Feb 5, 2025 · I am still interested in buying graded cards. But more the recently graded cards with certs that start with 9 or 10 which appear to be undergraded or use harsher standards, Joe Lump's PSA 9s …

Mar 20, 2004 · It seems that a couple times a month someone starts a thread bemoaning the lack of consistency in PSA's grading standards, so I thought I'd throw my thoughts on this subject out there …

Sep 7, 2013 · A 5% leeway is given to the front centering minimum standards for cards which grade NM 7 or better. For example, a card that meets all of the other requirements for PSA MINT 9 and …

Mar 25, 2013 · PSA Grading After looking at my cards and reading PSA Standards I feel like they graded my cards one grade lower.

Oct 20, 2023 · PSA purports to do this by having 2 different submission categories (pre-1979 and 1980+), right? But are these cards graded by the same graders which grade both categories using …

Jan 8, 2024 · Could be because of what people are saying about the evolution from low tech grading to high-tech grading and how standards have changed. Many seem to be displeased with the current …

Feb 11, 2025 · I look at eye appeal when buying graded cards….and focus on exceptional cards for the assigned grade. Having higher/stricter standards for mint and gem mint cards is a good …

Apr 20, 2023 · I get the card back from PSA and they give it a 7. PSA standards for an 8 is not more than 70/30. CGC standards are even more strict than PSA. I do not have a tool to measure this but …

Sep 11, 2023 · But I will say in the 2 years I sent my cards to PSA, the gap between my understanding of grading standards and the PSA result grew wider. The cards that looked like 8's to me were …

Sep 22, 2023 · Cards that look like they should get no worse than an 8 are getting 5s and 6s. Considering this much tougher grading standard, do you bother getting your cards you submit for …