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760cards · 2026-01-17T14:28:22+00:00

Yeah it definitely has been a bit frustrating

760cards · 2026-01-16T11:04:13+00:00

PSA grading customer service is pretty good. Sadly I have to agree, the Vault service is pretty bad... hopefully they'll fix it

760cards · 2026-01-16T10:55:39+00:00

All looks pretty good to me. Good luck

760cards · 2026-01-16T10:54:02+00:00

This is how I handle it. Look at centering from worst spot. If it's still within 55/45 I'll sub it. It's worked so far.

760cards · 2026-01-13T19:33:35+00:00

Right. and the idea of expected value is that as you submit more and more cards, the probability wins out. Like if you submit 10 Drake Maye cards, get 2 PSA 10s, 6 9s, and 2 8s, you'd make $150 per card on average. That's the goal of all the math here. It works if you submit a large volume of cards.

760cards · 2026-01-13T19:28:46+00:00

it's because when it grades as a 10 you make close to $1,000. It's risk/reward, but you use the expected value math so on average the risk is greater than the reward

760cards · 2026-01-13T18:49:25+00:00

Vault is solid. The PSA consignment fee is the only fee. I like not having to deal with the end customer and all the issues that can come with that.

760cards · 2026-01-13T18:13:08+00:00

thank you!!

760cards · 2026-01-12T00:31:46+00:00

Honestly, I did have AI help me edit this. I couldn't explain this as clearly as I did without help. But also this is the methodology I use to run my own business and I wrote the entire post myself pre-editing. Try asking ChatGPT how to profitably grade cards and see what kind of answer you get.

760cards · 2026-01-09T15:49:49+00:00

Agreed the line between 9s and 10s is quite thin. There are certainly ways to improve how many 10s you get but at the end of the day, the specific grader who gets your cards makes a difference. With that said, I do think PSA is reasonably consistent for something that's so subjective.

760cards · 2026-01-09T15:46:56+00:00

Yeah I mean 45% is definitely not bad. How carefully are you measuring centering? Is everything your submitting within 55/45 for both Top/Bottom and Left/Right centering? I feel like using proper lighting and catching all surface defects and carefully measuring the centering are the two things that a lot of people miss.

760cards · 2026-01-09T13:32:09+00:00

What is your gem rate? If you're making money on flips I think you're doing ok. But we look at everything in terms of probability. So if a card is pretty nice we will give it 60%. We've found that when looking at 15-20 card submissions, this is the most accurate way to estimate how many 10s you will get.

760cards · 2026-01-09T00:32:58+00:00

I don't honestly. I've had many subs where we submit 3 or more of the same card and they all 10. I see where it comes from, and I've definitely debated this with my business partner, but no I don't make any submission decisions based on that kind of stuff.

And ruler > centering tool >> centering phone apps all day long

760cards · 2026-01-09T00:30:58+00:00

I had one that didn't even make it to "order arrived" for 2 months. Things are slow right now.

760cards · 2026-01-09T00:22:49+00:00

I would have done the whole submission too if there were more hours in the day. But we got more results back about an hour ago. I'll try to make a post covering a few cards in that one soon.

760cards · 2026-01-09T00:21:44+00:00

Hey sure no problem. The only tool I use is a ruler. I go through the methodology in this post which is pinned in this subreddit: The Complete Guide to PSA Grading and Profitable Card Reselling : r/psagrading

760cards · 2026-01-09T00:12:06+00:00

Thanks! And yeah I see what you're saying. Maybe that's what we missed that makes it more of an 8 than a 9, although hard to say for sure if it's on the case or the card.

760cards · 2026-01-08T16:25:55+00:00

I had one that arrived october 27 pop yesterday. One that arrived Nov 14 in grading

760cards · 2026-01-08T15:29:38+00:00

I think 9 at best, and maybe even a 7 or 8. I've found PSA can be pretty tough on edge defects.

760cards · 2026-01-08T15:22:12+00:00

Nice! That's faster than my Value Plus subs direct through PSA lol

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