Certified Collectibles Group - New Third Party Grader - CSG

[Leon]

This is a paid ad ...

CERTIFIED COLLECTIBLES GROUP
P.O. Box 4776
Sarasota, FL 34230

Contact:
Janell Armstrong, Marketing Coordinator
941.360.3990 ext. 236
jarmstrong@collectiblesgroup.com


CCG Hiring World-Class Sports Card Experts

If you are knowledgeable and passionate about sports cards,
now is your opportunity to build the new leader in third-party grading.

SARASOTA, Fla. (July 7, 2020) — The Certified Collectibles Group (CCG) is hiring world-class sports card experts to lead a new service dedicated to expert and impartial certification of sports cards and memorabilia.
CCG is a large, global company with over 350 employees worldwide. It is headquartered in Sarasota, Florida, and has offices in the United Kingdom, Germany and China, along with a global network of Official Submission Centers and Authorized Dealers.

The CCG companies include the world’s largest grading services for coins (Numismatic Guaranty Corporation), paper money (Paper Money Guaranty) and comic books, magazines and concert posters (Certified Guaranty Company). Together, they have certified nearly 60 million collectibles since 1987.
Certified Sports Guaranty (CSG) will be the new CCG affiliate dedicated to third-party authentication and grading services for sports cards and memorabilia. CSG will use world-class expertise, cutting-edge technology and operational excellence to join the other CCG companies in quickly becoming the leader in its category.
The establishment of CSG presents an incredible opportunity for the world’s top sports card experts to build a new grading service backed by a company and ownership team that have a proven track record of success in the collectibles industry.

The ideal candidates will be well-known and highly respected throughout the hobby. They must have:

• Comprehensive knowledge of both vintage and modern sports cards across all major US sports
• Expansive expertise as it relates to card printing, including printing processes, variants and errors
• Outstanding abilities to detect counterfeit and altered cards as well as accurately and consistently grade cards
• The highest level of integrity
• A strong desire to grow as well as train and lead other team members
• A willingness to travel domestically and internationally as needed

CSG will offer the most competitive salaries in the industry. The company will be based in sunny Sarasota, Florida, which has no local or state income tax. Additional benefits include career advancement opportunities; health, dental and vision insurance; a 401(k) with company match; paid vacation and more.

"I am ready to make very compelling offers to the world’s top sports card experts," said Steven R. Eichenbaum, CEO of CCG. "With their expertise and our company’s backing, I am confident that we will quickly become the leader in third-party grading services for sports cards, just as we became the leader in third-party grading services for coins, paper money, comic books, magazines and concert posters."

To learn more about this job opportunity and others at CCG, visit CollectiblesGroup.com/Careers

CCG is a Florida Drug-Free Workplace with a drug-free program which complies with Section 440.102 Florida Statutes.
About Certified Collectibles Group® (CCG®)

CCG comprises seven of the world’s leading collectibles services companies: Numismatic Guaranty Corporation® (NGC®), Numismatic Conservation Services™ (NCS®), Paper Money Guaranty® (PMG®), Certified Guaranty Company® (CGC®), Classic Collectible Services® (CCS®), Authenticated Stamp Guaranty™ (ASG™) and Collectibles Authentication Guaranty® (CAG®). The CCG companies provide expert and impartial services that add value and liquidity to a wide variety of collectibles, including coins, banknotes, comic books, magazines, concert posters, stamps and estate items. Today, the CCG companies have certified nearly 60 million collectibles.

© 2020 Certified Collectibles Group. All rights reserved.
NGC, NCS, PMG, CGC, CCS, ASG, CAG, CSG and CCG are the registered trademarks or unregistered trademarks of Numismatic Guaranty Corporation of America, and/or its related companies in the United States and/or other countries. All other names and marks referenced in this release are the trade names, trademarks, or service marks of their respective owners.


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[Rich Klein]

As we know the major TPG's have all fallen behind and while the competition is fierce, if they do a good job that can only be a benefit to the hobby.

Rich

[Orioles1954]

Surprised there isn't much more buzz about this. This new venture has a ton of money behind it. Definitely not good news for SGC.

[brewing]

I hope they succeed.

[conor912]

Drug free workplace? I’m out!

Would be nice to know who, if anyone, in the hobby is affiliated with this.

[familytoad]

I wonder what the slab will look like?

I prefer the look of the SGC slab, maybe the sturdy nature of Beckett and the font size/flip of PSA.
(No baggies please)

It's a chance to hit a home run if they can capitalize on the downside of their competition.

[kevinlenane]

Anybody know what their revenue run rate looks like?

[baseballandhockeyfan]

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[familytoad]

Originally Posted by baseballandhockeyfan

If you go to this website, https://www.cgccomics.com/ and just sit there, the screen alternates between what appear to be some mocked up slabs for Pokemon and baseball cards. Not sure how close such mock ups will be to the final slabs of course.

Yikes. That design blows...
Thank you for sharing the link!

[vintagebaseballcardguy]

Originally Posted by familytoad

Yikes. That design blows...
Thank you for sharing the link!

Yep, ugly. Wouldn't mind cracking one of those.

[alaskapaul3]

But the design can be redone. They are very well respected for coins as well (NGC)

[conor912]

Originally Posted by familytoad

Yikes. That design blows...

