Just been in touch with PSA because i’ve had a couple of concerns about cards moving inside the slabs, and getting damaged (especially in the post). I just had a response from PSA stating that Pokemon cards do infact move in the slabs…thoughts?
"Hello *******,
These cards will move very very slightly in the holders, but it should not be anything drastic. If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact us.
Thank you,
Veronica Lopez
PSA Customer Service
Collectors Universe Inc."
Yeah but when things are being shipped and going through the postal service surely they’re shaken around a lot then? Even when you receive your graded cards directly back from PSA they’ll be shaken about surely?
I took a cheap low graded card that showed lots of movement and shook it vigorously for about an hour on end to see if it changed. Nothing was going on so I stopped. I used to be worried about it but if that didn’t seem to damage it then I thought nothing due to shipping would.
Years ago we had that concern so we had the cards left in a penny sleeve then slabbed. It stopped the movement but looked awful.
I’ve never seen proof anyway that with normal handling the card inside isn’t safe.
I only have a couple psa’s s far but neither of them slide. However I haven’t given either of them a crazy shake either. I have a cheap bccg card though that moves around like crazy. Would never recommend those to anyone
I just got my first PSA card recently (a PSA 9 4th Print Hitmonchan) and it can slide in its case.
I noticed a small gap on the top between the card and the plastic side, so curious, I shook the case very hard downward once and when I looked again, the gap was now at the bottom.
I don’t see any gaps on the sides, so maybe the cards only move up and down. Maybe my card or case is just strange… lol But all I know is I will never shake any PSA cases again…
Since my previous post I’ve acquired more Psa cards and one of them is actually pretty loose and it’s a gem mint 10. I agree this is annoying and Psa I feel should have re sealed it there before sending it out to the recepient (I bought it second hand). Seems like some must randomly move more than others
Well I can confirm after buying a PSA 10 card and shaking the living daylights out of it, putting it in my pocket for a week there was no damage done even though there was some movement.