# What happens after the PSA cert hits 99999999? **URL:** \ **Category:** Grading\ **Tags:** cert, psa\ **Created:** [September 11, 2024, 4:54am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/what-happens-after-the-psa-cert-hits-99999999/50288 "2024-09-11T04:54:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![pfm](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/pfm/32/254328_2.png) [@pfm](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/pfm)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2024, 4:54am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/what-happens-after-the-psa-cert-hits-99999999/50288/1 "2024-09-11T04:54:38Z")
Today I purchased this Raichu and noticed the cert was 94576591. Which means we aren’t far away from 99999999. ![image](https://efour.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/a/6/a6a56dc82d028002d18c58b363724718825e6c62.jpeg) The question is: what happens after? Do we get a new digit? do they fill in the missing 3xxx? Do they add a letter to the beginning of the cert??? Do we switch to hexadecimal??? Let’s hear your theories. And lets see who is right. ---
**Author:** ![milhouse](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/milhouse/32/326_2.png) [@milhouse](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/milhouse)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2024, 4:57am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/what-happens-after-the-psa-cert-hits-99999999/50288/2 "2024-09-11T04:57:01Z")
Start over at 00000001 again and every time a new card is graded the card with the old cert vanishes. My real answer is they just add another digit. ---
**Author:** ![koala](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/koala/32/1805_2.png) [@koala](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/koala)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2024, 5:10am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/what-happens-after-the-psa-cert-hits-99999999/50288/3 "2024-09-11T05:10:35Z")
They have space to add another 5 digits ![1](https://efour.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/b/2/b2b2e40693796a82777dd054d38cd38a69be073b.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Dirge](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/dirge/32/26866_2.png) [@Dirge](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/Dirge)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2024, 5:36am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/what-happens-after-the-psa-cert-hits-99999999/50288/4 "2024-09-11T05:36:00Z")
They start using letters. A00000001 and so on. Once I have been proven right, I would like to request a custom badge that calls me the Prophet. ---
**Author:** ![ElijahtheTraveler](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/elijahthetraveler/32/111774_2.png) [@ElijahtheTraveler](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/ElijahtheTraveler)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2024, 5:37am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/what-happens-after-the-psa-cert-hits-99999999/50288/5 "2024-09-11T05:37:44Z")
It’s essentially Y2K but for PSA certs. ---
**Author:** ![nikhil](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/nikhil/32/222563_2.png) [@nikhil](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/nikhil)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2024, 6:37am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/what-happens-after-the-psa-cert-hits-99999999/50288/6 "2024-09-11T06:37:25Z")
Putting all my cards in my tv rn as we speak to stop the magnetic pull ---
**Author:** ![Kijamon](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/kijamon/32/68685_2.png) [@Kijamon](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/Kijamon)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2024, 7:26am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/what-happens-after-the-psa-cert-hits-99999999/50288/7 "2024-09-11T07:26:47Z")
“Activate order 999999999” All your PSA slabs rise up and destroy any other grading company graded cards you own. ---
**Author:** ![decoypalmette](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/decoypalmette/32/254336_2.png) [@decoypalmette](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/decoypalmette)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2024, 10:17am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/what-happens-after-the-psa-cert-hits-99999999/50288/8 "2024-09-11T10:17:07Z")
![IMG_4766](https://efour.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/1/1/1101ecc508d17dc75f14e53cf76b55dc1e6ba803.png) ![IMG_4767](https://efour.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/c/5/c570807b3d79eed954c6b9e3457fd87513c05aee.png) I prefer if they add another digit, since it’s kinda unnoticeable. Adding a letter feels so out of place and annoying, like something you’re supposed to read but it’s actually garbage data or a glitch. ---
**Author:** ![bigtechbill](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/bigtechbill/32/233865_2.png) [@bigtechbill](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/bigtechbill)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2024, 10:33am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/what-happens-after-the-psa-cert-hits-99999999/50288/9 "2024-09-11T10:33:56Z")
100000001 ---
