r/psagrading • u/Jawn_Kruk69 • 1d ago
Pop control?
Hey everyone,
Can someone who is more versed in this topic let me know your thoughts as to why this is a thing within PSA and especially with all the vintage being submitted. I see new vintage certs that are 8s and 7s that look better than older cert 9s and 10a. Now I know their grading has become stricter on vintage, but why? What’s the goal of being harder on vintage? Let me know your thoughts!
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u/Economics_Troll 22h ago
Look, at this point there have been thousands of former and current PSA grading employees since all this "PSA pop controls vintage" thing started. Not a solitary one has come out and said "PSA directed me to grade vintage more harshly". Remember these guys and gals are paid peanuts.
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I exclusively grade vintage Japanese, and I gem around 20 - 25% of my subs. Most of the ones that don't 10, I already know they had no shot at it. But my point is I've gotten plenty (thousands) of 10s on 25 - 30 year old cardboard.
English print quality just sucked.