Should I switch from PSA to SGC for my Monster?

[sdkammeyer]

Stupid question ...... I know....... but let me explain myself.

I'm just starting the Monster (I've picked up 20 in the last month). When I complete the set I have plans to display it in numerous cases on the walls of my man-cave/card-room. For this reason appearance/likeness have some value to me.

For end value of the set, and to keep the set appealing to the eye, I started off by seeking only PSA 4 graded cards. I want them all the same grade and by the same grader.

PSA is really all I have ever known. I quit collecting just as PSA got into the game. It was the birth of the "graded card" when I stopped collecting...... and I just recently got back into the hobby over the past 8 months.

Personally, I like the red/white look of the PSA slabs, but the SGC slabs are MUCH easier to find around here.

I guess I'm just looking for a kick in the butt here.

I want to make this decision ASAP as I am budgeting enough cash to add 50+ cards in the month of January........... should I sell what I have and start over with SGC 50's? Or keep going as I am even though it's going to be a bit tougher/longer road to find them all in PSA 4?

[MVSNYC]

for building a set, stick with PSA. no question. holds value better...for printing freaks, blank backs, etc, i'd lean towards SGC.

[kmac32]

Depends on how you want to display your cards. I like the looks of SGC cards in Pennzoni display cases. I collect E121 and they look sharp in black cases. However, with that said, SGC slabs are wider than PSA cards and also thicker so you can put more PSA cards in a case. Pennzoni cases are made to display up to 50 PSA cards per case so you have to plan what set and how many cards are in the set.

I have the 36 card horizontal cases which hold 32 slabs nicely but if I want the 36 cards in the case, it gets a little crowded with my SGC cards. I currently have 2 cases with 32 cards each and the cases look great. Also, if you like one slab over the other, you can cross over with either company.

Kmac

[sdkammeyer]

Originally Posted by kmac32

Depends on how you want to display your cards. I like the looks of SGC cards in Pennzoni display cases. I collect E121 and they look sharp in black cases.

Yup, thats exactly what I had in mind. I like the black as well.

I didn't really think about the PSA slabs being smaller ... that's a small bonus when trying to display them on a wall.

[rainier2004]

Originally Posted by sdkammeyer

Yup, thats exactly what I had in mind. I like the black as well.

I didn't really think about the PSA slabs being smaller ... that's a small bonus when trying to display them on a wall.

I don't care for any graded companies but the thinner psa case is much easier to work with than the sgc case from my experience of building 3 wall displays - 1 w/ psa cards, 1 in an sgc case and another where cards reside in broken out sgc slabs that were re-glued. The thicker case poses different logistical issues as far as getting them in a frame w/ glass and a matte. Here are mine for what its worth:

[pgellis]

SGC looks much better on my wall

[goodtricks]

Originally Posted by MVSNYC

for building a set, stick with PSA. no question. holds value better...for printing freaks, blank backs, etc, i'd lean towards SGC.

+1

[glynparson]

but i suspect sgc to win on this board.