I didn’t even notice that, great eye!

With your experience, what grade do you think that card would get if everything else was in perfect condition other than that greening?

@@nothingbutcardboard it’s a 9 or 10 coin flip if there was no greening tbh. Greening usually means an 8. It’s hard to spot sometimes!

@@nothingbutcardboard I got a decent 90s special return I will post in the next couple of weeks keep an eye out for it 👀

Thank you!

@@uss.sterlingsportscards2972 lol didn’t age well did it

@nothingbutcardboard no but hopefully you made money while you could

@ yeah, fortunately I flipped most of them before they tanked

Scratches

@@nothingbutcardboardare the little round dimples not repairable? I have alot of good 2024 prizm cards with them

@ typically you cannot fill them unfortunately

We have had cards damages by them as well- we assumed it was the grader. They do scan the card for an image, but it stays in the card saver/top loader. The scans are suppose to show the condition the card was received in, but I am not sure how long these scans stay on the app. ( I think until the grades are available) In the future you may be able to download or save these scans, and compare it to the grade of the card.

I saved all of the scans…currently have filed a complaint and they are going to “review” the cards but I’m guessing they are going to barely give me any compensation or just tell me to kick rocks…@@nothingbutcardboard

It is possible another label got attached to your package, is it getting any missent or forwarding scans on it?

LOL! We are looking into another approach at challenges, more to come soon

I thought you guys gave up. It’s been so long you look 10 years older!

This challenge made us age a bit faster

Thanks Jim, I am not sure how they found that picture of me when I was 30. How have you been, hope you had great holidays?

Thanks.

Happy new year! Hope you’re doing well!

Thanks!

I couldn’t agree more, I was losing it when I won it on eBay! Thanks 🙏

We clean all of the cards by wiping them down with a microfiber cloth. John does not “polish” (use wax) on any of his cards since the new PSA guidelines have come out banning it.

@ thank you !!! what’s a good wax brand you guys use or what are some that you’d recommend

No idea, I have been to several card shows and only made a few small purchases. Card shows usually do not give receipts, so I think it is just up to honesty. Especially with cash transactions, there is no way to prove how much a card cost. We use Google spread sheets and keep track of purchases, sales and other fees.

He has had his moments, this year was rough- bad decisions and then injuries. I think he still has upside, but I would be looking for great deals on his short prints or higher end cards. I do not think this coach is there next year, if they make some moves- there could be some hype for T Law next year. I am thinking the same things for Tua cards- he is 1 hit away from being knocked out again and maybe forever.

@nothingbutcardboard id keep buying them joey b's hes special

No idea, have never done that type of thing. I would assume you need to get really good deals on sets, wax or graded cards. Wax- is boxes of sealed sports cards, select basketball, optic football: packs, blasters, hangers….

Never done that before, so we could not say. I would assume sets, wax boxes and graded cards- but that is a guess.

I would have to have more information to offer my opinion. How was the package mailed: registered, insured, priority, express… And when I package gets returned there has to be a reason for the scan- examples, no such address, no such #, unclaimed… It is Christmas and very busy, hopefully this one is just delayed a day or 2 and you get it Monday or Tuesday.

I believe these slabs had some type of dust on them- prob from the sealing procedure. We have not graded with CSG in years- they did not wrap each slab in a protective sleeve. They had a box that the slabs would slide into an individual pocket- and it would hold 50 slabs. Thanks and Merry Christmas.

I would suggest CSG only if it is for a PC card- like you said they have a very solid and clear case. We thought CSG would grow in popularity and resale value, but that is not the case. We buy CSG cards when we see them at a low price, to crack and send to PSA. PSA is top in resale value, they purchased SGC about 6 months ago, so only time will tell how that affects the hobby. Thanks.

Prob not- it really depends on how thick it is, and how rigid- hard split case is better to go in a padded mailer. Ground Advantage- it will have real tracking and come with $100 insurance. Go Bucs!

@nothingbutcardboard Maybe that's best for this one. It's an ungraded Michael Jordan '91 UpperDeck in hard acrylic plastic like one would get from a grading service. I definitely don't want the case to crack, it didn't have room for a penny sleeve. Thanks. Go Rays!

Those would make some nice flips!

Thank you for the comment- we are trying to get back into it, we have had lots of things going on lately.

