143 Card PSA Sub BLIND Order Reveal! $15.99 per sports card. Grading return. Nice variety

[@joeday17821]

This is the issue with PSA...they grade soooo many cards that you know the new graders are the ones grading these bulk orders and you know when someone is new they are going to skew more conservative. Absolutely rough one here!

[@littlevictoriessportscards197]

You’re exactly right. Ugh. This order had new inexperienced grader written all over it. You can tell because they error on the side of caution on the cards they’re unfamiliar with and don’t know how to tell the centering on :(

[@Indialatte]

How do you choose cards to buy and grade?

[@littlevictoriessportscards197]

I look for popular sets that sell well, popular players, the goats, nicely designed inserts, refractor parallels, fan favorites, cards that have low pops 👍 And always take the time to check the comps for the cards you’re submitting in various grades…this will help you decide whether it’s financially responsible to submit the card. Good luck, and I appreciate you watching 🤙 LV

[@shorebreakcards]

That Luke Kuechly Blue Finest is 😍! Awesome value on it, I loved watching him play!

[@littlevictoriessportscards197]

He had a lot of heart on the field 👍 His card prices much be high in preparation for a possible 2025 hof induction

[@Blade-jc4qw]

Others have also said this, but I will also. Newer graders get stuck with the big orders and are more strict, trying to make a name. I try to stay around the 20-40 card orders. 80-85% 10s. Enjoy the channel. We have to about the same age

[@littlevictoriessportscards197]

I didn’t fully realize that the newer graders get the larger bulk orders til now :( I really appreciate the comment. I’m definitely going to keep my subs down to 60 cards or less in the future 👍 Thanks for the support, and good to hear from someone around my age…I’m 41 🤙 LV

[@cards999]

@@littlevictoriessportscards197 They don't. I've had small orders that were crushed in NJ and a friend went 5/65. Only way you're avoiding new graders is if you include cards they won't hand off to them like a high grade '80 Topps Henderson. Otherwise, your odds are the same.

[@ericjohnson8062]

Just landed here. I have had the same experience attempting to grade older base. For example, I subbed like 14 1994, 1995, and 1997 Score low-end parallels. 9s across the board, with one gem. It's just not worth the risk unless grading something of value. I swear PSA judges 90s paper cards differently - aka more harshly - than ultra modern.

[@littlevictoriessportscards197]

Definitely agree, and thanks for finding my channel 🙌 Until the grading fees start dropping to around $12 with PSA, it’s just not worth sending in low-end 80’s and 90’s cards. Which is sad, cuz that’s what I really enjoy grading from a nostalgia standpoint. They’re definitely tough on older paper cards right now :( Happy collecting and grading! 🤞 LV

[@gradedcards5516]

you are exactly right when it comes to lower end cards being undergraded. It just isn't financially feasible to crack and resubmit...it really sucks when you get a tight grader, but I guess it is further proof to not send in more than 50 cards in an order?

[@littlevictoriessportscards197]

Exactly. I broke that rule I’ve always had…don’t submit more than 75 cards per order :( I think I got overly confident because things had been consistent and good grades. But it’s because I kept the orders smaller. I’ll never submit over 75 cards per again 😅

[@Svang23]

Tough reveal! You’ll bounce back on the next one. Love the format and videos 🔥

[@littlevictoriessportscards197]

Thanks! I appreciate you saying that. I’ll bounce back smarter 🤙

[@shorebreakcards]

Congrats on that Gold Standard Westbrook! I have a few of those, they can really get scratched up

[@littlevictoriessportscards197]

Yeah, they always seem to have scratches on the back. Definitely low pops in 10’s. One of those cards I priced high cuz I secretly want to keep 🤪

[@shorebreakcards]

Love that Jimmy Graham 2013 blue Prizm, "they really do pop"! I have my eye on a certain 2013 Prizm gold, probably gonna pull the trigger next week 🙏

[@littlevictoriessportscards197]

Love to hear that! Good luck! 2013 prizms 🔥

[@mofomoco]

I got a 54 card submission in now. Hopefully i get better grades.

