Went okay. Made money. This also shows the human factor on grading. I've watched TAG videos lately which takes a guy having a bad day out of the grading process. Could be the future especially with Their finger printing of cards on re subs.
Thanks for the comment 🙌 I do feel AI is the future but unfortunately for TAG, I feel like PSA will be doing a blend of AI grading in their near future too.
Thanks! I usually don’t search anything specific. I actually seek out the same sellers on eBay and just see what they’re selling auction style each day 👍 And at card shows I love buying singles in dealers cases and going through $1-5.00 boxes. Happy collecting!
fun fact, you can send psa 9 or lower as a review same fees though, you don’t have to crack. PSA recognizes Grading is subjective. It will also guarantee a different team of graders who will review the card for a 2nd opinion.
I like the fact it guarantees a different set of graders 👌 But I’m still team crack out 🤪 I like the idea of the grader not knowing what grade it got before
Come on Little Victories. What other company would you be willing to pay a 100% fee to to perform a service a second time that based off your own experiment was wrong/inconsistent 75% of the time. 12-10’s 3-8’s 15/20 changed grade??? Any other legitimate company would go broke almost immediately. Can you imagine going to a restaurant and saying I sure hope they are better this time. And because you get a different cook every evening your meal is better 6 out of the next 10 times you visit. I think you probably wouldn’t frequent this establishment after such inconsistent service and quality. I wish those in the community would hold PSA accountable for their poor business practices, this being just one of many. However ,I do understand that most flippers have way too much invested in PSA slabs so many if not all will not say anything negative in order to protect their assets. Keep up the good work as I do enjoy your videos.
Sorry if I wasn’t clear…all, every card grading company gets it wrong 5-10% of the time. And I still feel PSA is the most accurate out of all of them (especially modern to ultra modern). You’re referring to the 60% in my video of the percentage of them getting it wrong. But that 60% is within the small 5-10% fraction I mention above. Sports cards is how I put food on the table for my fam, and grading is a huge part of my success. If I believe PSA is no worse than any other grading company out there, and provide the most resale and value added, then why wouldn’t I go with PSA? Plus I love grading cards and using the PSA registry and pop reports for my personal collection and preferences 🙌 Thank you for the comment! I really do appreciate hearing everyone’s point of view and thoughts 👍
Hey Little victories, I appreciate your response. Just to be clear I was not coming after you but instead the industry and community of collectors/ Flippers that misinform our beloved community. I am a math guy and totally understand that when YOU submit cards to PSA they come back the grade that you believe them to be 90-95% of the time. And I am sure for YOU that is a very accurate result but that is more of a reflection of your knowledge and hard work not PSA’s. That is why PSA changing their own grades up or down 60-75% of the time is the Bigger more concerning issue. No other reputable business in the world is allowed to do this poorly. I also agree that all third party graders have this significant issue and that is my point. All should be put on blast especially by the communities influencers to convey that their poor business practices should not and will not be tolerated. I know that it doesn’t seem like we as a card collecting community still have the power to fix shady behaviors and practices within our industry but if we all do our best to expose the bad apples and bad companies and their poor practices we actually have all of the power we need. I think we just need a few big influencers to stop shilling for these bad actors in order to protect the values of their individual collections and we will all be better for it in the end. Again, keep up the great work! D
@@littlevictoriessportscards197 PSA is not more accurate on flaws of a card than TAG's software and machinery. I can not wait for actual grading to be introduced on a larger scale than TAG can do. It would eliminate so much bullshit in this industry when it comes to grading, guesswork, resubmissions, and what the hell they even saw. It's insane to me PSA STILL hasn't implemented measley grader's notes. Absolutely ridiculous.
I am going to go through my cards and start a "Resubmit" pile. I have some that I feel are under graded as well. We need to trust our eyes and knowledge. Yes, not all 9s are the same either. There are strong 9s and weak 9s. You did very good on this video. I think if you can hit anywhere near this % you are coming out way ahead overall. No clue but does the Billups have just a tough on the front top left? Keep up the great work my friend!
