PSA - Submit, Track, & Verify 4+

I’m new to sending in my own cards to PSA, and am genuinely happy with this app. The up-to-date information on the orders is great, and the images of the cards then they are both in the grading process, and then completed, are really breathtaking. You quite literally get the opportunity to follow the image of each specific card as it goes through the process. The line of communication that this app opens between the card owner and the graders and authenticators during the grading phase adds an extra level of ease and comfort that any hiccups that could arise are able to be discussed prior to finalization and shipping of each order. I highly recommend this app.

I’ve been grading with PSA since late 2020. My overall take is that I think they’re the most inconsistent grader out of all the top 4 grading companies (BGS, SGC, CGC). Ive been getting pretty frustrated with PSA at this point in the game. I’ve graded about 1,000 cards during the last 3 years (with all grading companies previously mentioned - with by far the most being submitted to PSA). With PSA in particular, I find that about 20% of the cards in each bulk submission are “misgraded”, which is where the frustration comes in as I feel like I’m wasting money because many cards aren’t given a fair shake. Sometimes it seems like better or more expensive cards are clearly graded more harshly than “lesser” cards. The main thing that keeps bringing me back is the fact that sometimes I hit GM 10’s on cards (even if I didn’t think they were GEM), as some of these 10s provide so secondary market value that it makes the whole submission worth it.

Overall I think PSA cares the most about making money and doesn’t have great attention to detail with regards to the grading aspect. 3 out of 5 stars for their service I think is fair. If the market demand ever changes down the line and they lost favor with collectors, flippers, investors, I would give a lower overall grade. Hopefully if the market smartens up in the long run, it may force PSA to improve these aspects. For now, I think it’s status quo. 💰

How and where do I send cards to be graded? Oh you just ignore all those customers who aren’t even customers yet making your entire app development irrelevant for the purpose of gaining potential customers? Surely You don’t assume everyone downloading your app already sent their collections in to be graded THEN they decided to download your app? You say I can just whip out the app and scan my cards but you forgot one little thing: NONE OF MY CARDS ARE GRADED YET SO YOUR APP IS POINTLESS UNTIL YOU’VE PROVIDED THE INFO ON HOW TO SEND IN CARDS AND GIVE ME A REASON TO DO SO WHILE MAKING IT CONVENIENT AND INEXPENSIVE. Unless you just expect your potential customers to whip out a magic wand and transform all of my ungraded cards into PSA-Graded and then download the app. Maybe I’ll go see if BGS is also ignoring the collectors considering to finally breakdown and send in their cards to be graded. Logic says they probably also skipped past the massive amount of uninformed customers because that would require effort. Who needs sales growth when you can just go straight to experienced collectors and sell them more products and services even though they probably cant afford it but they’ll bite the bullet anyways if those are the only bullets your pistol is compatible with. America: come for the stupid games, stay for the stupid prizes. Brag about stupid prizes until you forget that they sucked.