[@littlevictoriessportscards197]

I will be wishing you much better grades 🤞

[@garychinn8007]

Just curious...have you tried to resubmit for re-grading?

[@littlevictoriessportscards197]

Thanks for watching 🙌 I’ve never tried the resubmit for re-grading with them. Mainly because it’s still expensive, and I prefer to just crack out and resubmit instead. I figure the new grader is biased my knowing the previous grade and more likely to just give the same grade. Cracking out gives you a fighting chance 👌

[@troyellis3]

I have had the same issues ! Larger orders tend to get graded harder.. add that to bad grader or a bad day grader and the whole order is ruined. Split them up - 20-25 cards max and split up your higher value cards that SHOULD 10 between multiple orders. This way I think they go through quicker and diversify your graders!

[@littlevictoriessportscards197]

100% agree. Thanks for the insight, I appreciate your comment 🤙 I’m going to keep my orders down to around 25-50 cards for awhile

[@macstener5295]

Tough shake there man. I admire you being able to keep going through with the blind reveal video. I don’t think I would have made it lol. Entertaining as always and a nice selection. Good luck hunting for cards at that card show! Nothing better than making it out to one. Looking forward to your next reveal.

[@littlevictoriessportscards197]

Thanks Mac! I’m excited to buy some fresh cards in-person at a show 👍 I love making reveals so much…it propelled me through that one 😅

[@scottvaughn9]

If they are pop-controlling White Chocolate RCs, I’m in trouble - he’s my PC! 😂

[@littlevictoriessportscards197]

Lol. Did I start the rumor they’re pop controlling White Chocolates? 😂 awesome player pc choice btw!

[@scottvaughn9]

@@littlevictoriessportscards197 ❤️

[@pdxwax]

Tough break LV 😢 You got me sweatin’ now that my 51 card order is in assembly. Taking a lot longer than usual too.

[@littlevictoriessportscards197]

Assembly is taking forever right now with PSA. One of my orders have been in assembly for 3 weeks 😬 I wish you a better grader and amazing results Jackson 🤞

[@3pt-cards]

Same! I've had an order that skipped grading stage and has been sitting in assembly for a long time. Hoping we get them back soon!

[@dkellums1]

Some of the orders I’ve sent in recently have been shipped to me from New Jersey, despite me sending them to California for grading. Not a fan of that process.

[@kevingoeller8836]

@@littlevictoriessportscards197 and @pdxwax couple of my favorites to watch. I have 4 orders all 30-40 card sitting in assembly also, been 2 plus weeks.

[@barrettbob6868]

The Natural! Best movie all time!

[@littlevictoriessportscards197]

Excellent choice! I’m gonna have to rewatch that movie soon 🙌⚾️

[@austinbrown5731]

The intro about longer wait on orders = better grades did not marinate too well but always fun doing true blind reveal. Win some lose some. Thanks for sharing results. Keep them coming.

[@littlevictoriessportscards197]

It didn’t marinate well at all 🤣 lol. Gotta just keep moving forward :) Thanks for always watching!

[@austinbrown5731]

@@littlevictoriessportscards197 Just have to flip you crap here and there with some laughs. All you can do is keep grinding though as your mindset always is👍🏻

[@jeremystark3350]

Let's go!!!! Sweet grades!

[@littlevictoriessportscards197]

There were some nice 10’s sprinkled in 👍 My favorite was that metal Westbrook 😃

[@shorebreakcards]

Favorite Sports Movie- OG Space Jam, Sandlot and/or Field of Dreams... damn I sound old! Glad the Itchiro got a gem 10!

