$60,000 Blind PSA Grading Reveal 🙆

[@SportsCardInvestor]

Submit your own cards for PSA Grading at discount prices: www.sportscardinvestor.com/grading

[@KP-AC]

Geoff, they grade it authentic when they think it’s been cleaned or altered some how. Happened to me, that’s what they told me when I reached out. Now we have moron PSA graders thinking they are doing forensic chemical testing with their eyes and just saying ok authentic.

[@Cc-33380]

Go next year to the nationals

[@Cc-33380]

Can you send me a basketball slab?

[@LocalCoinReview]

Geoff. I love your accent, your ss's are so funny, you are fun to watch. Keep up the good work

[@ieatkittinz]

Look again on the Michael Harris 7 grade card. Corners look awful on the bottom.

[@Kimurakev]

bro looked like he was ready to fight the next PSA employee on sight 😅😫

[@suzukimatt1]

Fr fr 🤣🤣🤣

[@Hectekk]

Never stop making blind reveals. Love them.

[@MichaelIp]

Your reaction to the two authentics and the 7 is pretty much me after every PSA order. I'm amazed you were able to stay so calm and not curse up a storm lol

[@pomskylifenova7344]

Illegal immigrants heading cards again

[@deanofdeans254]

PSA strikes again 😂

[@Spooodermman]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@SkiBum6062]

Seriously I’m losing confidence in PSA.

[@ghettoredneckfishing8499]

It's not PSA just watch his opening videos he handles his cards as if he is ten

[@Snickerszn]

They want to control pop counts on old cards for sure.

[@coltoncyr2283]

@@SkiBum6062 i havent graded a single card. atleast i know if I have to sell my cards, I can make even. Im an average joe, nothing like this guy lol, but still, i have some good cards.

[@tyjohnson692]

I laughed sooooo freaking hard at 7:45 because I was saying to myself “what if the next one is authentic too” and it was 😂

[@1997CARDSxx]

BRO YOU SHOULD HAVE PUT COMPS UP FOR NON SPORTS CARD PPL TO UNDERSTAND THE RELATIVE VALUE! More interesting that way and will probably increase viewer retention

[@1997CARDSxx]

(LIKE ME) I don’t know anything ab sports cards but super into Pokémon and like ur vids

[@jennm6841]

YES SHOW VALUES

[@markstein1916]

"PSA has very good customer service"??? I want what he's smoking!

[@grindstone11]

They do if you have an actual issue and go through the proper channels.

[@hectorscustomrods2606]

They have good customer service if you are him calling and can contact people directly at PSA. For the average person, you wont get any customer service.

[@jasonmurphy4471]

They’ve done me right any time I’ve had to deal with them. I don’t always agree with the grades but I can’t say anything bad about the customer service. I actually had them refund me on something I didn’t even notice, so they could have screwed me over on 75 bucks but refunded me without me even asking

[@BHeeZee4]

My PSA Registry app isn’t showing the featured images. Emailed them 3 times to their info@ email. Just ignored it apparently. Their customer service is subpar.

[@jasonmurphy4471]

@@BHeeZee4 call them. That’s how I always got in touch with them

[@brettsadler4211]

Psa ceo sweating knowing tons of people just saw their multiple screw ups.

[@prysock9786]

Fell out of my chair when he said PSA has good customer service💀

[@BuPan]

The fact that they dont outright tell the sender the reason for the grade is why PSA is a scam at this point, and is only relevant because theyve been around longest

[@Naxzy.]

They are starting next month i think

[@mr.rager_the_1st728]

Looking for an alternative. Preferably one with AI that goes into as much detail as possible on the card. TAG is one I've been considering. Slabs are the cleanest on the market also.

[@ButIPoopFromThere]

They haven't been around the longest.

[@mr.rager_the_1st728]

@travishutchison6459 but their grading is not subjective. Human grading is extremely subjective. TAG could take over if the hobby let's it. They have started off really well.

[@ButIPoopFromThere]

@@mr.rager_the_1st728 we get it. You work for tag

[@cantoncardcollector1512]

LMAO!!! The Austin Reeves authentic reaction was classic!🤣😂

[@mikecrow.1]

I swear PSA damages 1 card per order. I see a psa 4 or 5 per order now with people who know what they're doing including myself.

