To steer the conversation away from the Gold Star thread before the inevitable happens, I thought this could be an interesting time to talk about scrambled cert numbers. We’ve already seen some cases where PSA deactivated a cert due to counterfeit concerns and reassigned it with a new one. I always…

I mentioned in the GS thread how I know someone who basically does this, they regrade cards they think are undergraded. Many upgrade, some stay the same. But if people truly start to value new certs that much, this trend will expand. It highlights the element of absurdity in these claims.

Yes I totally agree with you on that it will expand if it goes any further. If the new cert premium does become the norm and are highly out selling the old, then all that’ll happen is more and more people will bump into that space. They won’t even need to find a misgrade and try to get it bumped a…

I like that you can infer approximately what year a card was graded based on the cert number. It adds some historical value down the line which is fun. For instance, was it a card that was graded the same year it was released or was it graded many years later? So, I think it would be a shame if we l…

If it’s vintage I personally collect vintage labeled.

I too appreciate the history of certain cert numbers! I have a card when I posted it, a friend reached out to tell me that they graded it! I would very much dislike to see them to by the way side. Although, if you were selling a card knowing you could possibly get a premium would it encourage you t…

I think this is an interesting idea! However, no, I don’t think they should. Am generally of the stance that the more information the better, and ppl can decide and do what they will. First, anyone who cares will immediately say “ohh, if the numbers look like this, there is a 90% chance it’s been s…

You can scramble my Pikablu cert number but I still know when it was graded :grin: [image] I have a similar opinion to others here, I like knowing when the card was graded, but in terms of a premium I also couldn’t care less about the cert number being new. If that means I can start buying cards …

I collect mostly old certs because I believe that it’s less likely that someone squirted juice or cream on the cards before submitting them. I don’t want creamed or juiced cards in my collection. Therefore I’d rather know that the card was graded long ago than it being a toss-up.

I don’t care about new cert vs old cert at all. I may have missed this but how would you be able to verify it’s even a legit graded card if you didn’t have access to a cert #?

What if PSA scrambled Cert #’s

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Dyl November 27, 2025, 2:30am 8

I could not care less what certification a slab has. I buy cards, not labels. If the card’s condition matches my expectations for the grade that I want, I will buy it.

In my opinion, the only benefit of newer certs is PSA scans.

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What if PSA scrambled Cert #’s

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