[@littlevictoriessportscards197]

Nice choices! I need to rewatch the Jordan Space Jam. We are getting old lol. Me especially 🤣

[@Altitude_Cardz]

always fun with the unique cards ya buy

[@littlevictoriessportscards197]

Thanks for saying that! I should have some fun cards in my next PSA reveal 👌

[@morecardsmorefun]

Brutal grader. Thank you for posting though. I will also be keeping my future PSA orders much smaller to avoid things like your order here

[@littlevictoriessportscards197]

Smart 👍 I’m also gonna keep my orders smaller. Just not worth the risk. Best of luck with your grades 🤞

[@everycardastory]

Sorry about the rough order, man! Probably a smart call on keeping order size down a bit in case you hit a rough grader.

[@littlevictoriessportscards197]

Thanks for the support! 🙌 yeah, I’m gonna stick to 25-50 card orders for awhile. Graders are tight right now

[@GEMMTCollection]

Junk slab era mostly because of this guy

[@InspireCreateCollectables]

What does OK stand for, where you bought these cards for $1?

[@littlevictoriessportscards197]

Thanks for watching! It should be OC, maybe I made a typo and put OK 🤪 But OC means Old Collection in which the card came from a collection I bought years ago probably in 2010 to 2017.

[@InspireCreateCollectables]

@@littlevictoriessportscards197 oh okay thanks for clarifying

[@willharwell9583]

Wow, tough order for sure! I’ve got a 25 card order there right now and it took 6 days from checking in to get to assembly stage, so I’m very nervous I got a grader that just flew through my cards. It was in and out of grading in the same day too, which scares me even more😬

[@littlevictoriessportscards197]

Oh wow, that would make me nervous too. Let me know how your grades turn out 👍 I wish you good luck!

[@willharwell9583]

@@littlevictoriessportscards197 Thanks! I’m hoping they didn’t take all of the better graders to the national with them haha

[@BeyondtheBreakCollectors]

Frustrating, but still a good profit! Really enjoyed the content over these 4 large orders!

[@littlevictoriessportscards197]

Thanks! Yeah, still will turn a profit, but that profit number should be closer to $3-4,000 😅 I appreciate you always watching my stuff!

[@adriantorres7869]

i agree with ''depends on the grader'' ived sent orders of 40 to 50 per sub and average 75 to 80 % gem but when I get that grader that is in a bad mood i get massacred, and i triple check my cards and clean em....they do need to improve on their consistency 4sure

[@littlevictoriessportscards197]

Yeah, I agree. That’s why I always wish the graders have a super nice wife or girlfriend 😂

[@ChadRaush]

I say out of spite you send those Chris Dolemans in at a higher service level in order to get grader notes lol

[@littlevictoriessportscards197]

🤣 lol. love that idea. Wish I was loaded so I could actually do that!

[@LambeauLeeeper]

The Natural is my favorite.

[@littlevictoriessportscards197]

Fantastic pick. The Natural and Field of Dreams always hugs at my heart in a good way

[@tigerday9059]

Some graders are very harsh on vintage it seems

[@littlevictoriessportscards197]

They really are. I’m thinking it’s the newer graders that don’t know those years. They’re probably weren’t even born yet 😂

[@cardboardcollector7384]

Rough order for sure… PSA hates giving 10s before 2000

[@littlevictoriessportscards197]

They really do :( Especially right now, and on bigger bulk orders, ugh. Thanks for watching!

[@ParksTradingCompany]

Seems like grading older cards are done for. They want ultra modern now 😢

[@littlevictoriessportscards197]

Sad but probably true :( Bummer cuz I still love finding the condition sensitive gems from the 80’s and 90’s

[@jeremythompson1699]

This looks like a patented New Jersey order to me. Did it come from that office by any chance?

[@littlevictoriessportscards197]

I think it was lol 😭 But I’ll have to double check. Thanks for watching!

[@morgan_collects]

Tough break man. How in the world can you afford 143 card at once!

