I am no expert by any means, only expressing caution in selling an identical product.
Perhaps @garyis2000 would know if PSA and CBG have a business agreement. PSA does sell Card Savers in their store.
I think @gemmintpokemon mentioned in one of his videos that he uses Ultra Pro rigid holders when submitting to PSA. The brand isn’t important to them, they just don’t want you sending in cards in toploaders or cases.
Sure, any brand is fine.
My early submissions were an off brand semi rigid. I bought 450 of them for like $20. They had no logo on them. I’m fairly sure they were from an old 90s sports card collection someone was parsing out.
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Probably a silly question but it’s not like people are getting their card savers back after PSA grades their cards right? I wonder what happens to them… can’t you guys imagine PSA just repackaging them to resell again? #conspiracytheory
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There’s only two reasons I can think of as to why they don’t accept top loaders. (Which are clearly much better for sending cards in the post!)
When I first graded, I remember someone saying they like the big card savers because they slice them open to get the cards out? Might not be true of course
The other reason being it’s a way for them to sell more card savers.
And before anyone says it - it’s just as tricky to get a card out of a semi rigid without touching the card as it is a top loader! Maybe that’s just me…
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I still remember being at worlds and teaching a bunch of veteran collectors how to get a card out of a toploader without trying to pinch the card and take it out. Haha.
Maybe I’ll make a video of that for the YouTube page.
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i use a pair of tweezers to hold onto the top of the soft sleeve and pull it out, easy and no chance of damage
Keep in mind their main market is sports cards. Soft plastic holders are much better for sports cards. Sharp corners are a massive stress this hobby will never have to experience. The card sits better in a card saver with penny sleeve. Also, tobacco cards, vintage cards, and other trading cards are not all cut with the same measurements. The card saver holds a card in place, regardless of its dimensions.
I am sure the card saver is also chosen in relation to their grading/submission process.
The “sell more card savers” conspiracy doesn’t really make sense. If anything, it is counter intuitive, as being less picky and accepting cards in any holders would allow for more business. The reasonable answer is that the card saver is the best overall option for trading cards, not just pokemon.
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Well spank my ass and call me Charlie. You have an answer for every conundrum don’t you! 
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I’m keen for you to undercut the market @zhongwen!
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Bloodyboath its dodgy as. Ultra pro probably buy them back or pay them to destroy them to keep their sales up
If its in a sleeve. Some people… well you know.
ill have to raid psa’s bin one day pick up a life time supply of ol card savers, because the shipping pretty expensive to aus. xD
Any news on selling cheap semi rigids (from China)?
I would also be interested if you could get them.
Minimum order of 20,000. Cost 0.05 usd a piece.
So not that cheap!
Not overly cheap, no, but not terrible either. eBay price seems to hover somewhere between 10 - 20 USD per 200, which your price mentioned there falls on the low end of that at 10 USD per 200.
Well the main point would be how much the shipping cost is.
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It all depends on pricing and if you can undercut the market.
Profits may not start high, but could increase depending on volume.
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