRMED by two independent sources

Mike Souza was a not just an employee at CU, he was a card grader for PSA. I had this information earlier, but awaited independent confirmation, which was received today.

Hmmm. I wonder if Mike Souza was able to detect trimmed cards as a grader, or if his time as a PSA grader, developed his corruption?
Either way, not a good look for PSA.

superdan49 · 08-19-2019, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by auburn35

Hmmm. I wonder if Mike Souza was able to detect trimmed cards as a grader, or if his time as a PSA grader, developed his corruption?
Either way, not a good look for PSA.

I am of the opinion that the top card doctors would be the best graders.

ninjacookies · 08-19-2019, 11:00 PM

https://www.blowoutforums.com/showth...1103447&page=2

Threads like this aged well.

If you don't like grading, why complain??

Purely anecdotal....grading on a whole is consistent and free of favoritism or corruption!

Zero internal controls or protection...no 3rd party auditing. Prices inexplicably booming across the board.

Could see this kind of junk coming from a mile away.

PSA and BGS both suck a fat one. Pick your poison.

geomon · 08-19-2019, 11:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by superdan49

CONFIRMED by two independent sources

Mike Souza was a not just an employee at CU, he was a card grader for PSA. I had this information earlier, but awaited independent confirmation, which was received today.

Well now is there not only a smoking gun, there's a dead body on the floor and PSA is holding the weapon.

pip · 08-19-2019, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by superdan49

I am of the opinion that the top card doctors would be the best graders.

Glove meet hand.

cking · 08-19-2019, 11:32 PM

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Originally Posted by ninjacookies

https://www.blowoutforums.com/showth...1103447&page=2

Threads like this aged well.

If you don't like grading, why complain??

Purely anecdotal....grading on a whole is consistent and free of favoritism or corruption!

Zero internal controls or protection...no 3rd party auditing. Prices inexplicably booming across the board.

Could see this kind of junk coming from a mile away.

PSA and BGS both suck a fat one. Pick your poison.

There was some people in that thread who said grading is terrible. Some of them even provided photo proof. Still, no one listened.

I wonder if that person was right all along? Hmmmm.

ninjacookies · 08-19-2019, 11:39 PM

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Originally Posted by cking

There was some people in that thread who said grading is terrible. Some of them even provided photo proof. Still, no one listened.

I wonder if that person was right all along? Hmmmm.

Yup. So many concerns raised over the years...fallen upon deaf ears. A few were 'woke,' but majority shied away from actual conversation or just flat out denied anything was wrong with the system.

Thank god for BODA for actually dropping the irrefutable mountain of evidence.

dizzydolse · 08-20-2019, 12:05 AM

So disgusted at this point. I keep typing out different responses to this and then deleting it because it seems pointless. I guess all I should say is thank you, again, to the people putting in the time and effort to expose this stuff. I really hope it is for the right reasons, which I truly believe it is. Pretty much at my breaking point with the hobby though. Really is utterly ridiculous.

MoreToppsPlease · 08-20-2019, 12:35 AM

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Originally Posted by ninjacookies

Yup. So many concerns raised over the years...fallen upon deaf ears. A few were 'woke,' but majority shied away from actual conversation or just flat out denied anything was wrong with the system.

Thank god for BODA for actually dropping the irrefutable mountain of evidence.

The next great craze in grading will be the opaque slab. The submitter will get to pick the color.

We’re just about there already.

ninjacookies · 08-20-2019, 01:03 AM

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Originally Posted by MoreToppsPlease

The next great craze in grading will be the opaque slab. The submitter will get to pick the color.

We’re just about there already.

If it can be sold at a premium, they will come.