[@littlevictoriessportscards197]

Thankfully I hit on some orders, and have a nice well of cards to dig from because I’ve been doing this so long 🤪 I appreciate you commenting and watching! LV

[@kevingoeller8836]

Seeing all the comments I would love to see what the percentage of the bad orders are from New Jersey or California? I would definitely like to see you do a video of 10-20 of the bests 9s or 8s from this video for a crack and learn. Then send them back in together for a re-submission. All just to see what % comes back same grade or better. Thank you again for the great content. TZ

[@littlevictoriessportscards197]

I’ll start a tally of Cali vs NJ orders 🙌 And see if there is any pattern to the madness. I’ll rate each order and write which state it came from then do some math over time 😃 And I used to do those type of crack out vids…I should do one again. Thanks for the thoughtful comment and watching!

[@3pt-cards]

Absolutely brutal grader. Damn near everything 1 grade low. And an 8.5 just to be extra silly. Hoping you knock it out of the park on the next order!!

[@littlevictoriessportscards197]

Yeah, definitely a silly order :( They happen. I appreciate you wishing me a better one next time 🤙

[@joeday17821]

So your order was complete 7/25...when did it actually get back to you? My order was just complete yesterday so I was curious when I may actually get it haha

[@littlevictoriessportscards197]

Looks like it was delivered to me on 7/29 😃 Let me know how your grades turned out 🤞

[@joeday17821]

@@littlevictoriessportscards197 only two cards...oversized autos...Patrick Stewart and a Stewart/Jonathan Frakes dual auto both from Rittenhouse for Picard Seasons 2&3

[@Aero-Cards]

I just sent in my Shaq Topps Chrome 03 Xfractor, praying for a similar grade to the Darko

[@littlevictoriessportscards197]

🤞 They’ve been grading those 03 xfractors easily in my opinion 👍 I wish you an awesome grade on it! Keep me posted what it gets

[@MrFullBeard]

Ooof sorry LV. Hope your next order is better!

[@littlevictoriessportscards197]

I appreciate the kindness 🙌 and don’t worry I bounced back quickly on my next order 😃 I just can’t do big orders anymore

[@RawGradeFlip]

New graders need to not be giving bigger order and orders that have 90 and early 00 cards. Let them just grade the ultra modern until they gain lots more experience. Sorry about the order and overall experience. But can’t wait for some card show pickups to start showing up.

[@littlevictoriessportscards197]

I agree…new graders should be given smaller orders for the first year or two 👍 I’m excited to start going to the card show again!

[@His.Wickedness]

I think you know deep down you need to stop sending so many low end cards even though you enjoy it. You can hear it in your voice. It's just not economically viable with graders like this

[@littlevictoriessportscards197]

If I get graders like this then yeah, I shouldn’t be sending in lower end cards. But it’s tricky cuz at least half the time, you get the graders at the other end of the spectrum and it’s definitely worth it 👍 Two out of the four big submissions were great, and I never would have hit those unless I rolled the dice 🎲 To me it’s still worth it grading lower end cards, as long as the initial investment per card is low. And next time I’ll break up into smaller subs 🤙 Thanks for watching, much appreciated. LV

[@hellinas1117]

Dang man that sucks, some of those are definitely better than what they got. Is it me or did that gold Marino look a little wrinkly, like it had moisture damage? Also, is pop control a proven real thing?

[@littlevictoriessportscards197]

That’s just the normal card stock style for those ‘97 E-X2000’s 👍 I compared it to other high grade cards I have from that set, and they all have that same stock. I really would love to hear the graders notes on that one 🤣

[@biggmike_cards]

Wow. Seeing some of these grades makes me nervous about my subs.

[@littlevictoriessportscards197]

Hopefully your subs will have a better grader 🤞 I’ll be wishing you great grades!

[@3gslabs483]

Hey bud! Been awhile since I have commented but I have been watching all your content. Uggggg...this was a tough one for sure. I never send in subs with this many cards for this reason. I don't think I have ever really had a bad grader but I know you have a great eye and to be off on this many is not cool! I think my most is around that 50-60 range. I like that 20-30 the most but that's just me. I hope you consider more TRUE blind reveals. I know this one was tough and to hear that in your voice sucked but we need another attempt to we can LV get excited on a sub!!! I have been getting a bunch of subs back so I hope to get some new videos out soon. Thanks for another great video.

