Hello - I have two quick questions (below) about the PSA holder and Star cards. I have an important Star card that is graded with a the 77xxxxxxx PSA serial number, meaning a new-ish PSA holder but not the newest version that debuted with (I think) 9xxxxxxx serial-numbered cards. (This newest holder may now be recalled, from what I've read.)
In any case, my card does not sit well in the PSA holder. It is off angle a bit. It seems secure -- and I certainly don't move it around -- but I would ideally like to reholder this card at some point -- (1) for visual appeal (no odd angles); and, more importantly, (2) just to be sure that the card is secure in the holder.
So here are my questions:
(1) From what I can see from looking at Star cards on various selling platforms, this seems to happen often with PSA-slabbed Star cards. They often don't seem to sit well in the holder. Were Star cards printed on thinner stock than most cards in the 1980s?
(2) Have others had success with reholdering Star cards with PSA? In other words, is it even worth it to pursue this option? I am lucky to live in NYC so could, in theory, attend 2025 Fanatics Fest or another in-person event in the future to get my card reholdered, but I wonder if it's even going to help.
Thanks in advance for offering your thoughts!
1) Yes, Star cards were definitely printed on thinner stock, and so its common for them to have a little wiggle room in a PSA holder. Here's a Barkley with this problem, does yours look like this?
2) The misplacement in the holder isn't really going to affect value but if you want to Reholder, PSA has specific reholdering service and pricing is somewhat affordable.
For cards with a declared value less than $2000 its only $13, but turnaround is estimated at 45 days. Personally I think it all comes down to personal preference. If you are showing it off and want it to look great, then maybe its worth it, otherwise, maybe best to leave it alone.
@allvintage Thanks for this reply! For some reason, I'm only now seeing your reply, but I see you responded at least a couple weeks back. Thanks for that.
Mine looks very similar to your Barkley. It's good to know that, despite the tilt in the holder, it's basically secure. I don't plan to display my card, but I would like it to look symmetrical, in a perfect world. So I might still aim to reholder. But I just wouldn't want to go through that effort and then have the same issue. In your experience, does PSA have a way to "fix" this issue when they reholder Star cards or is it really just luck of the draw (of whether the reholdered slab presents better)?
My card is a good one so I'll likely not put it in the mail and would only do a reholder in person. For now, I'll be patient! Thanks again.
I don't know that there is really a fix, since the Star cards are really thin in nature, so yeah if it moves around kind of a luck of the draw
