Dyl
March 20, 2026, 5:31am
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Unfortunately, this is no longer true. It used to be the case that PSA’s reholder service never resulted in a regrade. However, regrading during a reholder order has been documented within the past year. See below.
On the other hand, I have also been recasing many high end vintage cards in 2025 and I’ve had multiple instances where the card no longer meet their grading standards.
Most notably, this one that went from a 10 to an 8. They paid out a substantial premium for the downgrade. While I can’t disclose the exact number (they let you sign a paper) it was an impossible to argue against offer.
[8276671]
[1000022487]
I found the respective paragraoh under PSA’s Terms and Conditions:
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I find this totally misleading: the Reholder service is presented as not a re-grade as long as the holder hasn’t been altered or damaged, i.e., you’re paying for a new case, not a new evaluation.
But then the fine print reads like PSA can reassess and change the grade at their discretion.
And for collectors, it’s such a brutal risk: you can spend years building, say a PSA9 collection, and then get hit with surprise d…
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