Smart! I definitely have a ‘resubmit’ box :) Nothing on that Billups best, so weird. That card has become a money pit 😭 lol. Thanks for always commenting!
@@littlevictoriessportscards197Must have been the angle in the video then because it showed white. Will you try again? Cant leave it in the 8 slab now can ya?!! ha ha
Great order! Super satisfying getting all of those grade bumps. And you definitely deserve your money back from that card that got the 10 to 9 switcharoo at the QA stage.
Makes me worried we are going to start seeing weird 8’s in our orders now 😬 Thanks for commenting always! I’m excited to see what that Shaq and Billups sell for
On the Tillman it looks like on the back top left corner there was some new damage to the cardboard. 60% is great though and it does show grading is still fallible to human error/difference.
Nice bumps! Tells me that I definitely need to submit again if I get a crappy grader. Definitely easier to get 10’s on chrome stuff. My grades on 1980’s vintage has been brutal Great vid!
Awesome video! Really enjoyed it! I like your comment if someone had told you that you would get 60% you would have took it! 🤣🤪 That was my prediction on the preview video. I'll be here for you all week! 😉
They definitely know 1/1’s, but I’m not quite sure on all the other serial numbered cards. I hear mix results. I watch a lot of reveals, and I’ve definitely seen numbered cards get higher grades after being resubmitted 👍
I know not every 9 would have a shot at a bump, but what percentage of 9’s would you guesstimate that have a solid chance of bumping up? Just your opinion on the ones that flow through your hands. I know you kind of touched on this towards the end of the video. I deal with mostly 90’s cards, and you can typically always find the flaw with those unlike super modern.
I think that Tillman card is an accurate T/B off-centered Nrmt 8. I agree with your reasoned perspective on PSA grading even though I still think they attempt to control pop counts on the very expensive & iconic cards in the hobby. Grading notes on those iconic cards is reasonable & may keep their graders “honest” & more accountable. Something simple like “imperfection on back” isn’t too much to ask
Got a question for 2023 prizm. Some of the green prizms have like a miscut or sharp cut on the bottom center edge. It isn't raised up or bulged. You can notice it at some angles and others you can't. I dont know what you call it but i have only noticed it on the green variety. I was curious what psa would do?
My guess PSA would knock those cards down just one grade to a PSA mint 9 👍 Occasionally probably 10% of the time they might slip by and get the gem 10 👌
60% not bad! Not what you wanted but better than getting under 50%. I would like the same thing if PSA could just put notes on the submission forms why the card got the grade if it wasn't a 10. That way for example, if it was dirty surface stuff then I probably clean it right and could resubmit. But then again if they say it was a dent that you know wasn't there and they did it, they probably don't want to go down that rabbit hole. Thanks again for sharing as always!
Good point, I didn’t think of that 😬 Their customer surface would really be blowing up. I still wish there was a way 🤞 Thanks for always being one of my best supporters!
no worries! Luckily they don't use those new thick slabs very often, but when I do need to crack out one of them I stick the slab in the freezer for an hour, and it makes it easier to crack in the right place. I'm sure that's not the best way, but it works for me lol@@thomasbyrd7032
Just did a 48 card sub and I want to kick myself for not splitting it up as I got “that grader”. I average 74% gem rate on 1400+ subs over the last 3 years. This was 39.5% with two 6’s three 7’s and five 8’s. They need to give us reasons or notes why even if it just states one of the four categories.
They definitely need grader notes in the future 👍 Sorry about your order :( Definitely split up your orders whenever possible, it’s worth paying the extra shipping 👌 Thanks for commenting!
Loves these. Always appreciate when you do them
I know it takes time to put together
Thanks for saying that 👍 These do take a little more work, but worth it :)
Great video! Definitely will want to test this strategy!