[@littlevictoriessportscards197]

I would love for everyone to watch a happy blind reveal from me 😃 I’ll definitely do one again in the future :) And yeah, I’m never submitting another order over 75 cards ever again. I knew my rule, but I broke it anyway, ugh. Thanks for still watching my content 🙌 I’m gonna check out your latest tonight

[@bennybreaks702]

LV is definitely drinking tonight. Lol. I've seen a few rough ones lately. Makes me worried as I have 3 orders there and another 2 going out next week.

[@littlevictoriessportscards197]

Cheers to that! 🍻😂 I hope you get better grades!

[@aaronheideman8973]

Like $90 EV for a 13th year, Raptor uni, Jermaine O’Neal out of 499? I’m sorry but I’d be shocked if that is worth more than $25-$30

[@littlevictoriessportscards197]

I just sold the Jason Richardson from that set orange refractor /499 same psa 10 for $80. It’s a very popular set, lots of psa set registry builders. And 2000’s topps chrome refractors are hot right now. Do some completed listings research 👍

[@jaschohan1904]

You should send the 8’s to beckett or sgc see what they come back as. Financially wont make sense but it will make great content and thats views!

[@littlevictoriessportscards197]

I just might do that…good call! I would crack and submit to SGC 👌 Thanks for watching!

[@joeday17821]

Moneyball is a Mt. Rushmore movie for me

[@littlevictoriessportscards197]

Great choice! It’s been awhile since I’ve watched it…might flip it on in the background while I screen some cards tonight 😃

[@505memorabilia]

96-99 Topps Finest has been my nemeses...I think you got hosed again by the frauds at PSA on a lot of those cards!! Watching you the last year, makes me glad I quit anything & everything PSA...Thanks for all you do!! appreciate you!!

[@littlevictoriessportscards197]

Yeah, I think I got an inexperienced grader and got hosed :( And I’m not sure what I’m missing on that 1998 finest…I’ve been grading those for 20 years 😞 I definitely understand peoples decision to not grade with PSA 👍 I like pain apparently lol

[@biggmike_cards]

I cant wait till i start sending 100 plus carda to psa

[@littlevictoriessportscards197]

I recommended sticking to orders around 50 cards each 🙌 I believe they’re giving the newer less experienced graders the huge bulk orders :( Thanks for watching! LV

[@biggmike_cards]

@littlevictoriessportscards197 thanks for the advice. Big fan of your channel by the way.

[@aaronheideman8973]

Im sorry but how are you getting some of these EV’s on these cards that 9? A $1 base card in a PSA 9 slab is generally not going to sell for $20. Some of your “push”s just don’t seem right. Especially after shipping, tax, fees, etc.

[@littlevictoriessportscards197]

It’s an estimate. And with base cards…the player makes the difference. If you notice I’m grading a lot of Jordan, lebron, Kobe, Barry sanders, etc, big name players. Their base cards still sell well even in a mint 9. I stand by my estimated values.

[@crispee5265]

Man I can hear the disappointment in your voice. Did you get the same grader as your previous bad submission? Seem like it! I know you got a tough grader when you are getting 9s on modern cards you should get 10s on. I wonder if these graders just fly through the order and assume grades sometimes. Well hopefully your next ones are way better! Thanks for sharing!

[@littlevictoriessportscards197]

Yeah, always hard to hide disappointment 🥲 But I’ll bounce back smarter. Thanks for the support always!

[@krsafoa6761]

I call those tha re- stack cause they're hope'N you send it back in to "re-stack" their $$$... bro that sucks hope you get back or maybe break even with all your 10s...

