Scott did you mention the history of the sample set to PSA?
When I sent in the Pr-R for the first time I didn’t mention anything, the second time I did and the third time I actually had them talk to Mike Boozer and they still didn’t grade it.
PSA said ‘the card isn’t in our database, for all we know that card could have been a violation of said company of issue and if we grade that card we could get sued.’ (that is what they said)
The sample set is a violation, a much bigger violation IMO
PSA also told me that they don’t grade photo-snap contest cards, so if I ever get the snap set, I’ll send them to you and then you can work your magic ;D
haha yeah I just told them history and gave them links and just revised it a couple times to make it look professional. I never had a problem with them, but maybe I just always caught someone who didnt mind.
I am sure they will grade everything, it is busines for them, they just have to have enough evidence to know that the story behind the card is legitimate. I mean if I sent a scan in on cardboard they wouldnt think about it, but a legitimate card they will grade if given the right material, I mean that is how they make money
Well I wouldn’t sue them per se I would just demand a multi-million dollar compensation from them unless they want to get sued and get negative court publicity
Anyway PSA mentioned to me several times that they do not grade cards unless it can be verified by said company of issue or if it can be verified by a third party publication.
Pointing out to PSA that a card is on eBay, Pokegym, Bulbapedia etc… doesn’t seem to count. The card must exist in a catalog, a ‘tangible flip through the pages risk a paper-cut catalog’.
PSA refused to grade the Pr-R but has graded the sample set despite the history of the Nintendo violating the WoTC contract history behind those cards. PSA has told me that grading the Pr-R could result in WoTC pressing suit despite the fact that WoTC no longer has any say in Pokemon.
I mean the sample set which was a violation of contract gets graded but the Pr-R doesn’t which was what? a violation of OMG lets print 11 cards of Raichu with the word ‘Pre-release’ on them! Yup they even graded the pre-release clefables and both the Pr-C and Pr-R were mentioned though not-depicted in a tangible Pojo magazine, go figure…
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