🚨 PSA just froze Value and Bulk submissions for the next 5–6 months.
Most collectors see this as a disaster.
I don't.
Hear me out. Or Watch Here!👀
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMxtXWLwldI
For years, PSA has dominated the grading conversation. If you wanted maximum liquidity, maximum resale value, and maximum visibility, the answer was almost always the same.
Submit to PSA.
But when one company becomes too important, something interesting happens when it can't meet demand.
Collectors start looking elsewhere.
TAG has seen explosive growth.
CGC continues gaining credibility.
BGS Black Labels are commanding massive premiums.
And collectors are beginning to ask a question many haven't seriously considered before:
"What if PSA isn't the only answer?"
The irony is that the backlog may be doing something that years of competition couldn't.
It's forcing collectors to explore alternatives.
The freeze isn't good because long wait times are good.
It's good because real competition might finally be returning to grading.
So here's my question:
👉 Does PSA's submission freeze strengthen the hobby by creating more competition, or does it simply prove that grading demand has outgrown the industry's capacity?
Curious where everyone stands on this one.
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