I’ve been meaning to visit some family in Los Angeles this year, and am considering planning the time of my visit to revolve around the Long Beach Expo. I’ve never been, but I have a general interest in coin and currency collecting, and the prospect of in-person grading is definitely appealing! Would love to hear from members what this process is like.
Also – I’m assuming (or hoping) PSA has more advanced equipment than a pliers and screwdriver for cracking open their cases. Do you think they’d accept a charge to simply crack open a case and not regrade the cards inside? There are a number of graded cards I’d like to crack open, not to regrade but to put into my mint binder collection. I know you can DIY this and have done it myself, but there have been a few times I’ve slightly damaged cards, and since these cards would be much more expensive I’d happily pay for the peace of mind.
Thanks!