For sure! Save those super nice 9’s! 👌
Went okay. Made money. This also shows the human factor on grading. I've watched TAG videos lately which takes a guy having a bad day out of the grading process. Could be the future especially with Their finger printing of cards on re subs.
Thanks for the comment 🙌 I do feel AI is the future but unfortunately for TAG, I feel like PSA will be doing a blend of AI grading in their near future too.
Nice dude! Comical on that jeter
Thanks! 🙌 Yeah, unfortunately that Jeter is a money pit now :( Not sure what I’m going to do with it now 😅
Thank you for another great video! Do you think the PSA acquisition will bump SGC values?
I don’t think so unfortunately:( It’s my gut thinking that it might hurt SGC values 😬 I hope I’m wrong though!
Do you send the flips back to PSA to update the pop reports? Sweet results as always! Definitely try that Travis Legacy and the Pat Tillman again.
Thanks! 🙌 And yes, I do send the psa flips back to PSA…I think I made sure to mention that in the Part 1 vid 👌
@@littlevictoriessportscards197 Awesome! Too bad more people don’t do that.
love the cards, just a quick question, what do you search up to find cards like these?
Thanks! I usually don’t search anything specific. I actually seek out the same sellers on eBay and just see what they’re selling auction style each day 👍 And at card shows I love buying singles in dealers cases and going through $1-5.00 boxes. Happy collecting!
fun fact, you can send psa 9 or lower as a review same fees though, you don’t have to crack. PSA recognizes Grading is subjective. It will also guarantee a different team of graders who will review the card for a 2nd opinion.
I like the fact it guarantees a different set of graders 👌 But I’m still team crack out 🤪 I like the idea of the grader not knowing what grade it got before
Others that have tried that say it almost never works. You will 99% of the time just get your cards back in the same grade and they take your money.
Thanks for the video! Well done and informative.
I appreciate you saying that! It was fun to make 👍 Thanks for the comment!
Awesome!!! I’ve got 5 mint 9’s that I’m definitely going to crack and resub now! Very inspirational thanks.
Heck yeah! 👍 Let me know how you do on them 🤞 Keep saving those nice 9’s. Thanks for always watching
Come on Little Victories. What other company would you be willing to pay a 100% fee to to perform a service a second time that based off your own experiment was wrong/inconsistent 75% of the time. 12-10’s
3-8’s
15/20 changed grade???
Any other legitimate company would go broke almost immediately.
Can you imagine going to a restaurant and saying I sure hope they are better this time. And because you get a different cook every evening your meal is better 6 out of the next 10 times you visit. I think you probably wouldn’t frequent this establishment after such inconsistent service and quality.
I wish those in the community would hold PSA accountable for their poor business practices, this being just one of many. However ,I do understand that most flippers have way too much invested in PSA slabs so many if not all will not say anything negative in order to protect their assets.
Keep up the good work as I do enjoy your videos.
Sorry if I wasn’t clear…all, every card grading company gets it wrong 5-10% of the time. And I still feel PSA is the most accurate out of all of them (especially modern to ultra modern). You’re referring to the 60% in my video of the percentage of them getting it wrong. But that 60% is within the small 5-10% fraction I mention above. Sports cards is how I put food on the table for my fam, and grading is a huge part of my success. If I believe PSA is no worse than any other grading company out there, and provide the most resale and value added, then why wouldn’t I go with PSA? Plus I love grading cards and using the PSA registry and pop reports for my personal collection and preferences 🙌 Thank you for the comment! I really do appreciate hearing everyone’s point of view and thoughts 👍
Hey Little victories,
I appreciate your response. Just to be clear I was not coming after you but instead the industry and community of collectors/ Flippers that misinform our beloved community.
I am a math guy and totally understand that when YOU submit cards to PSA they come back the grade that you believe them to be 90-95% of the time. And I am sure for YOU that is a very accurate result but that is more of a reflection of your knowledge and hard work not PSA’s.
That is why PSA changing their own grades up or down 60-75% of the time is the Bigger more concerning issue.
