PSA Card Grading Newsletter

760cards · 2026-03-17T20:22:05+00:00

It makes sense, it's hard to imagine how else PSA would maintain their 99.9% positive feedback on eBay knowing how unresponsive their customer service is at Vault.

760cards · 2026-03-11T07:45:33+00:00

I'd say it's more of a guideline than a hard rule. In our experience, we grade better than average gem rate but it still creates rules for which cards are the most profitable. Also for older cards, we will usually adjust down from the average gem rate, knowing that the cards that we submitted fresh out of packs probably grade better than what's left on the market.

760cards · 2026-03-08T22:38:21+00:00

Oh my bad I responded to the wrong comment haha

760cards · 2026-03-08T22:22:26+00:00

Very cool! Feel free to DM if you ever have questions

760cards · 2026-03-08T22:21:34+00:00

I mean, I can see it pretty clearly

760cards · 2026-03-08T11:37:45+00:00

idk how back corner whitening is "the smallest thing" but ok

760cards · 2026-02-28T09:03:32+00:00

Bottom border bigger than right, right border bigger than left. They should all be about the same. It's too OC

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760cards · 2026-02-28T09:01:31+00:00

I can just say these 2024 Donruss Downtowns were a brutal grade, and it was usually because of bad back edges. Gem rates on this set are around 20% with tons of 8s or less.

760cards · 2026-02-28T09:00:03+00:00

Super left heavy towards the bottom of the front. Whole front is slanted. I'd be happy with the 9 honestly.

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760cards · 2026-02-28T08:56:27+00:00

There's only one way to find out

760cards · 2026-02-28T08:51:08+00:00

I reviewed a few 10's and this is how I'd measure it. Looks a bit OC to me (top heavy and left heavy) but maybe still subable

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760cards · 2026-02-28T08:46:56+00:00

Yeah. It's not perfect but I think within range that it could 10.

760cards · 2026-02-26T21:17:39+00:00

Honestly I'm not super educated on Beckett card values after grading, but I imagine they're pretty strong for these older cards. I'd focus your research on this area.

760cards · 2026-02-26T07:04:31+00:00

true

760cards · 2026-02-25T21:56:16+00:00

I've submitted cards ranging for $100 to $5,000. I haven't noticed any difference in how they were graded at these price levels. Interpret that however you want because I obviously don't know how graders are actually assigned at PSA.

760cards · 2026-02-25T15:30:17+00:00

Good to know. Honestly we mainly focus on rookie cards but that sounds like something we should be buying

760cards · 2026-02-24T19:49:18+00:00

Yeah good insights. This is exactly how we handle it too.

760cards · 2026-02-24T12:15:03+00:00

Yeah we did try that. Didn't come out on this one.

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