That stinks, you can reach out to them about it- but it is an upward battle. Check and see if the photo’s are still in psa, they take pics and load them in. Mayne you can verify that they had no damage during that process and were damaged after. ( we use the app and the pics show up after they are entered- sometimes we do a video preview of what we are sending, but that is harder to prove that psa damaged them.)

Thanks Dr Willy. It is not the easiest name in the world to spell or say, we will work on it.

It’s literally 2 basic syllables and it’s been spoken millions of times by anything remotely sports related for years.

It has been crazy here in Florida the last month- 2 major hurricanes has really slowed things down. We are doing well, could have been a lot worse- and it was for some people. How have you been?

How are you doing Jim? Cody got lucky and received the email, Jon and I did not get 1: we use my account for NBC.

They have been for awhile- not sure how they determine which cards go to NJ for grading. Our last 2 orders cane from NJ and the grades were right in with ours. Good luck on your order, let us know how you do.

lol yeah, we got hit with back to back hurricanes, so it threw us behind a bit.

Yes- soon. We had a couple hurricanes come thru our area 2 weeks apart, so the last month has been crazy.

@@Mr.RAM138 print lines are tough. I’ve had some success with print lines, but it depends on how deep it is.

@@nothingbutcardboard thank you for response

@@InstrumentPlayer I would be careful on foil cards like Kaboom, but optic downtowns should be fine

Lol- I was thinking the same thing, when I saw the special was coming out.

@@nothingbutcardboard I hope you guys did okay with the hurricanes. It's a rough time for Floridians.

@@sourcingsailor4987 lol looks like you had some time on your hands. This was released a while ago while there was a lot of controversy on whether it was wrong or not. In our experience, and part of the reason we did the test, is that soaking cards does in fact damage the cards. We absolutely do not recommend doing it.

@@nothingbutcardboard The irony of when one is exposed, they immediately attempt to minimized that embarrassing exposure by attempting to be coy, witty, respond with weak ad hominem attacks, make excuses and begin, end or lace their asinine responses with "lol," "haha," or childish laughing emojis...again, in an attempt to give off the impression that they aren't exposed and triggered! "...a while ago" you say? Your excuse was it was released a while ago? So, you are telling me, wait, telling us, that there is a "statute of limitations" on responding to corrupt acts? Tell us, are you a distant relative to Trump? " Allow me to let you in on a secret, "altering cards, isn't a "new" concept and scums bags have being doing so, since i was a punk kid in the 70's and it was just as controversial then, as it is now! Furthermore, let me get this straight, YOU actually needed to record YOU submerging a sports card in water, uploading and posting a video on KZbin of YOU knowingly showing others "shade-tree mechanic type of tricks, tactics," of which YOU clearly knew three things: 1. You would get a ton of blow back for this video, but as long at it enhances and benefits your channel's engagement, then damn the hobby, huh?they will surely use to CHEAT collectors and DAMAGE the hobby? 2. You knew this video would be construed as a "blue-print" to cheat collectors and the hobby, but again, as long as you have "real" collectors like me calling you out, you believe bad exposure is good exposure. 3. You knew the very second the thought came into your head to do such a test, of which you could have obtained the same results, wait for it, PRIVATELY, that the content of this video doesn't help the hobby at all, but damages it! Then, to record, upload and attempt to justify this video says more about you, than me, you know, the "so-called" guy with a massive amount of time on his hands! Furthermore, in your response to me, full of excuses, asinine excuses, you overtly admitted this does indeed damage cards, is wrong and not recommended! I'm going to end with a few quick questions: Since you overtly admitted and agreed with me that these tactics hurts the hobby, are YOU going to do the right thing and delete this video? You have obtained your reward from it via KZbin;s algorithm? It would be extremely easy for me to hope you buy an expensive "raw" card or two or more at a card show, in a card shop, or online, then submit it to PSA for grading for them to tell you the card has been cleaned, suspend your PSA account and send their lawyers after you, after you realized you just through whatever you paid for the card out of the window of your Prius or Yugo, but I am not going to do that...wait, did I just do to you, what this video is doing to the hobby? Trying to play stupid by acting as if you didn't know the scum bags in the hobby will use this video to scam others and I? I can hear the divorce judge know, "So, you slept with two women in you and your wife's bed, just to see if it would upset her? I am awarding her EVERYTHING, including your card collection! Now take that!" Again, the question remains, "Since you realize everything about this video hurts the hobby, are you going to delete it?" Character means a ton to me, regardless of how much time I have on my hands!