[@alexmathewmendoza]

23:23 Geoff seething with so much rage he started calling pennysleeves "penny loaders."

[@dylanlowe4035]

"Authentic" is not a mistake. I get it on orders occasionally. It usually means the card was miscut or minsized, which sometimes they slab and sometimes they don't But if they slab it, it will say "authentic." SGC will probably grade the card.

[@gradedcards5516]

I got a couple of Authentic grades in my last order and had never had one in the thousands of cards I had previously submitted. I am guessing they are now doing it so they can collect the grading fee, as opposed to when they return the card as min-sized, at which point they get no money

[@dylanlowe4035]

@@gradedcards5516 I agree with that. But they still go back and forth. I have resubmitted cards that were recently minsized and then they slab as Authentic. I have also submitted vintage cards with extreme damage, like a torn back, they slabbed as Authentic. Another bizarre one was a highly valuable rare vintage card that was slabbed as PSA Authentic, I cracked and sent to PSA again, they refused to slab it stating it was "Miscut." I then sent to BGS, who slabbed as a 3. I then sent that slab to PSA for a cross and they slabbed as a PSA 2.5. This was all recently in the course of a few months. 🤣🤣🤣

[@MullinaxTMG]

It’s because the cards have been cleaned. And PSA was able to detect a cleaning/prep substance. Get ready, hobby friends! This is the new PSA!

[@dylanlowe4035]

@@MullinaxTMG that’s incorrect. PSA no longer slabs cards they consider “altered” and even when they did, they slabbed them as “authentic altered.”

[@MullinaxTMG]

@@dylanlowe4035 they made this very clear in their recent update. If they feel there is evidence of card prep eg soaking, polishing, etc , then they will grade the card authentic. That’s likely what happened here.

[@guitarlearningtoplay]

If Geoff, a bulk submitter with a whole team of PSA reviewers gets shitty grades imagine how the avg submitter does! My last 3 big PSA subs have been like this exactly and I have a digital microscope. Some of the grades were nuts!

[@cantoncardcollector1512]

The grader was protecting the elite PSA 10 club by giving you all those 9’s on the 84 Topps Baseball. Those a lot of those cards looked perfect from the front. I didn’t see any fish eyes, or snow on the surfaces. Centering & corners looked pack fresh.

[@WorldwideDarts]

With all these modern era cards getting 8's and 9's it makes the older stuff so much more impressive. Marshall Fogel's 100+ year old cards that are graded 8+ is simply unreal!

[@TherealZ_SportCards]

Hi sports card investor I love your content im just a kid whos trying to make it big in sports cards just like you i just wanted to say that you are my favorite sports card channel and you were the one who inspired me to start collecting thank you for the amazing content you post

[@mr.rager_the_1st728]

I think as a community we should find more alternatives to psa.

[@snugzgiddens3238]

You should put up the monetary difference between a 10, 9, 8, 7, and raw of all cards that way people can realize how much of a huge deal / difference these grades make when selling. Great video!

[@drwily8285]

Nice editing touch to drop the background music for the ‘authentics’. It’s almost like they knew what was going to happen. 😂

[@chiwhitesox7]

This is why I no longer grade w/ PSA (or buy PSA cards) anymore. The whole "they don't like giving 10's" is ridiculous. A good card is a good card. I'm really into TAG so you can see why a card graded what it did. Beckett with sub grades also is good. It's 2024, no reason for subjective/unknown grading anymore.

[@D_nuggz]

I heard they are going to start giving subgrades. But only in email form I think not on the actual lable.

[@GoDonaldGO]

8.00 minute mark. I'm in stitches. SCI dropping some mad knowledge on the audience.

[@kylekramer718]

I almost feel like PSA just slaps a number on every card they receive at random

[@haydenthbos2011]

They graded my printing plate. I don’t know what happened that sucks.

[@jaymahnC5]

Such a gamble when grading. Congrats on most 😊

[@Nogame7_Cards]

I saw that PSA will starting giving "authentic" or "altered" designations to cards they think someone has used cleaning products on. Im not sure how they think they can tell. Im sure there will be a ton of cards that get this designation, that have actually never been cleaned.

