Blind PSA Reveal: Short Prints, Heritage Black Refractors & a Gold Harper RC!

[@curatorofcardboard]

Great reveal guys - Favorite part was Jeff taking his hat off for the Harper reveal. Can see the anxiety growing...Hat backwards, breathing heavies. The raw collecting feel to your channel is why you are one of my favorite channels. KEEP IT UP boys

[@Blabbin_Bout_Slabbin]

Haha! Man, I was so hoping for a 10 on that gold Harper! 😓😂 Thanks for watching and for the support!

[@johnrosans9429]

I think I’m starting to live and die by your PSA reveals as much as my own. That can’t be healthy.

[@Blabbin_Bout_Slabbin]

@@johnrosans9429 Haha! Thank you for sweating them out with us 😅

[@timsfgiantsmem9382]

Black heritage refractors are Sweet Cards. I got the Timmy one. Jersey numbered #55/59..

[@Blabbin_Bout_Slabbin]

@@timsfgiantsmem9382 nice!! I might have to start a Freeman run. The older ones in this sub looked so good

[@bfg_trading_cards]

Always fun to watch these reveals. I know the roller coaster of emotions so I’m able to empathize when the tough grades are given, but also celebrate the pure joy of getting a 10. I love getting orders back from PSA!

[@Blabbin_Bout_Slabbin]

It’s really fun, right?! There’s something about commiserating/celebrating with viewers that makes it more exciting! Now we need more cards to sub!

[@LinkinThomas]

gr8 judge black-even in an 8, it's a 10, friend.

[@Blabbin_Bout_Slabbin]

Good point! Thanks for watching!

[@forpetesake20]

i got that video posted about cutting slabs with power tools. I'll check out the live tonight

[@Blabbin_Bout_Slabbin]

Yeah the rubbery ones are the most frustrating!

[@JeffreyBeckerPhotographs]

Great, fun video! I was rooting for you on every slab!! Rough beginning but got better quickly.

[@Blabbin_Bout_Slabbin]

Thanks for watching, Jeff! It was a rough start, but some definite highlights in there.

[@tylerwood5642]

I use a garden shear/hedge clipper to trim my way around the edges. Going slowly around the slab with the sharp, thin blade works great for me; albeit with nervous sweats. Or you could just put the slab in the freezer to make it harder and less flexible.

[@Blabbin_Bout_Slabbin]

I've definitely used the freezer trick, though not sure it helped all that much on the rubbery slabs. And I've tried shears to no avail, but not sure about this hedge clipper -- is it electric? And it actually cuts through the gummy plastic slabs instead of just sinking into it?

[@jaymarble5282]

That was awful that the Freddie Atomic Refractor graded a 7. Not one card graded higher….brutal.

[@Blabbin_Bout_Slabbin]

That one hurt. Set a bad tone. Had us terrified for the rest of the sub! Still a beautiful card. Just trapped in that slab.

[@eviltwinstephen8367]

I use my dremel and a cutting wheel to open the new PSA slabs. If you cut off the top and one of the sides they literally pop right open. It just makes a mess because the slab literally melts lol. I’ve taken a break from PSA. I’ve graded thousands of cards over the years so most of my orders are accurate to my estimates. However, recently I’ve noticed that the cards coming back to me from their NY office are being graded 1-2 full grades lower than my estimates. My theory: they’ve hired a bunch of new and inexperienced graders to handle their volume and are telling them to be conservative their they grades.

[@Blabbin_Bout_Slabbin]

Melted slabs!? Sounds scary 😂. PSA is anything but consistent these days, so completely understand the break

[@ronniemac1980]

Great video guys. I honestly thought Chris was going to down the whole bottle after that first Freddie Atomic. I was sweating it out for every card

[@Blabbin_Bout_Slabbin]

Haha! Thanks for joining in -- yeah, that was a rough start 😅

[@Blabbin_Bout_Slabbin]

Haha - you’re not the only one! I was wondering if this reveal was when my liver just puts up the white flag!

[@ayeitskq]

That 2012 gold freddie is beautiful wow

[@Blabbin_Bout_Slabbin]

Thanks!! I love it! I’m working on the freeman gold run. 2011-2013, 2016 in the books!

[@KK-pm7ud]

I cannot afford to submit cards anymore. Saving up for CT scanner first.

[@Blabbin_Bout_Slabbin]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@YankeesFan74]

never have had luck with the atomic or the mojo refractors either. I almost think the designs are so busy some of the less experienced graders think they see something that really isn't there.

[@Blabbin_Bout_Slabbin]

Thanks for watching, I think you're exactly spot on.

[@jbkilluh]

Fun experiment. Crack the freeman and send to TAG. Let’s see what happens.

[@Blabbin_Bout_Slabbin]

"Fun" might be too strong of a word here. 🤣

[@jbkilluh]

The 2012 freeman gold is exactly why I don’t use PSA. inconsistent grading somehow equals higher price demand?

[@Blabbin_Bout_Slabbin]

I get it, it can be extremely frustrating, the inconsistency. But the resale premium remains there. Definitely a game, and you can choose to play or pass 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@tomahawk_cards]

Robbie Ray just threw 30 pitches until a ball was finally put in play and that was ball in play was a Michael Harris grand slam into the water in San Fran

[@Blabbin_Bout_Slabbin]

Welcome back, MHII!

[@Blabbin_Bout_Slabbin]

Hell yeah!!! So good to have Harris back

[@BaseHeadSports]

Hell Yeah welcome back Money Mike

[@BaseHeadSports]

In the water!!! Majestic!

[@pje8462]

the new PSA slabs are SO hard to crack

[@blakeknower]

4” inch tile nippers work very good on the new PSA slab

[@pje8462]

@@blakeknower thanks! I just ruined a card using 6" diagonal pliers

[@Blabbin_Bout_Slabbin]

I’ve tried them and for me they just sink in to the gummy plastic slab version , very little cracking 🥵

[@pje8462]

@@Blabbin_Bout_Slabbin Which ones have you tried that didn't work?

[@Blabbin_Bout_Slabbin]

@@pje8462 The specific kind I bought: QEP 9 in. Compound Tile Nipper with Tungsten Carbide Tips for All Tile Types up to 1/4 in. Thick Strong as hell, but no match for the gooey slab.

[@JunkYardCardGuy]

Stop falling for the PSA scam.

[@Blabbin_Bout_Slabbin]

But the resale value is huge and it allows us to sell for much more than we get cards for and then can afford PC Cards! It’s definitely a game, and you can play it or not 🤷🏻‍♂️