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[@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 😅😫

[@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

[@Hectekk]

Never stop making blind reveals. Love them.

[@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.

[@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 😂

[@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

[@cantoncardcollector1512]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@travishutchison6459]

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.

[@travishutchison6459]

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

[@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

[@prysock9786]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@kylekramer718]

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

[@brettsadler4211]

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

[@1stBowman]

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

[@SundayNightGames]

centering was offff on them o pee chees lolol

[@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

[@drwily8285]

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

[@jerryromero6730]

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

[@RandomBeexd]

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

[@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.

[@jaymahnC5]

Such a gamble when grading. Congrats on most 😊

[@iNeverHadMercy]

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

[@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!

[@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.

[@tinyheckman7190]

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

[@ramonayala9296]

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

[@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?

[@UsualmikeTelevision]

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

[@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.

[@danielp9771]

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

[@trebor3033]

@sportscardinvestor what were the upgrade charges when just authenticing for the autos? I have a luka diecut rc auto /10 i want to just authenticate.....im considering BGS coz of the unknown upgrade charge?

[@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.

[@mr.rager_the_1st728]

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

[@slim3269]

Do you keep potential cards you’d grade down the line in a separate spot? I know I have cards worth grading buried.

[@KjwEditz]

WHAT DA VINE BOOMS BROO

[@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.

[@EandLIndustries]

Good video! We can tell you didn't look at these before the vid lol.

[@MainelyHockeyCards]

Solid return!

[@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😂

[@bhansen9468]

BGS should use the black label as a universal label 4 all grades they would be number 1 in 18months

[@zoestertoaster27]

What would make an auto grade lower than a 10, like streaky lines or off center?

[@mots9176]

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

[@johnwelsh6656]

Why would you not try to cross the sgc 10s by sending them in slabbed? I get anything else cracking

[@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 🤣

[@gymtrainerjake]

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

[@T-TiiMe]

Aren't there supposed to be grader notes now?

[@BenjaminPagan-ou4qp]

Is it wrong to take them out and sell raw if you already have them graded

[@smbmostfamous1432]

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

[@RS-ig1mc]

Oh cmon like he doesn't just hit up his PSA guys and say "hey this one has to 10 here's an extra hundred bucks"

[@te2edgesportscards177]

Classic - love it!

[@RacerRed]

You guys opened a 1989 score box and had a bunch of the cards graded. I haven’t been able to find the video. I have been curious how 1989 score grades straight from the packs.

[@richardharden6811]

Packman is gonna want that bane💎 forsure!

[@haydenthbos2011]

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

[@Jrod1702]

At least his submissions come back like mine lol. No favoritism

[@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

[@baseballbrownie2317]

Geoff,what did you trade for a listed $35,000 Joe Burrow 1/5 RPA Autograph Card?

[@plb3733]

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

[@Phandephilly]

was the Reaves trimmed?

[@ChaseSimons-ql4cm]

do u have any derrick henry cards ( im a huge ravens fan )

[@vinnycent56]

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

[@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.

[@johnc1040]

how much does it cost for a card to get graded

[@kartgal]

Yesssirrr let’s go!

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@zachc3246]

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

[@SportsCardInvestor]

Haha I promise I did not!!

[@madtowncollecting]

I have a random authentic in an order before 😂

[@CheviotNick]

I need veteran help with this does a Beckett sticker that authentic the auto on back of the card does that ruin the grading scale

[@Noname23489]

Yes it does

[@austinjones4500]

Are you going to be at the national with cardshq

[@chucktownusa2505]

I like that use the terminology of cost ratio versus grade

[@anthonybigalbal6503]

Great video, fish eyes are what brought the 80s cards down I think, happened to me with some 80s Larry Bird cards, dog gone fish eyes

[@terryalexander563]

@@anthonybigalbal6503 what does fish eyes mean?

[@anthonybigalbal6503]

@@terryalexander563 printing error - usually white in color - that looks like hollow circles/fish eyes

[@ImBlanta]

You could tell Jeff was fuming

[@terryalexander563]

Wow, I opened some 89 Topps football a few weeks ago and they went to soft sleeve then toploader but this video is making me think again. They look great to me, well most of them, but doesn't look like grading them is going to help much. I may just encapsulate. Thoughts? I'll get a couple out and post.

[@floridamaddogg]

I have graded many of my 1980s and 1990s cards (mainly from my Nolan Ryan and Ken Griffey Jr collection) and most come back an 8 with a sprinkle of 9s and maybe even one 7. I average about 10-15% of the cards I sent in from that timeframe to actually get a PSA 10 and every card I sent I thought looked perfect. So as long as your expectations are tempered, I still say send your best cards in a just see what you get. Expect more 8s and 9s than anything with that ultimate hope of getting at least one 10.

[@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

[@cristobaldelacruz142]

Mr. Geoff want to see your store in person one day. Can we make it happen 😅. That is one of the reasons I don’t want to send my cards for grading they look 10 to me but 9 or 8 would be disaster.

[@richssa]

Hi, I was just wondering, will you be at THE NATIONAL, and will you be trading at THE NATIONAL?

[@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.

[@DawnPossession]

Why didn't it get an Authentic ? x files music plays in my head 😂

[@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

[@4127918]

Is there something wrong with Beckett grading ? I do like their subgrades. Am i missing something. I collect but not like he does. Any and all info regarding Beckett grading will be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance

[@JPfreedom]

Why wouldn't you DUAL grade the AI Kobe card? Also, why do they struggle with Thick cards to give 10s? Whats the issue?

[@jd66cards]

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

[@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.

[@jocar2470]

Is it a 10 or a 9.5??

[@richardharden6811]

I've seen a psa 7 cracked and come back a 10 and a 9 come back lower!😂

[@MrWIIGEN]

Put on prices next time pls, makes it a lot more fun. Thx :D

[@User8vfjhejf]

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

[@geodio]

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

[@bigsmooth7998]

Need to get those eyeballs checked Geoff.

[@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.

[@gyanaryawan]

classic psa moment😂

[@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

[@JeezyKeen]

literally hyping authenticated auto graded 10 cards lol

[@rogerwatson9626]

Yeah happen to me on a Jordan card few months ago SGC graded it a 9.5 PSA authentic!!!

[@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..

[@scottvaughn9]

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

[@jfbaught]

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