FIRST PSA Submission is BACK! AND GameStop is a Middle Man?!

[@Drying_Pan]

Dropped off today. They bag it up and print out a label that identifies it as yours.

[@ChrissyWhispers888]

That’s really good to know actually thank you!

[@theagentorange1054]

Did my first sub through GameStop super easy just have each card in a penny sleeve and card saver. Each person's sub is barcoded on the back of every card saver, they take a pic, and seal each sub in a separate bag with I think another barcode. Pro members get free shipping and if you do 1 sub a month u can get 5 off ur sub.

[@ChrissyWhispers888]

Yeah this sounds pretty good all around

[@romanthenpc6321]

I just sent 10 cards to. I think the shipping is worth it and you get points with game stop. And they will work with you to get them paid.

[@ChrissyWhispers888]

I’m not sure what you mean to get them paid. However I do agree with the shipping. It was 42 dollars return shipping. And paid about 25 I believe to insure shipping it to them myself. So the free shipping is pretty big if you submit often

[@romanthenpc6321]

@@ChrissyWhispers888 like trade in game, cards, phone anything game stop will take to help pay for it and they will hold them for you like pre order in a way if you get up charge and can’t pay rite a way! Also some people live in bad places and at least game stop can keep them a lil more safe

[@ChrissyWhispers888]

That’s a thought I didn’t have myself. Very interesting. Thank you

[@jrig4515]

​@ChrissyWhispers888 did u pay shipping if u get gamestop membership for 25$ a year they cover shipping for all submissions

[@romanthenpc6321]

@@jrig4515 yeah free shipping with pro membership for the whole year! But just ran into my first problem! Soon as I got my other cards back I sent more card out and they have been shipping for almost a month now, so now I am in waiting to see wat happen to my cards!

[@Goldbergfitness]

I’m confused. You mentioned you missed going to fedex or whatever. Doesn’t on the GameStop app specifically it says they’ll get shipped back to the store and you pick it up there? Plus it just rolled out over 2 weeks ago… how’d you get them back so fast?

[@ChrissyWhispers888]

No, I’m sorry. I submitted these myself through PSA, I’m just talking on the news WHILE I get back my first psa submission. I apologize for confusion.

[@NegativeBananya]

Maybe drop off one card to check out the process? By the way, if you are a pro member, shipping is free. The gamestop employee has you prepare your own card and then takes photos of them. Then they are stored behind lock and key until sent out. No form is filled out by you If you try it let us know how it went for you Congrats on the 9s and 10s

[@ChrissyWhispers888]

I wasn’t planning on it because I have the subscription already, but I just might to see what it’s all about.

[@NegativeBananya]

@ChrissyWhispers888 it is a net positive for the grading card community. Casual/first time graders don't need to pay $25 a card or drop $150 for a membership just to get a good price. Oh and shipping is free with pro membership and you don't have to pay extra to make sure the package is insured or whatever

[@ChrissyWhispers888]

@@NegativeBananya I think this is fabulous for the community/first time graders for sure. I have a friend who refused to grade but now he’s interested haha

[@NegativeBananya]

@ChrissyWhispers888 Yolo! Probably going to grade a card that if a PSA10, it's worth $6 😭😭😭 That's called tuition to the community

[@jauxed]

I wonder if an employee in Gamestop would exchange your psa10 grade with his psa9 slab. How would we know?

[@chrispy_rips]

Curious as to how long it takes for them to grade through GameStop? Is it any quicker than sending them out yourself?

[@ObstagoonGuy]

Leonhart made an in depth video about gamestop submissions and he covered that, but I can't remember. I recommend checking the video out

[@chrispy_rips]

@@ObstagoonGuy thanks bro!

[@ChrissyWhispers888]

Im not sure myself. It took mine from the end of August till early October. So less than a month in a half. I’m not sure about how long GameStop takes I’ll have to check out leonharts video as well, I guess… lol

[@chrispy_rips]

Yeah he just put the video out a week ago or so lol so I guess we shall wait and see! Great video from you though!