[@cecilwampler8733]

This video makes me appreciate a 10 grade even more. It seems when you get 10 after 10 that it is easy. This video showed a lot of examples of 9s and 8s a lot. Very informative.

[@JQM78]

You know you can remove the scratches from those panini one touch cases, right? Meguiars scratch remover will restore them to good as new. Just apply some to each side, and using a microfiber you can wipe it off. It may take several applications but I’ve restored some filthy ones with scratches all over.

[@thriftsndreams6809]

Great tip thank you

[@SundayNightGames]

centering was offff on them o pee chees lolol

[@pikepoke]

great to see your approach and frustrations. the irony is that submitters generally grade their cards higher than the professionals, yet in reality we highly value the psa opinion. high grade cards are worth more because they best represent perfection as produced and are rare it that special extra nice condition.

[@mwroberts79]

I’ll be happy when breakers retire the “let’s goooo” phrase lol

[@moffitdrew]

We’ll be six feet under by then

[@steveholloway5931]

All gamblers say this

[@Mad_Money_Mike]

So cringe

[@brushben22]

Funny how BGS 9.5 crosses to a PSA 10 and SGC 10 crosses to PSA 9. For all the PSA and SGC followers… BGS is legit and much better than SGC and PSA in my opinion. You can find many more examples of this if you look at more videos :)

[@ORArmpits]

I don't think the SGC 10 to PSA 9 speaks to the quality of the card honestly. PSA is so random that you could probably cross an SGC 7 to a PSA 10 and a SGC 10 to a PSA 8 in the same order. SGC is the most consistent grader I have used and I trust their grades way more than I trust PSA (feels like PSA just throws darts).

[@gradedcards5516]

it's one example...stop with the generalizations

[@brooklyn_geek]

24:07 I KNOW the actual moment was edited here because the reaction was real but I doubt he didn't swear here😂

[@SCH5510]

Hey, I had a little question about PSA grading. Does the warping or curve of a card affect the grading if there aren’t any creases or damages?

[@SportsCardInvestor]

No, I don’t believe that affects the grade

[@republicofcasuals]

i remember mid 90's Topp's Finest... had to put them in a phonebook to get those suckers flat fresh of the press 🤣

[@skipthebase]

Jeff. 6:54 I had this same thing happen to me with a Tony Romo SP rookie. The explanation I got from PSA was. If the card is oversized or perhaps cut incorrectly they will issue an authentic only grade to it. It’s so stupid.

[@BigFungus19]

Psa has to throw in a 7 here and there so people don't get suspicious about you having a inside deal for 10s

[@NirvanaLuxury]

People fail to realize that even though PSA 10s are worth more on the secondary market, you have to get like a dozen 9s, 8s, 7s and 6s in the process just to get that (1) 10. So, in essence, it should be worth less because of all the money you lost on the other cards. Just my opinion. I've been going with TAG for most cards under $100 raw.

[@iNeverHadMercy]

21:55 The cry of all cries when “keeping it real goes wrong” 😂

[@degenrips]

I had a PSA order a little over a month ago with a handful of One Piece cards. PSA labeled them as the Japanese version when they were English. Japanese versions sell for 50%+ less than English so I was not happy haha

[@sourcingsailor4987]

The three SGC crossovers to PSA, proved and validated that SGC is legit and the real deal!

[@justin783]

I sent in a 100 card regular order to PSA for dual grading (card AND auto grade). I got the notification that my grades were ready just for my excitement to be turned to anger. All the cards were graded authentic with an auto grade. Notified PSA and had to send them back again to wait another couple weeks.

[@UsualmikeTelevision]

As a vintage card collector the grades are always tough to get good grades but your 84's looked amazing! Great video!

[@jd66cards]

This goes to show why Vintage 10's are exponentially more valuable. Even 9's are amazing though. Fun reveal.

[@zachc3246]

Did you alter the card while cleaning it? 😮 I never seen that.

[@SportsCardInvestor]

Haha I promise I did not!!

