Well done my friend

Thanks for the ideas Mr David Gonos. You are the best. Have a good Friday and a wonderful weekend. ✌️Mr David Gonos.

Psa has a machine that practically surgically cuts the card saver/team bag if u have one. The pull tabs was a good idea during covid when card savers were hard to get. There's no need to use them now.

@DavidGonos

3 күн бұрын

Good to know! Thank you for sharing that! Did you used to work at PSA?

@Grimwulf88

3 күн бұрын

@DavidGonos not me personally. As a former trading card vendor, I know ppl who used to work and still work for psa/Beckett, etc. This was explained to me on a few occasions. Also, they'd talk about the things ppl still do that they hate, lol. Sending cards in toploaders with no sleeve, just sleeves no other protection, bundling multiple cards in just team bags, and of course the pull tabs. I always sleeve, put in card saver, and team bag it. Sometimes the team bags will cause a 5%-10% extra charge, but I don't care about that.

@DavidGonos

2 күн бұрын

@@Grimwulf88 Very interesting! Thank you for sharing that -- and good to know!

Wonderfully thorough and helpful video, thanks David! Love the post-it idea! Never heard that. Brilliant!

@DavidGonos

2 ай бұрын

Thanks, man! I stole it but I can’t remember who showed it to me!

Nice idea.. thank you for sharing

@DavidGonos

2 ай бұрын

Awesome, thank you for watching and commenting!

I don’t grade or at least never have before but will keep this video in mind if that ever changes! Thanks for sharing your knowledge and have a great weekend!

@DavidGonos

2 ай бұрын

Thank buddy, much appreciated!

Never thought about clipping the edges of the penny sleeve. Will definitely start doing that. Thanks David

@DavidGonos

2 ай бұрын

Thanks, buddy - congrats again on your anniversary, my man!

@Ravensflock89

2 ай бұрын

@@DavidGonos thank you!!

As always #HAPPYHOBBY Hi Shelby 👋🏻👋🏻

I'm getting ready to make another submission to PSA also, this was a great refresher on how to do it. I wanted to get your thoughts on a new approach idea I had, I was thinking of leaving a thank you note and maybe a Starbucks gift card along with the submission, would you think that's okay? I figure it couldn't hurt. I just want to make sure the grader is having a good day!

@DavidGonos

2 ай бұрын

It’s a good idea, but from what I understand, the people who unbox it are one group, then it goes to Research and Identification, then to the grader. So the person you’d like to schmooze is the grader, and that gift card would be long gone by then, taken by someone who can’t help your grade. So if I were you, I’d buy myself a beer for when your grades come back, just to take the edge off of possibly harsh grades! Haha

Do you have to be a PSA club member to submit cards? I have lots of cards id like to grade but don't have 300 to just drop at one time. I have a beautiful flawless 90 Topps Griffey. Also ive always wondered why is that card in a 10 more valuable than his rc? Any info from anyone would be greatly appreciated. Love the videos

@DavidGonos

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, you have to be a Collector’s Club member to submit cards, unfortunately. My guess is that Griffey’s ‘90 Topps card is much tougher to get in mint condition because of the colored borders, compared to the white bordered 1989 Topps Traded card, but I’m not positive. Good question! Thanks for watching and commenting!

Hey bud. I thought you were a BLACK TIE GUY. I’ve heard PSA is getting the cards back quicker. Hope they’ve loosened up a little with grading scores

@DavidGonos

2 ай бұрын

Since they’re owned by the same company, it doesn’t really matter any more. I do have some I plan to send to SGC tho!

Its not rocket surgery?

@DavidGonos

10 күн бұрын

Correct!

PSA cuts the side of the card savers to get them out. Putting any type of handle or pull tab on the card is a complete waste of time. They aren’t going to pull a card you submitted for grading and risk damaging it.

@DavidGonos

2 ай бұрын

Good to know! How did you find this out?

@cjz1995s

2 ай бұрын

Last year psa at a conference told the public to stop using pull tabs. Not sure if they released it to there website but they should make it more clear