[@ChrissyWhispers888]

Thank you very much I do appreciate it

[@MrVincent1144]

What was the turnaround time?

[@ChrissyWhispers888]

It was about 6-7 weeks.

[@Istartedthefire87]

If i have a card that could be worth 2k is psa going to charge me more to get the card back?

[@ChrissyWhispers888]

I don’t know the specifics because I haven’t sent it in myself through GameStop. But I’d imagine they wouldn’t send a card that expensive in or they would have up charge you. I think it might even specify on the site.

[@Aaron-ty6vz]

Would you trust them to submit a card worth 4 or 5 figures?

[@ChrissyWhispers888]

I’ve never graded anything worth 4 figures to start with. So with that in mind. No I don’t think I would. But at the same time. I wouldn’t send anything that valuable off to grading unless I’ve done it enough times, that Im confident doing it.

[@Blackdynasty123]

Something like that your gonna have to take in yourself to get graded take the drive

[@hilarioavena1573]

They only take cards value up to 200$ after being graded

[@HolisticClips]

I dropped off a submission. They sticker each toploader. Bag your whole order and put it in the locked drawer. That you have a psa membership i personally think you have less risk of dust/ faster more secure shipping.

[@ChrissyWhispers888]

Yeah that seems to be the process. I plan to drop some cards off just to see myself. However as time passes I feel it does make sense to have the membership. You get to ship when you’re ready. Not when GameStop has built up enough to send a submission, or however they decide their submission schedule. Plus, one less transition from hand to hand plus the potential money to be made from just simply selling the magazines when you get them.

[@TheLastUchiha337]

Just sent in my 1st ever psa submission of 10 cards today at gamestop as well. Free shipping for pro members, that's a win!!! Also, it's a super easy process, and they bag and seal everything in front of you, and you get a notification of your order on the GS app.

[@ChrissyWhispers888]

That’s good to know they keep you updated on progress right on the app.

[@Blackdynasty123]

Why so many pickachu i got one from card store and seen he had some 10s for sale in shop that were going for 125

[@ChrissyWhispers888]

Because when you can purchase a card for 7-8 bucks and grade a 10 for 100 bucks it’s a good play. The prices of a 10 have come down tho since the video was released

[@bryRips]

I got my cards back from GameStop. They didn’t come in a box like that. They just handed me a stack of slabs. The whole system is a joke. The grading system is a joke. PSA is a joke if you go through GameStop the only way you’ll get a 10 if the cards worth a lot of money that way they can up charge you if it’s a card they can’t charge you on. You’re gonna get a nine or lower.

[@jvike4584]

That’s just not true, we don’t live in a perfect world, never will. But there it’s not always negative or a “joke”, you sound a bit salty, hopefully your submissions work out better in the future.

[@TheReplacementsGaming]

By going to GameStop I just saved myself $150 bucks! 😅

[@ChrissyWhispers888]

You did lmfao but pros and cons! I just got a pretty cool Lugia magazine. Things like that might be worth the 150 to some! Wish you nothing but 10s good luck!

[@TheLastUchiha337]

Free shipping for pro members and no minimum of cards to send is pretty awesome as well. 😊

[@SirSeal007-1]

I saw in the comments of another video that PSA broke out a separate grading team for GameStop which is kinda fucked. Since it is in fact cheaper and you don’t have to worry about PSA annual subscription fee and ultimately PSA ends up making less, I would really hope they don’t place a more aggressive but unspoken grading methodology by management. I’d be pissed if I sent a card that in a 10 should be $600 above raw and PSA 9 would be equal to raw price, and then I get a “GameStop” grader and my card comes in less. So I may not really be saving money

[@TheLastUchiha337]

@SirSeal007-1 I haven't received my cards yet, but I checked the status of it, and it says my cards are done being graded. There's an option to see your results there too.. I'm very tempted 😆