[@jonathanholden6556]

Ups and downs of a grade reveal are something I am very familiar with. Happy for you on the 10’s that you were able to get. I will say I think PSA is much harder on older cards for some reason and I don’t think that makes much sense. They should grade all cards by the same standard and not try to control the pop report

[@noahnunchucks14_yt]

How much did you get the bobby witt jr for, or what did you trade for it?

[@chrismiles6694]

I guess if you have deep pockets, grading cards that have to be 10's to make dough on 'em would be fun...20 bucks a card to grade has made me hit the 10x lighted magnifier pretty hard. 80's cards have such an ink flow difference in the same card that you have to have 10+ copies for comparison to get a feel for the really vibrant examples.

[@CollectingCardboard]

24:10 - That frustration on Geoff's face is on-par with how my reaction(s) has gone with my recent PSA sub results, too! The thing that drives me bonkers with my 2 most recent subs; _ALL_ Ultra Modern cards,.... all cards within the last 2 calendar years. My order from May, I go 28 for 32 on PSA 10's (4, PSA 9's). _THEN_ ,...on my order from last month, I only get 18 PSA 10's ,.... *_ELEVEN_* PSA 9's, and *_THREE_* ....PSA 8's (32 total cards, again)!!??! I mean....those types of glaringly-contrasting results, would suggest that....in the course of less than _ONE, SINGLE MONTH_ ....I went *blind in one eye* , _and_ ....can't see outta' the other, *_OR_* ,...that PSA _CLEARLY_ does not employ a *GENUINE* ...."grading standard"...which should be employed by their graders,...across the board! Listen,...I...."get it". Grading is objective & opinion-based. Results may vary. But with that being acknowledged/said, there's _REALLY_ ....no defensible argument on how one's submission(s).... _LESS THAN ONE MONTH APART_ ....would garner such glaringly-drastic, different types of results!?! Again; unless said individual went legally blind in one eye, and couldn't see outta' the other!?! Consistently, inconsistent. That's all I can say. But anywho; I digress.

[@michaelrusso6822]

Geoff... what's your trade value on the Burrow tiger stripe? I've asked about that one a few times before, and would like to work out a deal. I can't make the National, but will be in Atlanta in September.

[@T-TiiMe]

Aren't there supposed to be grader notes now?

[@arthurmabeejr8752]

see some people critiquing PSA but, I blame 90% on the card manufacturers because a good example with even newer Heritage Topps 2024- fresh out of the pack Topps messed up 60% of my new cards from 1 monster & 1 hobby box. The shine was suppose to be on the front of the card, instead it was on the back, the front was very dull and, the reverse could not be read this is called: reversing, sad but, true. I also have at least 20% of them cards were off center or cards were cut wrong. You can't put that on PSA: My remedy was I stopped buying from Topps because they will never admit thier mistakes. I've collected since the 1960' and, thier were only 2 years Topps had good clean cards: 1987 & 1988. I got a PSA grade of 10 from 80% of my pulls in those Topps years, mostly from rack pa

[@jerryromero6730]

Love the videos, bro! You got some nice hits!

[@scottvaughn9]

The Burrow auto quality actually doesn’t look super clear / dark / solid. Surprised it got a 10. Kinda lucky, I think.

[@Horizontal_sun]

Can't wait to trade at Nationals! Bringing a Jose Ramirez downtown and a few others banger high end rookie cards with me

[@geodio]

I feel you Geoff. PSA is an abusive relationship that I've struggled to break up with.

[@RandomBeexd]

I think psa prob messed up on that austin reaves, but the reaction was funny lol

[@Collectwhatyoulike]

PSA doesn't slab minsize or miscut(recent) cards so all I could think of is that someone missed a spot if a solution was used to clean the surface

[@plb3733]

Killed the value with that authentic 10 auto grade on those two

[@Timj.roberts]

Yeah they hit me with a Wayne Gretzky authentic after it came from a bgs number grade. They said it’s because they couldn’t verify it wasn’t trimmed… that’s the price you pay to go with the best resale graders in the country

[@smbmostfamous1432]

PSA graded my soto auto printing plate 1/1 no problem.. Weird it happened to you!!