Haha. Indeed.

[nsaddict]

Could someone here photoshop a Goudey Ruth for giggles. The label seems bold and takes away from the aesthetics of the card.

[toledo_mudhen]

Certified Sports Guaranty???

Hey SGC - are ya listenin?

If that IS the slab - those are butt-fuggly and I'm pretty sure that I wont be keeping anything that's inserted in those

[baseballandhockeyfan]

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[slantycouch]

Pulled this from their site:



Edit: Whoops, Lonnie beat me to it.

[toledo_mudhen]

It is a really nice Mick tho -

[perezfan]

The green looks a lot better than the light blue, but I still think the flip is too large in relation to the card. Especially with regard to the smaller Tobacco and Caramel Cards. The card itself should command the attention... not the flip. I would actually prefer a flip that's about half that size.

More importantly, I hope they can create slabs that actually fit the card. If they use Baggies, or have cards that are slanted within the slab (like PSA), then I am out.

[baseballandhockeyfan]

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[Fuddjcal]

[QUOTE=conor912;1997507]Drug free workplace? I’m out!

Me too. Just the opposite is printed in my companies handbook

[conor912]

First, the Gretzky and Jordan slabs behind it aren’t doing the initial impression any favors. Second, the order of the info on the flip feels backwards to me. “Mickey Mantle, Topps, 1952” just sounds wrong. Third, they're gonna need to land some big fish collectors/collections to convince anyone that they’re a serious player.

As far as the green goes, personally I think any color at all on a flip detracts from the card, regardless of the TPG.

[toledo_mudhen]

[QUOTE=Fuddjcal;1997771]

Originally Posted by conor912

Drug free workplace? I’m out!

Me too. Just the opposite is printed in my companies handbook

You mean like WorkFree Drug Place?

[baseballandhockeyfan]

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[brewing]

Those scales in the logo look exactly like the SGC scales.

Hopefully the people they hire will right the ship.

[Rich Klein]

Note: On the Hobby Hotline podcast this morning, it was stressed the sports card designs we have seen are not the final design. We need to see what the final design is and if it appears better than what we've seen so far.

[Stampsfan]

I too thought there might be more buzz here about this. They’d have bucks behind them, they are the #1 grader of comic books, and they appear serious in taking on PSA. With all the alleged shenanigans there, I’m quite excited to see someone legit enter into the card grading realm.

[perezfan]

Same here... it's huge news! Hope they make a big splash, as the added competition would be a great thing. The common thread severely lacking among the 3 existing choices in Third Party Grading is integrity.

I'm also eager to see what their sportscard flip actually looks like. Wish they could tone it down a bit and make it smaller in relation to the card itself. That current flip is going to look gigantic sitting atop a small Tobacco or Caramel Card.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by brewing

i hope they succeed.

+1

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[chalupacollects]

Interested in the grading process.... Are they hiring only for Florida???

[sportscomicfantasy]

I am very excited about this as well. I feel rather good about their chances based on their experience in the other areas. I know of them through their comics, though I haven't bought any comics in years, from my experience they were fair, though I don't have anywhere near as many graded comics as I do cards because I still buy cards.

I don't care as much about the look of the header for the card as most of you do. Hey guys, I think this is a good opportunity for you to voice your concerns to them by email. Or for those of you who have the time and willingness, send them your own variation and hope they use it. Maybe they will give you a free gradings for free!

Though I would like a better look as well... I am more interested in their grading fairly, consistently, with a decent turnaround and also welcome the competition to the big 3.

[Jobu]

One thing that hasn't been mentioned: it is going to be hard to get people to cross cards with any real value if the new service is better than the current companies at detecting alterations because nobody is going to want their stuff to go from a 7 to Authentic.

[drcy]

Originally Posted by Jobu

One thing that hasn't been mentioned: it is going to be hard to get people to cross cards with any real value if the new service is better than the current companies at detecting alterations because nobody is going to want their stuff to go from a 7 to Authentic.

If they were too effective at identifying alterations they'd probably be sued, perhaps including by PSA.

[Jay Wolt]

Originally Posted by Jobu

because nobody is going to want their stuff to go from a 7 to Authentic.

This wouldn't be the case, on any crossovers the submitter puts down the minimum grade they'd be content with.
Perhaps the PSA/SGC/BGS 7 would be instructed to cross only if it gets the same grade or better.
If they crack it out & submit it that way, then that's a different story.

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Originally Posted by drcy

If they were too effective at identifying alterations they'd probably be sued, perhaps including by PSA.

This makes no sense.

[Exhibitman]

I like the flip design: as an OFIT (Old Fart In Training) I appreciate the larger cleaner lettering without all the noise in the background.

The scales logo is the parent company's logo and predates SGC: as I recall, SGC was started by the parent company and then sold off, so SGC took the logo rather than the other way around.

As for their prospects, it is very exciting since it is the main CU rival starting it up. I would try their service rather than waiting a year for PSA to process an order.

[brewing]

I hope they go with a black insert.

The look is popular. It also seems like a huge money saver. The insert has to be cheaper than different holders for different size cards.

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by brewing

I hope they go with a black insert.

The look is popular. It also seems like a huge money saver. The insert has to be cheaper than different holders for different size cards.

Agree with this on both counts.... more cost effective, and better aesthetics.