[@stevenguy5507]

$25 a year for $5 a month and free shipping on graded cards, too. And it seems pretty quality based on everything I've seen. Will edit when i get my cards back if it's shit lol

[@ChrissyWhispers888]

People are saying that GameStop submissions are bad in general which I don’t understand why people think they wouldn’t purposefully give 9s unless they can up charge the card. I’d imagine GameStop wouldn’t do that considering people would catch on and it’s simply bad for business. I think it’ll be fine. And I think your grades will be appropriate for the grade… assuming the grader lol. But that’s another conversation. I don’t think submitting through GameStop is going to affect the grades in any way

[@stevenguy5507]

@ChrissyWhispers888 i agree fully! I meant more so the experience along with it - not getting them in reasonable time, gamestop holding onto them, etc. But other than that, I'll be happy to get the first slabs I've ever graded myself! I'm excited about GameStop grading, i already pay for the Pro, and it really took me from wondering if I wanted to grade right to my local GS

[@v0ximati0n]

Shipping is free with a pro membership

[@ChrissyWhispers888]

Which is great wether you already have an account or not

[@jrig4515]

Ur first person ive seen get multple 10s b4 u ive seen abt 100 cards revealed and only one 10 are they grading gamestop harder or is it norms sending in cards that shouldnt be submitted

[@ChrissyWhispers888]

I’m sorry for confusion. It I sent these in myself. Not through GameStop

[@HexTcgPlayer]

I think you did pretty good... 9's and 10's awesome 👌 👏... I'm going to try it out with game stop submitting yugioh...

[@ChrissyWhispers888]

I’m not even kidding, let me know how it goes. I don’t have any yugioh myself. But a good friend of mine collects. And sometimes I wish pokemon was as dark as yugioh because the cards are really just gorgeous

[@ChrissyWhispers888]

And good luck!

[@Adept4Adept]

I sent 5 cards to Gamestop for grading at PSA. Note that PSA won't email you about your cards, I did not get an email from PSA regarding my cards. So if an employee of Gamestop has the same card as yours, they can switch it up and change their grade 9 cards to yours if you have a 10.

[@ChrissyWhispers888]

Did they take any info from you when you sent the cards?

[@Adept4Adept]

Just the Gamestop but not PSA at all.

[@cristianoayala4266]

I also sent in 21 cards and got them back very quickly. Got an upcharge on a few cards but overall really easy will do it again

[@ChrissyWhispers888]

Listen. Getting up charged means you hit it big anyways 😂

[@refineme]

I might send my first sub this weekend. I’m really tempted to include some bigger cards, like a Moonbreon, Giratina V Alt, Gengar & Mimikyu Tag Team alt, Gengar Vmax alt, and some other eeveelution alts. I’m a bit nervous, but maybe just need to do it and get over it. For the most part I just want them graded and encapsulated, and I have $300 in gift cards to help pay for the sub.

[@ChrissyWhispers888]

If you aren’t confident. Consider sending in a smaller order to see how the process goes and if you’re happy with it

[@Peemanhermit]

IF you can sell them at 90 a piece.

[@ChrissyWhispers888]

No most certainly not anymore. They’ve come down since I recorded this video. Probably 30-50 a piece now. Which is unfortunate but it is what it is. Someone else mentioned the same thing.

[@TheUnfallenHero]

All retail is a middleman

[@InspirationIgnition]

The Deoxys made me sad. I dropped mine the day I got it and dented the edge 😂

[@ChrissyWhispers888]

Yeah it sucks not hitting a 10 lol. Denting the thing is just, another story and heart wrenching when it happens lol

[@paulvincent2222]

your deoxys will have a sticker with a barcode at gamestop

[@ChrissyWhispers888]

That’s interesting. I still have some questions tho lol

[@jonathonmccartt6520]

I just shipped off my first card with GameStop

[@ChrissyWhispers888]

Good luck I wish you nothing but 10s!