[@jfbaught]

They grade plates as authentic now. Just got an order back with one as well just as authentic in a 50 card order.

[@Cardmankyle1984]

I have had an authentic grade on a pretty expensive card. Sometimes PSA will give authentic if they can’t confidently give a grade on a card that could be due to it being improperly cut from the manufacturer or a number of other reasons but yes that’s happened to me before. That’s annoying I get it.

[@Duuuval23]

I recently sent out the same CJ Stroud purple shock optic card. It had a print line down around his shins, but I figured a graded card is better than a raw card with that flaw. Still waiting to see what it gets.

[@skipthebase]

Jeff- Michael Harris PSA 7 yellow. I saw a pretty big scratch on the upper left side of the card about 25% down from the corner on left side.

[@dorkin_aint_easy]

The lack of transparency from the largest grading company in the world is utterly shocking. Why do we continue to hold PSA at such a high level. Can we all collectively agree that PSA F'ing sucks?

[@theconscientiousperfecter]

I say this constantly. Shocked they have such sway. But reality is that everyone who feels that way also has some 10's they don't want to tank in value. Even though everyone complains...everyone is also invested by now.

[@themandalorian400]

Part of it is that PSA had marginally better values and a softer service pre-covid and when all the flippers and money seekers saw a milkable cash cow they went to PSA for easier 10s. And now anyone who joins the hobby looking at grading sees "PSA has most value" and goes there. The other part of it is the set registry. PSA still has the best registy. SGC needs to get one, CGC's needs to be better, I don't really know anything about BGS, and probably need a good "outsider" one for proper competition to drive this part out of the discussion.

[@Freethecommons]

I personally trust PSA10s. I don’t buy PSA graded cards below 10.

[@themandalorian400]

@@Freethecommons I don't trust them as company or the quality/accuracy of their services. If I got an 8 on a card and cracked it out and then re subbed it there's a pretty good chance it will be a 10 when I get it back. And vice versa (though I'd never do that). In my experience SGC 9s and 9.5s more often than not come back 10s from PSA as well under the same method. When it comes to buying PSA slabs I only look at it as a fancy top loader/one-touch/etc. with the bonus of (mostly) knowing that its an authentic card. But then again I'm comfortable buying for the card and not the grade. I also refuse to pay a "premium" price for PSA and will happily pass over one that's priced more than a few dollars over a card in a similar grade from SGC/CGC/Beckett that's a more appropriate price point. Though at this point Beckett's starting to falter quite a bit.

[@benmoritz8860]

I liked TAG

[@MultiBrodeur]

To protect population of PSA 10s, any well known or big cards won’t receive a ‘10.’ More likely to receive a 10 for an unknown player with low pop count then a superstar or Goat. That’s how PSA rolls. Cards are not objectively graded but subjectively

[@wesleyhodge9457]

PSA is so inconsistent with not only their card grading, but their auto grading. Like you Geoff I submitted a Jalen Hurts RPA /25 with a really strong and bold auto which they somehow gave it a 9.

[@tayvaun09]

It's weird how a rookie burrow and rookie Zion are worth more than a rookie kelce auto 🤔 kelce has won titles ,Zion and burrow haven't won anything

[@mots9176]

Graders notes on older cards are going to be very, very interesting if they get those to the bulk value

[@jbkilluh]

For the raw cards that you didn’t want less than a 9 on, why don’t you use the option that keeps the card raw if it grades less than whatever you dictate you want?

[@curriesnags]

Whatever you guys don’t want I’ll gladly take 😂 definitely could use a slab or two🤷‍♂️

[@apebaboon783]

Yes the authentic has happened to me several times with the 2023 Leaf Pro Set Pure cards.. basically there's something off as far as the cards size potentially..

[@ARVoight]

I sent my 3 printing plates in and asked them to be slabbed as Authentic. Not sure how you'd grade those anyway, since they're usually dinged up to begin with.

[@MainelyHockeyCards]

Solid return!

[@stevenflatt523]

I’ve had that happen when psa damaged my card and they didn’t want to send back as a 3 so they sent as authentic… did they help me out at all… no.