[@littlevictoriessportscards197]

I think you’re probably right! That was definitely a re-stack order :( I think I was able to claw back to even on that order. Thanks for watching! LV

[@krsafoa6761]

​@littlevictoriessportscard 197 right on...PsA should print out results on why tha grades are what they are...BUT we kno that ain't happening...helluva job to break even tho...👍

[@liverust5]

Bgs

[@blixcards]

Whelp, ummm... I'm a Field of Dreams is #1 guy, and Sandlot is awesome. Ironically both feature James Earl Jones as I realize while typing haha. I think we're at a strange crossroads with 1990's cards. Only people with first-hand experience ripping this stuff, buying and selling it know the sets and their quirks. These comments summed it up I think. I do have another thing I noticed on some of my cards though. I did a VR response but won't post unless you want me to. About 10 minutes long and I will post it "subscriber exclusive" long enough for you to view it. I'll take it down after I see you respond to it. Just noticed something on my cards and what the culprit may be and showed examples. I think I narrowed down my "unexplainable" 7s and 8s. Let me know. Personally, I think I'm done grading 1980's Topps RCs for my PC. I'll never make the mistake of sending 1980's Fleer and Donruss with my 1980's Topps anymore because it seems like they don't take into consideration the differences in the card stocks anymore. Anyway, if you want me to post my findings, let me know. Thanks for posting and no need to apologize to viewers for being genuine.

[@littlevictoriessportscards197]

James Earl Jones is apparently in a lot of my favorite movies! 😃 Yeah, I’ve been loving all the comments on this vid. I feel like everyone is on the same page with all this. Feel free to post any reaction vid…I’d love to hear your findings 👍 Thanks as always for your support and years of hobby wisdom

[@blixcards]

@@littlevictoriessportscards197 You bet! I'm just putting in my two cents. I know a little bit about a lot and am an expert at nothing haha. We could all just be wrong with all of our theories. I'll post it tomorrow afternoon sometime, I just wonder if we're having similar issues. Thanks LV!

[@mc386106]

The inconsistency between graders is one of the worst things with PSA.

[@littlevictoriessportscards197]

100% agree. So much inconsistency between graders :( My least favorite thing about PSA

[@shorebreakcards]

Idk about you, but I never liked the 2002 Topps/Chrome design... like, why is there a baseball in the corner, are we so stupid we don't know what sport this is?

[@littlevictoriessportscards197]

Yeah, topps chrome designs are always pretty basic. My fav design year is probably 2008. What’s your fav design year of topps chrome in the 2000’s? (Basketball)

[@shorebreakcards]

@@littlevictoriessportscards197 By far it's 2007-08 for my favorite year of chrome (hence why I'm collecting the white parallel set). Second choice is 06-07... maybe the graphic design team took a decade off though, the 00's were sub par imo, even though there's some classic cards! Personally, I love basic designs, the more photo-centric the better. If I want art and design, I'm probably not spending my $ on cards, I'll spend it elsewhere, I like to collect cards that showcase the player and their impact on the game :)

[@CardNerd304]

50 watching...hit the thumbs up!!

[@littlevictoriessportscards197]

Thank you for watching and the support! 🙌 LV

[@htsports3232]

PSA sees older cards and is scared to give 10s. I stopped submitting anything older than 5 years

[@littlevictoriessportscards197]

Yeah, on the older cards, it’s like a mint 9 is already in their head as the highest the card could be and down from there 😬 Thanks for watching!

[@joelkaplan2157]

I understand your disappointment

[@littlevictoriessportscards197]

Yeah, it stings :( Especially since I spend so much energy and time prepping the cards

[@joelkaplan2157]

@@littlevictoriessportscards197 I know the feeling

[@liverust5]

Buy a beckett

[@davebrown386]

30 to fifty and your percentage and pop control will be worse guaranteed!! PSA stinks. 4 sharp corners advertises with them and gets 90 percent junk wax tens! UGH!

