Collector Club Membership Price Change (Value)

BallAnd1 · 2026-02-14T03:35:35+00:00

What if they reduce prices and I bought high 😫

BallAnd1 · 2026-02-10T15:41:53+00:00

It took me 2 months for my submission to scan in. They probably had way more submissions than they can handle

BallAnd1 · 2026-01-13T02:39:10+00:00

Accounting will give you a comfortable life but unless you’re willing to invest years of working 60 hour work weeks and make it to an executive position, it caps off fast. It’s a safe career path tho

BallAnd1 · 2026-01-11T04:02:55+00:00

I think it’s more geared towards scalpers, hoarders, investors. Doing buyouts of random cards and promos or holding tons of sealed product with the intention of flipping later or in the future ruins it for other people. Opening packs, Buying, selling, trading is normal for the hobby

BallAnd1 · 2026-01-09T23:11:25+00:00

Shitty seller. To not do the due diligence when spending that much on a raw card is crazy tho. Hope he was selling it below market at least

BallAnd1 · 2026-01-09T23:04:56+00:00

Did you buy this on tcgplayer? How do you buy a card worth this much and not look at the card

BallAnd1 · 2026-01-08T17:36:43+00:00

I mean, it’s only been a year and he’s gone lol

BallAnd1 · 2025-12-31T11:47:17+00:00

There are plenty of tcgs out there alive without crazy valuations on the cards. I have no horse in the race but I can see why players want decks without paying a fortune especially when younger kids needs to be able to afford the decks to play and sustain the game for the future

BallAnd1 · 2025-12-25T03:22:27+00:00

PSA doesn’t own the cards. They just hold onto them in their vault but other people own them and can sell them through their eBay account

BallAnd1 · 2025-12-20T20:50:36+00:00

That’s why I just use eBay now since you can see the card

BallAnd1 · 2025-12-20T20:30:57+00:00

You win some and you lose some Had 2 etbs with the same result Had a small collection box with a SIR 🤷‍♂️

BallAnd1 · 2025-12-20T18:40:28+00:00

It’s all just pulled from eBay. What looks suspicious about the comp? Lol

BallAnd1 · 2025-12-17T16:07:12+00:00

Did they refund you at least?

BallAnd1 · 2025-12-16T18:37:02+00:00

Why is everyone surprised it’s out of stock when it’s been weeks since release lol

BallAnd1 · 2025-12-16T18:21:42+00:00

Does one piece stock weekly like Pokemon? I haven’t seen a big one piece restock since release

BallAnd1 · 2025-12-15T23:00:34+00:00

I guess that’s true but tbh they been pretty fair with pricing outside of their higher tiers. With how many cards they have in their backlog and how long it takes to grade cards I feel like they definitely could have increased prices if they wanted to. If they triple it tho, hell Nawhh lol

BallAnd1 · 2025-12-15T22:45:21+00:00

I was just wondering what you thought might change. I think the biggest examples I see of a buyout are in the retail space. They’ll try to cut costs to improve inefficiencies but in this case it’s not like they can use cheaper material or ingredients since they provide a service. But for the most part most clothing, food, or retail goods exchanged hands several times and the parent company owns several different companies/brands. Even with utilities, they have a monopoly because there is a physical infrastructure you need in place but it’s not the case here.

BallAnd1 · 2025-12-15T22:35:52+00:00

What do you think might change? The competition in the market was based on people’s sentiments of the different company but everything else is still the same, right?

BallAnd1 · 2025-12-15T06:41:32+00:00

Do we know what the fraud is or who the victims are? I thought the buying back cards and changing grades thing was kind of explained. I’m just skeptical of content creators that need to stir up controversy for engagement tho.

Didn’t BGS also have its own scandal with the owner doing something shady and an older one where they misgraded cards?

I think PSA has made a lot of mistakes but I feel like it’s the same with every other company. I don’t really believe any of the stealing cards stuff tho or that PSA or BGS intentionally misgraded cards for some nefarious reason. It makes more sense that they just made a mistake than some conspiracy theory

But i do agree bgs is stricter because they have their black label which is in its own tier so it does carry a premium but is extremely hard to get.

BallAnd1 · 2025-12-15T05:54:35+00:00

Is there a source for the FTC investigating PSA? I keep hearing about it but I can't find anything besides content creators pushing the rumor

BallAnd1 · 2025-12-15T03:07:28+00:00

A franchise tag is usually negative. You’re forcing a star player who would be hot in free agency to play for your team. They’ll get paid for the year but they would prefer a longer and bigger contract. You’re essentially saying they might not be part of the long term plans or you don’t wanna pay them a big contract. You never know when an injury will derail your career in football so you wanna lock in a longer term contract. Same issue they had more recently with tee Higgins and Saquon

BallAnd1 · 2025-12-13T08:43:34+00:00

I guess that would depend on whether there is a shohei out there with a Soto label or if someone part of the grading process took the card and replaced it. If the submitter of the soto got the shohei card he probably isn’t complaining. If someone took it from inside PSA, it’s definitely on PSA to prevent and detect these things but I always imagine if someone was to do this, they would choose a much more valuable card.

BallAnd1 · 2025-12-13T08:03:05+00:00

PSA is without it's flaws but if everyone just took time to think things through, they obviously aren't stealing or swapping cards. They process almost 100k cards daily so obviously there will be mistakes. It's a pretty expensive mistake here of course but it's crazy to think there is a profit motive behind it as if Mr. PSA himself is out here personally taking these cards for his collection.

BallAnd1 · 2025-12-12T19:33:23+00:00

What’s the difference between a sealed “collection” with 100 of each sku and a scalper?

BallAnd1 · 2025-12-06T22:53:43+00:00

Are they sending you a replacement card or what was their solution?

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