ThoseBackPages · 08-20-2019, 01:23 AM

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Originally Posted by dizzydolse

So disgusted at this point. I keep typing out different responses to this and then deleting it because it seems pointless. I guess all I should say is thank you, again, to the people putting in the time and effort to expose this stuff. I really hope it is for the right reasons, which I truly believe it is. Pretty much at my breaking point with the hobby though. Really is utterly ridiculous.

if the hobby is no longer enjoyable, then it sounds like it is best for you to move on.

cking · 08-20-2019, 01:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ninjacookies

Yup. So many concerns raised over the years...fallen upon deaf ears. A few were 'woke,' but majority shied away from actual conversation or just flat out denied anything was wrong with the system.

Thank god for BODA for actually dropping the irrefutable mountain of evidence.

Here is a couple direct quotes from that thread

"I do not understand why people are constantly railing against graded cards."

Why? Because grading is a joke. Some of us were smart enough to see that a long time ago.

Heres another beauty

"So yeah, strictly speaking from experience, grading is NOT inconsistent. Can anyone claiming otherwise speak from experience?"

Gary Moser probably can

And last but not least..this gem

"The graders have NO CLUE who's cards they are grading"

Joe Clemons is somewhere laughing real hard at this comment

joey_peapod · 08-20-2019, 01:42 AM

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Originally Posted by palmetto7

Jeter sp is the only friggan card they check the size on.....absolutely ridiculous. I have quite a few series 1 rookies(black,independence day etc etc)that have a touch of white on the corner, like 95% of the rest of them out there...These guys could turn cards like that into 10s in 30 seconds....profit would be huge.

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The cards passing are meeting size tolerance. I just bought a $20 digital caliper off of amazon and no 2 cards at the exact same size down to the decimal. There is a reason they have a tolerance.

cking · 08-20-2019, 02:00 AM

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Originally Posted by joey_peapod

The cards passing are meeting size tolerance. I just bought a $20 digital caliper off of amazon and no 2 cards at the exact same size down to the decimal. There is a reason they have a tolerance.

You do know why they have a size tolerance, right?

Its so they can give trimmed cards numerical grades. This keeps people happy and it keeps them submitting and PSA makes more money.

Its the same reason they 60/40 for centering instead of 50/50.

They use 60/40 so they can give your cards Gem Mint 10 grades even though your card is not gem mint. This keeps you happy and keeps you submitting and PSA makes more money.

These grading companies are playing you guys like a fiddle. Make no mistake about it. The joke is on you guys.

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08-19-2019, 05:29 PM	#51
JrFinest Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Ohio Posts: 3,117 jrfinest_cards	Wow. Great work once again. The corruption keeps running deeper.

08-19-2019, 06:27 PM	#53
palmetto7 Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Posts: 3,429	Jeter sp is the only friggan card they check the size on.....absolutely ridiculous. I have quite a few series 1 rookies(black,independence day etc etc)that have a touch of white on the corner, like 95% of the rest of them out there...These guys could turn cards like that into 10s in 30 seconds....profit would be huge. Sent from my SM-G950U1 using Tapatalk

08-19-2019, 10:50 PM	#61
ngs428 Member Join Date: Nov 2016 Posts: 629	Thanks for the information. I will be avoiding him.

08-19-2019, 11:00 PM	#64
ninjacookies Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: All the girls see the (boi)/ Look at his flips / Look at his kards / All they say is (oh boi). Posts: 56,953	https://www.blowoutforums.com/showth...1103447&page=2 Threads like this aged well. If you don't like grading, why complain?? Purely anecdotal....grading on a whole is consistent and free of favoritism or corruption! Zero internal controls or protection...no 3rd party auditing. Prices inexplicably booming across the board. Could see this kind of junk coming from a mile away. PSA and BGS both suck a fat one. Pick your poison.

08-20-2019, 12:05 AM	#69
dizzydolse Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 2,938	So disgusted at this point. I keep typing out different responses to this and then deleting it because it seems pointless. I guess all I should say is thank you, again, to the people putting in the time and effort to expose this stuff. I really hope it is for the right reasons, which I truly believe it is. Pretty much at my breaking point with the hobby though. Really is utterly ridiculous.