PSA Definition In cards, PSA stands for Professional Sports Authenticator, which is one of the largest and most popular card grading companies around. A card grading company evaluates cards and assigns them a grade or card rating based on their condition. The main factors include a card’s centeredness, edges, corners, and surface. What is a […]
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PSA OC is a specific qualifier assigned by the grading company to identify a card as “off center”—even though that card meets the criteria for a particular grade. For example, a PSA 9 means the card is in mint condition, but a PSA 9 OC means that card also significant centering issues. Read More: PSA
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An SGC “A” graded card stands for “Authentic.” This is not a card rating that one would expect on an encapsulated card, but rather a designation. Meaning, it’s an option that can be selected upon submission if you “would like SGC to encapsulate any trimmed or color-enhanced card (that is authentic) with the “A” designation.
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When putting together a post the other day on what is a BCCG 10, I realized that not only are not all card grading scales equal, but even the common 1-10 card grading scale could differ between the popular card grading services. So, in case you were wondering yourself and wanted all of that information
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It’s amazing how much the hobby has evolved. We have gone from simple, straightforward cards that didn’t warrant any question or big decisions to cards with jerseys and autographs; prizms and refractors, graded slabs, and so much more. It’s good and bad, but we won’t debate it much now. The looming question for you today
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The PSA reslab fee – also known as the reholder cost – starts at $25/card. Here is the current reslab fee menu as of November 2023: While turnaround times vary with demand and are unstated, you can pay for the following expedited services: But, what does all of this mean? It can certainly be a
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Just when you think you have a handle on card grading, you see a BCCG graded card pop-up on eBay, which, from your research, you see includes “Beckett” in the acronym, yet is different than BGS (and BVG for that matter). So, what gives? What is BCCG, how is it different than BGS—and how does
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POP is short for “population,” and is used to reference the scarcity of graded cards or how many there are in existence. Therefore, a POP 1 PSA 10 card would mean it’s the only PSA 10 in existence. A POP count of 18 would mean there are 18 that have been graded, and so on.
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If you’ve been away from collecting for a while, your return can be a bit overwhelming. Game used relics? Autographs, serial numbers? Points? Only two baseball card brands now? What’s a break? Just give me a wax pack of cards already so I can sort them in my binder, right? One of the more perplexing
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