QotD: When does PSA “New Cert” start?

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QotD: When does PSA “New Cert” start?

Helpful Considerations: When security standards change? When the market pumps? When a new front number starts?

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Ok, this might be the one.

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Certtard standard for new cert is 4 and beyond.

If they are picky they may ask for 6+ cert only. Anything 10+ may bring a premium too, especially for condition rare cards.

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If I see anyone say 10xxxxxxx or higher :pinched_fingers:t3::unamused_face::pinched_fingers:t3:

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I think we’re on 13x or so? Which are new! But in a couple years they’ll be old and weak.

Fun thing about “new” is that it always needs to be relative to “old”. And as long as cards keep getting graded, “new” will always be changing.

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It starts when they smell like Kurt’s cream

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Based on my opinion, the practice of scanning slabs coincided with the new cert era, around the 68****** certification number. I believe that by the time they reached the 70****** cer over 90% of the slabs were being scanned. Nowadays, every slab is scanned.

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I have seen 5+ certs scanned , so maybe scanning was around 5xxxx certs ?

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I am 100% sure those are recased.
I saw some gold star 2xxxx cert that were also scanned, but they are all recased. I am 99% sure that around mid 6xxxxxx cert they started scanning, at the beginning only higher tier service.

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2019 for the scans for high end tiers and 2023 for all tiers so you are likely correct that that starts at the high 6s for most cards but very possible to have 5x with scans from the get if people paid up for fast tiers

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I feel like it’s a combination of 5xx numbers onward + new label(s) as opposed to any older label and especially 2xx numbers or less.

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Never understood the new-cert thing. Isn’t it more likely your card was altered/cleaned if its a newer cert? I guess the idea is PSA was more lenient back in the day but then, doesn’t that imply that you’re buying the label without looking at the card itself? Because there’s plenty of newer certs with questionable grades as well.

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I dont understand the question tbh, and im afraid to ask. All certs are fine for me if the card is authentic.

Any older cert can be reslabbed in a new one WITH the old cert still attached. I feel like im missing something.

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i think ppl who don’t like old certs tend to also not like how PSA was more lenient with grading…but just look at the card before u buy it then

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When I look at it that way it makes sense. I would wager alot of people are buying the grade, and not the card nowadays as a majority.

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Especially with sellers wanting premium over last sold prices for there 7+xxxx certs

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