[@littlevictoriessportscards197]

I have always wondered how 4sharp corners always get so many 10’s on 80’s and 90’s cards 😒 I definitely don’t get the junk wax love from them 😭 Thanks for watching! Much appreciated 🤙

[@nextplanet2960]

Thanks for the great video once again! Don't be discouraged by not having an all sunny positive vid. Sadly people need to see these kinds of videos for things to change. 8-10 grades can be a very fine line. This is why someone with your experience can make a living at it, but you take all the risk. What I disagree with is PSA takes no risk takes 15$ from you and smiles with "come again" reply. All the while having relationships with business that prosper from thier grades. 4 sharp corners was mentioned, obviously Goldin was tied with them and I actually see there is a PSA store on ebay, if I'm not mistaken. The problem I see is that PSA has become the standard and people have come to care more about the label on the slab more than what's in the slab. I get that sentence is a bit confusing but what I mean is what just happened in this video. You have 10's in those slabs but the label says 7,8,9. Didn't hurt PSA at all though. Still got 15$ plus per. I'm just having a hard time wrapping my brain around the "it is what it is" thing. If I pay for a service anywhere else and am not satisfied I can't think of too many situations where it can't be rectified but PSA doesn't even tell people why they got what they got. I'll tell you why because it's not good business for billionairs. Take those 1990 Hoop Jordan's. 68k card pop. Doing rough math in my head so forgive slight variances. 7600 gems. So avg 12% or so. Jordan's run 8% gem on the all star and a laughable 4% on his main card out of 18k+ submissions. I get as you look at a world popular figure people with zero experience may submit a card but still. PSA throws a bone to the Jordan "play ground" and checklist in the set by giving 20+% and 13% gem rates respectively. The other top $ card Mark Jackson also heavily regulated and oddly it looks like it's pretty tuff to gem Scotty Pippen. I don't know if I helped with my mini rant or wasted time but as someone who is very untrusting of big biz. The whole PSA thing smells funky. I wish you the best in your future endeavors and enjoy watching as you do bring positivity to the hobby even when faced with adversity. Hoping some can still rub off on someone who lost it long ago, lol.

[@littlevictoriessportscards197]

@@nextplanet2960 yeah, I always try to be as transparent as possible, always showing the bad too. And trust me, I completely understand your position and thoughts about all of this. We are the ones taking all the risks, that's why I really want a way for PSA to be held accountable some how. At least give us grader notes. $15-20 a card isn't cheap...the least they could do would be to give us quick notes. Also, I love the data on the 1990's hoops cards. I'm a numbers guy and find it very interesting. Trust me, I wish my business wasn't so heavily dependent on PSA. But I gotta feed the family and the resale is too great, and I feel like I'm good at it. I just need PSA to be fairly consistent and honest. Thanks for the thoughtful/smart comment. LV

[@nextplanet2960]

@littlevictoriessportscards197 Hey after I thought about it a bit. I wondered why PSA has become the hobby standard for grading. I mean back in the day Beckett monthly was the thing and before that it was a price guide book you borrowed at the library to see what you might have. Every shop owner became a card grader if you wanted to sell cards. There were no slabs. I mean what made PSA so wonderful. I never see videos on Beckett or SGC horror stories, well SGC is prob gonna go down the toilet now. Atleast Beckett gives 4 grades right on the card. Makes it very difficult to justify why you gave a card a 7 instead of a 9. I have never submitted a card. As I have said before I have too many cards. I would like my hobby to fund my hobby instead of work lol, but anything pre year 2000 is very sketchy to me. I understand as a business you sometimes have to supply the need/want of the customer but a Beckett 9 has to be better than a PSA 8. I know you do crackouts and it's not very cost effective on 100$ or less cards but it would be interesting to see what Beckett thinks of some of those grades. Atleast you may find out why by the 4 grading points. At the end of the day it's about getting the majority to see that it's a better value/product. You said that many of those 90 hoops were collections you purchased. Would be interesting to see what the other high end stars grade. Larry Bird, Magic and the Hardayway rookie. Seems that the easiest 10 is the Bird if you believe PSA cares about pop counts. I think it's pretty difficult to say they don't because purchasers sure do (mostly). I've been looking at pop counts while writing this and maybe my thoughts are skewed but It's definitely easy to determine that as the value of a card rises the gem % greatly decreases. I was checking out 89 upper deck baseball Jr which accounts for over 1/2 of the submissions 107k x15$+ (that's alot of dough) is not even 4% gem. The Smoltz almost 40% gem, the Sheffield close to 30% gem and the Big Unit just a smidgen over 15% gem. Of the 199k 1989 upper deck graded these 5 cards are roughly 159k of those submissions. If those cards don't have value people don't send in, well not the masses, Jr hovering around 1800-2k$ keeps 1989 upper deck interesting. If that price goes down the subs go down imo. Far be it from me to advise you because I greatly respect your practices and knowledge of the hobby but if and when I hope to sell cards I will be checking pop counts and averages before I submit. Atleast market moving cards if you know what I mean. Would love to chat for hours on the subject. Thank you.