[@derrickmichaels8812]

Seeing a GROWN ASS MAN SOOOO FUCKING HAPPY over some graded pokemon cards makes me SO FUCKING HAPPY BECAUSE I GET THE EXACT SAME WAY!!!! LOL ... But I think I'ma grade some cards through GameStop at least 7 or 8 of my HEAVY HITTERS.... DEFF MY 3 GOLD CROWN ZENITH ARCEUS!!!

[@ChrissyWhispers888]

It’s so exciting lmfao and I would for sure. If you aren’t already signed up to psa I don’t really see any issues with just grading through them

[@xrayhawk]

Like always great video, the only thing with GameStop is that you gotta trust their employees, like who knows what can happen

[@ChrissyWhispers888]

I agree 100%. It’s just another chance for something to go wrong 😂

[@damiendenley7093]

I work for gamestop and I collect these and I can't wait for the store I work with to start this im excited

[@xrayhawk]

@@damiendenley7093 lmaoooo

[@ChrissyWhispers888]

If you really work at GameStop would you say most employees are excited or bummed about this extra responsibility?

[@meatytv]

This was exactly my thought. Why would a GameStop employee give a fuck about my grading lol they probably throw the boxes around and I don't even blame them.

[@jamescenteio7944]

GameStop can only send out 20 cards

[@ChrissyWhispers888]

I didn’t know that. Has that been implemented since the beginning or is that a new rule?

[@jamescenteio7944]

@ that’s what my GameStop manager said to me no I don’t work for GameStop. I just have a personally good relationship with him. That’s what he said to me.

[@jamescenteio7944]

@ GameStop mails the cards on a Monday that’s what at least he told me

[@sourcingsailor4987]

LCS owners, who submit to PSA at a flat rate of $25.00 per card, but refuse to adjust their prices to PSA specials, are beginning to suffer the wrath of their poor business practices! I took about 30 cards that were part of PSA's $15.99 special to a local sports cards shop who group submits to PSA , literally ready to drop off my cards and swipe my credit card, but the owner refused to lower his $25.00 flat rate per card and match PSA's $15.99 active special, so he lost a sale and a customer! Look, LCS owners, get out of your feelings and adapt and overcome! I will still be willing to submit via my LCS over GameStop, if they'd simply adjust their fee structure to PSA or even SGC's special, which is only logical, right? I mean, am I being obtuse by requesting this? Yes, I learned "obtuse" from the best movie ever, in "Shawshank Redemption!"

[@ChrissyWhispers888]

I don’t know if obtuse is the word. But, I’m not sure I agree with the sentiment about them meeting psa special sub prices. This is a business for him and he’s the one who holds the subscription, and he’s the one doing the work. I don’t think it’s fair to expect a store owner to not make money because you feel he should match. He needs to make money at the end of the day. If you’re looking for c cheaper price. GameStop is literally cheaper per card.

[@sourcingsailor4987]

@@ChrissyWhispers888 If collectors or even flippers knew their local sports cards shop matches PSA/SGC's special or at least come as close to it as possible, then that alone creates foot traffic, which creates word of mouth, which creates more foot traffic! Then, when collectors and/or flippers bring their submissions to your store, chances are they will look around, and if they look around, chances are in your favor that they will see and find something they like and if they like something they may buy something. All from foot traffic created by good business practices. I understand where you are coming from, but business owners amend their practices often. Remember when Target started, they were literally advertised as the "ant-Walmart!" Remember when Verizon and AT&T catered to business men and looked down their noses at regular people? Well, Target, Verizon and AT&T had to adjust. Now Verizon and AT&T are offering cheaper plans than Sprint and T-Mobile,why? Because Sprint and T-Mobile gained popularity by offering the same phones and service as Verizon and AT&T, without the required high FICO score and hoops to jump through. Target, Verizon and AT&T are businesses who knew they must adjust or lose out. LCS Owners better adapt quick, fast and in a hurry if not they will end up on the outside looking in.