No other reputable business in the world is allowed to do this poorly.
I also agree that all third party graders have this significant issue and that is my point. All should be put on blast especially by the communities influencers to convey that their poor business practices should not and will not be tolerated.
I know that it doesn’t seem like we as a card collecting community still have the power to fix shady behaviors and practices within our industry but if we all do our best to expose the bad apples and bad companies and their poor practices we actually have all of the power we need.
I think we just need a few big influencers to stop shilling for these bad actors in order to protect the values of their individual collections and we will all be better for it in the end.
Again, keep up the great work!
D
@@littlevictoriessportscards197 PSA is not more accurate on flaws of a card than TAG's software and machinery. I can not wait for actual grading to be introduced on a larger scale than TAG can do. It would eliminate so much bullshit in this industry when it comes to grading, guesswork, resubmissions, and what the hell they even saw. It's insane to me PSA STILL hasn't implemented measley grader's notes. Absolutely ridiculous.
I am going to go through my cards and start a "Resubmit" pile. I have some that I feel are under graded as well. We need to trust our eyes and knowledge. Yes, not all 9s are the same either. There are strong 9s and weak 9s. You did very good on this video. I think if you can hit anywhere near this % you are coming out way ahead overall. No clue but does the Billups have just a tough on the front top left? Keep up the great work my friend!
Smart! I definitely have a ‘resubmit’ box :) Nothing on that Billups best, so weird. That card has become a money pit 😭 lol.
Thanks for always commenting!
@@littlevictoriessportscards197Must have been the angle in the video then because it showed white. Will you try again? Cant leave it in the 8 slab now can ya?!! ha ha
Very true, lol. I'm going to go down with the ship on that card. I already cracked it out and will be sending to SGC real soon :)@@3gslabs483
@@littlevictoriessportscards197 too funny! I cant wait to see it in another video! Lets get that 10 grade!!
Great order! Super satisfying getting all of those grade bumps. And you definitely deserve your money back from that card that got the 10 to 9 switcharoo at the QA stage.
Right? So weird they switcharoo’ed that one 😅
Super satisfying order! Thanks for always commenting 🙌
Think you got the same 8-happy grader I got on my last order. Still an awesome order tho. Sick bumps on the Shaq & Billups!
Makes me worried we are going to start seeing weird 8’s in our orders now 😬 Thanks for commenting always! I’m excited to see what that Shaq and Billups sell for
On the Tillman it looks like on the back top left corner there was some new damage to the cardboard. 60% is great though and it does show grading is still fallible to human error/difference.
Amazing catch! That corner did have damage that incurred at PSA :( Just checked, ugh. Now I can’t even crack out to send to SGC 🤪
these crack out videos are always my favorite!
Love to hear that! They’re my favorite to make 👌 Thanks for the comment and watching!
Nice bumps! Tells me that I definitely need to submit again if I get a crappy grader.
Definitely easier to get 10’s on chrome stuff. My grades on 1980’s vintage has been brutal
Great vid!
Thanks! 🙌 Yeah, 80’s stuff has been grading tight lately 😬
Gonna have to crack the 03 BC ARod Gold Refractor I thought was super clean after this..
Definitely 👍 I love that year of gold refractors…I think they were numbered out of
/170 and looked clean
Awesome video! Really enjoyed it! I like your comment if someone had told you that you would get 60% you would have took it! 🤣🤪 That was my prediction on the preview video. I'll be here for you all week! 😉
You nailed it perfectly 🙌 Can you predict all my submissions? 😅
Does PSA know when a serial numbered card is resubmitted?
They definitely know 1/1’s, but I’m not quite sure on all the other serial numbered cards. I hear mix results. I watch a lot of reveals, and I’ve definitely seen numbered cards get higher grades after being resubmitted 👍
I know not every 9 would have a shot at a bump, but what percentage of 9’s would you guesstimate that have a solid chance of bumping up? Just your opinion on the ones that flow through your hands. I know you kind of touched on this towards the end of the video.