[@davebrown386]

@@nextplanet2960 and the advertisers in their magazine have a disproportionate percentage of the tens!!!

[@Jrod1702]

Sometimes you just get fucked!! Still had a nice stack of 10s i don't think little victories is gonna starve you'll get a record gem rate next

[@littlevictoriessportscards197]

I really appreciate the confidence in me 🙌 Spoiler alert…you were right, my next PSA order that just popped was absolute 🔥

[@intersheett3754]

The definition of junk slabs

[@BrianThorp]

For sure.....graded a Kellen Moore sticker auto...

[@One2ManyCards]

Dang! What a bad grader, based on how many cards he put in min size just proves how lazy he was. I recently started to make youtube videos and I would love for you to check them out LV. Thanks.

[@littlevictoriessportscards197]

Yeah, definitely not a grader I’d ever want again :( I would love to check out your content and subscribe to ya! I’ll do that later tonight 🤙

[@littlevictoriessportscards197]

Just watched your latest pickup vid…you got some great deals. I love the Hakeem planet metal 🔥 Keep up the great work, and happy collecting! I subscribed to ya

[@One2ManyCards]

@@littlevictoriessportscards197 Thanks! That means a lot!

[@ajtucker8098]

This is why I won’t submit to PSA

[@littlevictoriessportscards197]

Fair enough 😅 I’m not gonna lie…I really hope one day a grading company comes along and rivals PSA resale values 🤞

[@ajtucker8098]

@@littlevictoriessportscards197 yeah I agree with that! I like SGC for the most part it’s within my price range especially when they do specials like they have been doing with basketball

[@GFTCNJ]

This is the new PSA I’m afraid. It wasnt this bad until recently so I’m pausing any more bulk subs until they can get it sorted. Hopefully by next year.

[@littlevictoriessportscards197]

Smart 👌 Pause on the big orders. Graders are a bit tight right now

[@txsodak]

You gotta quit grading so much base. Too risky for not much upside.

[@littlevictoriessportscards197]

The base are pretty much free from my old collections, and I grade the cards where the value in a mint 9 would at least be the grading cost, and then if they hit Gem Mint 10 it’s all gravy. I’m gonna stick with this strategy 🙌 thanks for watching

[@area51sea]

I had an order we’re only 10 out 54 gemed , and I never went over the cards more then ever looking for any defects. Sent about 10 90 upper deck football cards fresh out of a box I bought and opened , perfectly centered and the best was a 9 , one perfect card they gave a 6 , but a 1985 hulk hogan card in a shoe box for 30 years with rounded corners got a seven. A Will Levis card that was a 8 that I cracked out got a 10 this time. I Will never ever send junk wax ever again. If these cards I sent weren’t 10’s, no junk wax cards should get 10’s

[@littlevictoriessportscards197]

Junk wax is so tough to grade right now, cuz these new graders don’t know how to grade them :( Sounds like you got an inexperienced grader too. I wish you best of luck next time 🤞