The Price Of Perceived Perfection
Many collectors know that moment all too well—the infamous email from PSA. Your card comes back with the coveted Gem Mint 10, better than you even hoped for. Then comes the catch: the upcharge—sometimes climbing into the thousands, all for the grade of a single card. And it’s not like they’re sealing the card in 24-karat gold—just the same plastic slab they use for $10 base cards, the same process, only now at a (much)