I deal with mostly 90’s cards, and you can typically always find the flaw with those unlike super modern.
Good question 👍 I’d say 5-10% of the mint 9’s actually have a shot at resubmitting into a gem 10 💎
@@littlevictoriessportscards197 That’s about what I would say/guess as well.
Thanks!
60% is great! Glad to see it, way to go.
Thanks Mac! Yeah, I’ll take 60% all day 👌
Thanks for posting the comparison values as promised. Good vibes my friend!
No problem! 👌 Thanks for the support, and happy collecting!
Come on man. No way are they giving you a 10 on a Jeter Rookie.
They didn’t lol 😂
Sometimes I’m off, sometimes they are off
I think that Tillman card is an accurate T/B off-centered Nrmt 8. I agree with your reasoned perspective on PSA grading even though I still think they attempt to control pop counts on the very expensive & iconic cards in the hobby. Grading notes on those iconic cards is reasonable & may keep their graders “honest” & more accountable. Something simple like “imperfection on back” isn’t too much to ask
Exactly…it isn’t too much to ask 👌 I hope they find a way to makes notes work. And overall I’ve noticed less pop control lately 👍
Ive had a lot of luck with cracking my PSA 8s and getting them to come back as a 10 if there wasn't an obvious reason/issue it was dinged to an 8.
Smart 👌 Yeah, starting to see more of those annoying 8’s for no real reason 😅
Got a question for 2023 prizm. Some of the green prizms have like a miscut or sharp cut on the bottom center edge. It isn't raised up or bulged. You can notice it at some angles and others you can't. I dont know what you call it but i have only noticed it on the green variety. I was curious what psa would do?
My guess PSA would knock those cards down just one grade to a PSA mint 9 👍 Occasionally probably 10% of the time they might slip by and get the gem 10 👌
@@littlevictoriessportscards197
Thanks for the reply. Will submit and see what they get
60% not bad! Not what you wanted but better than getting under 50%. I would like the same thing if PSA could just put notes on the submission forms why the card got the grade if it wasn't a 10. That way for example, if it was dirty surface stuff then I probably clean it right and could resubmit. But then again if they say it was a dent that you know wasn't there and they did it, they probably don't want to go down that rabbit hole. Thanks again for sharing as always!
Good point, I didn’t think of that 😬 Their customer surface would really be blowing up. I still wish there was a way 🤞 Thanks for always being one of my best supporters!
How are you cracking the new SGC slabs?
I didn’t even know SGC had new slabs…their old ones were super easy to crack. I’ll update ya if I do see and crackout one of their new ones 👌
@@littlevictoriessportscards197 sorry, I meant PSA
no worries! Luckily they don't use those new thick slabs very often, but when I do need to crack out one of them I stick the slab in the freezer for an hour, and it makes it easier to crack in the right place. I'm sure that's not the best way, but it works for me lol@@thomasbyrd7032
You still tossing the new slabs in the freezer before cracking?
Luckily they only use that new thick slap 5% of the time, so I don’t have to use the freezer technique very often :)
Just another reason PSA shouldn't be the standard in this industry.. pathetic.. thanks for sharing
Just did a 48 card sub and I want to kick myself for not splitting it up as I got “that grader”. I average 74% gem rate on 1400+ subs over the last 3 years. This was 39.5% with two 6’s three 7’s and five 8’s. They need to give us reasons or notes why even if it just states one of the four categories.
They definitely need grader notes in the future 👍 Sorry about your order :( Definitely split up your orders whenever possible, it’s worth paying the extra shipping 👌 Thanks for commenting!
PSA is a joke.. TAG should be the future.. great video
Bingo. Let’s make a “10” an actual 10 grade. Tired of seeing PSA give out 10s when the card isn’t flawless.
that pink ice maxey is a 9 all day thats bs u got a 10 it had 70 30 centering
I’ve seen some horrifically off-centered cards get 10s for some reason.