PSA: Do not put "PSA" in the title of your CGC/BGS listings

[pfm]

@KingPokemon

@casual

Just got a warning from eBay. Seems like a new thing that PSA complained to them about.

Makes total sense though, because psa was probably losing ground to the other two because of it. Definitely going to hurt sales though

Who searches for cgc anyway?

I do. The less people the better.

[casual]

I think in the end it wont matter, but for now “PSA” is definitely what people search even if theyre after “graded card”

@gottaketchumall from Sold listings it looks like about 50% of all CGC Pokemon Card sales on eBay also had “PSA” in the title

[KingPokemon]

@parkermrparker

I feel like a slimeball but when i list MNT cards i include as many different grading abbreviations, like MNT PSA BGS CGC GMA KSA SGC PCA BCCGS.

Imagine me selling paint. I got yellow blue red orange pink brown black magenta silver gold white ect ect ect ect.

Theres very few honest sellers, its like lawyers. You catch more bees with honey than vinegar, and unfortunately padding a listing is like honey. Ill stop when i am told by ebay to stop, and only then i doubt ill completely stop, I probably will just find a new manipulation

Many of those 3 letter company’s are totally useless and are only taking up space for valuable words.

[lamplamp]

Throwing this in there because I haven’t seen it mentioned yet. PSA definitely does not want the term “PSA” to be equivalent to “graded” because it can open their IP up to becoming a generic trademark i.e Kleenex or BandAid. It makes sense they would then ask eBay to remove listings that called graded cards with “PSA” in the title when there are no PSA products being sold.

[zards_r_us]

PSA 10?

[kingboo64]

@KingPokemon

@parkermrparker

I feel like a slimeball but when i list MNT cards i include as many different grading abbreviations, like MNT PSA BGS CGC GMA KSA SGC PCA BCCGS.

Imagine me selling paint. I got yellow blue red orange pink brown black magenta silver gold white ect ect ect ect.

Theres very few honest sellers, its like lawyers. You catch more bees with honey than vinegar, and unfortunately padding a listing is like honey. Ill stop when i am told by ebay to stop, and only then i doubt ill completely stop, I probably will just find a new manipulation

Many of those 3 letter company’s are totally useless and are only taking up space for valuable words.

Totally agree, PSA and sgc are just taking up space

[teamrocketop]

Thank goodness! Im still getting annoyed that when I do a search for cards I keep getting a ton of garbage custom card/proxy listings too!

[parkermrparker]

@KingPokemon

@parkermrparker

I feel like a slimeball but when i list MNT cards i include as many different grading abbreviations, like MNT PSA BGS CGC GMA KSA SGC PCA BCCGS.

Imagine me selling paint. I got yellow blue red orange pink brown black magenta silver gold white ect ect ect ect.

Theres very few honest sellers, its like lawyers. You catch more bees with honey than vinegar, and unfortunately padding a listing is like honey. Ill stop when i am told by ebay to stop, and only then i doubt ill completely stop, I probably will just find a new manipulation

Many of those 3 letter company’s are totally useless and are only taking up space for valuable words.

Youre right, but it makes me feel less bad about using one wrong one when i use many wrong ones

[hypernova]

So now I have to take “GMA 10?” out of all my PSA listings?

[seafoamarticuno]

@zards_r_us

PSA 10?

Mystery Pokemon 10 card lot!!! PSA 10!? 1st edition!? Base set!? (Not Charizard)

[fazool]

I hate CGC. They grade cards too harshly

[fresco]

@casual

Just got a warning from eBay. Seems like a new thing that PSA complained to them about.

Makes total sense though, because psa was probably losing ground to the other two because of it. Definitely going to hurt sales though

Thank god. This can only be good for the buyer.

[iisanaggie]

Is there a chance that PSA did this just because they also track sales data for cards they’ve graded? I’m sure it’s become a tedious process to filter out the raw, CGC, BGS, and GMA cards when they’re just trying to value cards for their SMR mag.

[pokecollectoramy]

@KingPokemon

@casual

Just got a warning from eBay. Seems like a new thing that PSA complained to them about.

Makes total sense though, because psa was probably losing ground to the other two because of it. Definitely going to hurt sales though

Who searches for cgc anyway?

Who shills sgc anyway? Oh wait

[qwachansey]

I’m disappointed. This thread is a public service announcement. You had an incredible opportunity to put PSA: at the start of your listing title.

[psa10questionmark]

@KingPokemon

@casual

Just got a warning from eBay. Seems like a new thing that PSA complained to them about.

Makes total sense though, because psa was probably losing ground to the other two because of it. Definitely going to hurt sales though

Who searches for cgc anyway?

It’s funny because I’ve specifically been trying to buy CGC graded cards and the results are generally better but there are still people putting it in ungraded card titles and BGS/PSA graded ones.

Looking for PSA graded cards on eBay is a nightmare search-wise. I usually do something like “1st edition holo pokemon -“psa ready” -“psa 10?””

[TCGFish]

When CGC 10 >= PSA 10 and people still search for psa 10.

[beggles]

How will people know if something is PSA READY tho?

[zorloth]

@beggles

How will people know if something is PSA READY tho?

Not too long ago, I put “-ready” at the end of all my saved eBay searches lol. I’m not sure that I’ve ever seen an actually mint card with “PSA ready” in the title.

[cygnusx]

@beggles

How will people know if something is PSA READY tho?

I understand that sellers add this to their listings to manipulate the search results, but is this anything more than a vacuous statement? Should I receive a prepaid PSA submission and shipping label with a “PSA ready” card?