[@davidbutrico9510]

Any chance you want to sell the Volpe and Mattingly. Huge fan of them volpe lives close by to me and Mattingly was my favorite player growing up. I can’t make the national this year I’m currently recovering from a broken ankle that got super infected

[@MRTSportsCards]

yeah its free but doesn't even work. paid 10 for a subscription each month and the deals tab just stopped showing me cards that can be offered on.

[@joshwarner5304]

Why crack them when you can submit as a crossover with min grade option? You have the option to leave in SGC slab if they don't think it will 10. I may be wrong but just read up on this

[@ColemanSpecial]

With printing plates, it’s rare to get anything except authentic. Think about it. The printing plate is created, then they use is like crazy, slam down on it, scratch it up, and basically destroy it compared to a printing plate that isn’t used. I don’t agree with that personally, I think they should allow for wear and tear and surface scratches as that’s what it is supposed to be like, but psa doesn’t see it that way. Most printing plates will just get an authentic grade because they have no basis to know what a 10 would even be.

[@donaldross8597]

I am surprised that they were not all tens. It's kind of like when I bowl. I don't understand why I don't get a strike every time.

[@jeremyhalstead6996]

I know you can request just an authentication at a certain preset grade you pick for example, if it gets a six grade or below, they just authenticate and you can request that.

[@matthewelliott2213]

PSA is famously putting 3-4 head-scratchers in every order. I've watched numerous videos about the issue.

[@republicofcasuals]

probably just protecting their own collections when cards come in that they have. Need to keep them pop counts low or max profit, ya know 🤣

[@ramonayala9296]

You need to do more videos like these it’s exciting and awesome to watch to get that reveal of the grading number !!!

[@tinyheckman7190]

Not sure I have ever seen u this aggravated sir..

[@jeffweinraub1404]

Welcome to the party pal. Considering your status in the industy screw ups can happen to anyone.

[@KipArmadillo]

"I'M HOPING FOR TENS." Oh, really? I figured you were shooting for 4s and 5s.

[@eastcoastbreakclub8658]

Good to know PSA equally bends us ALL over...

[@Shuv80]

I gotta say as a Ripken fan, getting an 8 on the '84 Topps is perfectly ironic.

[@User8vfjhejf]

Any reason why you don't invest in high end vintage?

[@saccento]

Authentic could be as a result from PSA damaging the card, but they would ask you first what to do.

[@jrwspanstock]

its a one of one so doesn't matter what grade, but matters when price is high dollar.

[@rudyestrada5286]

Great video! I have graded some of my PC as well and same result. Very few 10’s and mostly 8 or 9. So when sending an RPA card, is it better just to authenticate and just grade the auto? When I see videos like they rarely get a 10, sometimes not even a 9. I have few that I would like to get graded because they look so much better in a slab. Any thought on this matter?

[@gymtrainerjake]

I love SGC. Waiting for my cards to get graded as we speak

[@Editz_iz_him]

WHAT DA VINE BOOMS BROO

[@One2ManyCards]

Often times on sapphire cards there are very hard to see print lines, so that may be the reason the Harris got a 7.

[@keanu1727]

i heard that if PSA thinks a card is fake, or smt of that caliber, they don’t want to get into a scandal grading fake cards, so they authenticate it, i heard that on a youtube video.

[@andrewreid895]

That makes no sense… if they think it’s a fake they just send back & don’t charge you. By saying it’s “authentic” they are saying it’s a genuine card from the manufacturer

[@keanu1727]

@@andrewreid895 i know it’s doesn’t it’s just what i heard, and panini makes no sense sometimes

[@Hectekk]

They always pop control big names on older cards. I bet AI would give some of those PSA10.

[@prestonelliott-moore7186]

I feel like I've said this over and over. SGC doesn't cross well to any other grading service. Getting a PSA 9 on an SGC 10 is normal now. I've cracked 10s and had them get 7s. I like that SGC has made their mark in the hobby as a grader with fast turnaround times and their transparency with customers has been great but it seems like they've given up quality to cover quantity.

[@sourcingsailor4987]

I sent a card to PSA, didn't get a numbered grade, nor an Authentic, it was graded a "WTF?"