**Author:** ![thsigma](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/thsigma/32/2419_2.png) [@thsigma](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/thsigma)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2024, 10:39am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/what-happens-after-the-psa-cert-hits-99999999/50288/10 "2024-09-11T10:39:05Z")
Normal answer: they add a new digit Funner answer: iykyk ---
**Author:** ![lyleberr](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/lyleberr/32/156919_2.png) [@lyleberr](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/lyleberr)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2024, 10:51am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/what-happens-after-the-psa-cert-hits-99999999/50288/11 "2024-09-11T10:51:46Z")
We start getting arguments that pre-letter grades were graded with too much leeway and only B series were seriously graded and should be valued more. Also pop control rumors will tie into it somehow. ---
**Author:** ![codytcas](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/codytcas/32/32333_2.png) [@codytcas](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/codytcas)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2024, 11:06am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/what-happens-after-the-psa-cert-hits-99999999/50288/12 "2024-09-11T11:06:26Z")
My OCD is going to go through the roof if they add letters. Please don’t PSA please don’t 😂 ---
**Author:** ![Coop13](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/coop13/32/1290_2.png) [@Coop13](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/Coop13)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2024, 11:31am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/what-happens-after-the-psa-cert-hits-99999999/50288/13 "2024-09-11T11:31:40Z")
They’ll have fulfilled their life’s mission and will officially endorse EMA grading as the premier service to use going forward ---
**Author:** ![amcgl58](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/amcgl58/32/77209_2.png) [@amcgl58](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/amcgl58)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2024, 11:42am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/what-happens-after-the-psa-cert-hits-99999999/50288/14 "2024-09-11T11:42:47Z")
![ohjZAd](https://efour.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/3/8/381e91f42ec272956d0602aa9891147651ebbcf8.gif) ---
**Author:** ![Will](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/will/32/223509_2.png) [@Will](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/Will)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2024, 12:22pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/what-happens-after-the-psa-cert-hits-99999999/50288/15 "2024-09-11T12:22:56Z")
The cert count up has actually been an elaborate count down to reveal that grading has been a scam this entire time. I think they’ll just add another digit ---
**Author:** ![c0ll3ct0r](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/c0ll3ct0r/32/26306_2.png) [@c0ll3ct0r](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/c0ll3ct0r)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2024, 12:23pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/what-happens-after-the-psa-cert-hits-99999999/50288/16 "2024-09-11T12:23:15Z")
More numbers to fight over. ---
**Author:** ![thundermoo](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/thundermoo/32/26253_2.png) [@thundermoo](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/thundermoo)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2024, 12:29pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/what-happens-after-the-psa-cert-hits-99999999/50288/17 "2024-09-11T12:29:56Z")
I pray its not this but I wouldnt be surprised if the doubled up and reusued old cert numbers. They already have done this with DNA graded items. ---
**Author:** ![niece](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/niece/32/236193_2.png) [@niece](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/niece)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2024, 12:47pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/what-happens-after-the-psa-cert-hits-99999999/50288/18 "2024-09-11T12:47:56Z")
That would be a fun cert # to own. ---
**Author:** ![eeveeteam](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/eeveeteam/32/2219_2.png) [@eeveeteam](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/eeveeteam)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2024, 12:50pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/what-happens-after-the-psa-cert-hits-99999999/50288/19 "2024-09-11T12:50:32Z")
They buy TAGs technology of printing/etching the label on the glass/plastic with tons of anti fraud technology. No more Xiao6666 tactics then. Start with 1 more digit in the front ---
**Author:** ![traineramy](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/traineramy/32/132565_2.png) [@traineramy](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/traineramy)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2024, 12:52pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/what-happens-after-the-psa-cert-hits-99999999/50288/20 "2024-09-11T12:52:33Z")
I think it’s fun to guess what the 9999999 card will be. I’m guessing it will be a Wemby of some kind but would be cool if they make it a Pokemon card [Next page](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/what-happens-after-the-psa-cert-hits-99999999/50288.md?page=2)