Can we say something positive about PSA or is it always terrible?
 

Posted By: <b>jay behrens</b><p>The only mislabeling we see here is that of vintage cards. I hate think how many more we would see if we all scoured modern cards a vigilantly as we do vintage cards. Besides, many of the gaffs that are pointed out are inexcusable, like labeling a t206 Heinie Wagner as Honus Wagner. <br /><br />Jay<br><br>I love pinatas. You get to beat the crap of something and get rewarded with candy.

Can we say something positive about PSA or is it always terrible?
 

Posted By: <b>MVSNYC</b><p>i have sent many cards into PSA (i'm a collector, not a dealer, so that number over the years is maybe only 100+ cards)...out of those there have been many times that PSA has rejected T206 cards sighting evidence of trimming...so for the record, i know a lot of you think they slab trimmed cards, but speaking from experience, they reject tons of cards they feel are trimmed...

Can we say something positive about PSA or is it always terrible?
 

Posted By: <b>jay behrens</b><p>Glad you've mastered the painfully obvious. No one said that PSA slabs every trimmed card they get, just an inordinate number of them. So why do you think you exeprience is any different than anyone else?<br />Jay<br><br>I love pinatas. You get to beat the crap of something and get rewarded with candy.

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Posted By: <b>Josh K.</b><p>That settles it - Im sending all my cards to PSA for crossover now that I know how cool the PSA slabs sound when "clanked together." <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14>

Can we say something positive about PSA or is it always terrible?
 

Posted By: <b>MVSNYC</b><p>...whata tuff crowd.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />

Can we say something positive about PSA or is it always terrible?
 

Posted By: <b>Gilbert Maines</b><p>Here is something positive:<br />I am positive that PSA's wimpy term ?AUTHTCT results in collectors getting ripped off every day.

Can we say something positive about PSA or is it always terrible?
 

Posted By: <b>Gilbert Maines</b><p>Barry:<br /><br />How the grading of cards can be improved is a subject which deserves its own thread.<br /><br />I will not detract from the important general bitching going on here to address your serious subject. That would be thread hijacking.

Can we say something positive about PSA or is it always terrible?
 

Posted By: <b>Jerry Hrechka</b><p> I was searching old topics and found this one an interesting read. Just reinforces my decision to stay away from PSA slabbed cards.

Can we say something positive about PSA or is it always terrible?
 

Posted By: <b>Joe D.</b><p>Here are my positives:<br /><br />-I like the way the slabs stack together.<br />-And I like that the slabs are on the thin side.<br /><br /><br />

Can we say something positive about PSA or is it always terrible?
 

Posted By: <b>Phil Garry</b><p>The only thing I would use PSA for is to grade baseball pinbacks because SGC does not have a holder for those.

Can we say something positive about PSA or is it always terrible?
 

Posted By: <b>JohnKalafarski</b><p> Since '33 Goudeys are my major interest, I prefer PSA to SGC. SGC is weak on corners and I like strong corners. SGC holders highlight corners, inviting the eye to behold the frayed corner. One of the honchos at SGC told me that, for them, centering is almost everything. I like pack fresh, original gloss over better centering. For me, eye appeal is the name of the game. The PSA holder is more aesthetically pleasing. I agree with Barry that PSA is too big and more prone to error. I've always found their customer service excellent. They fetch higher prices too. SGC has found a niche in early dead-ball, not my area of concern.

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Posted By: <b>matt m</b><p>For the first time in my life, I bought an SGC card today. Usually, I've always stuck with PSA's, but after reading this board for the last 3 or 4 months, I thought I'd give SGC at try. I actually didn't send them a card for grading, but simply bought a card on Ebay that was SGC graded 8 (88). I won't send it to PSA (reholdering)for fear that they would downgraded the card, as they ALWAYS have with other third party graders. Does anyone have horror stories of downgrades, on the reholder basis, from SGC to PSA? (Probably Jim Crandell does) But, do others have tales?<br /><br />Matt M.