[jchcollins]

Nobody would be happier than me to see PSA take a topple off their mountain at some point, but I’ve always kind of had the feeling like it’s the corporate culture vs. the college kids and the potheads. SGC is great at what they do, I love their product. At least in terms of consistency of grading, they have held that line for several decades now where IMO PSA has not. I would have to be worked / convinced in new way to believe that most SGC 88’s are in some substantial way worse than most PSA 8’s, but I would agree that is the perception and how the pricing currently works. With mid- and lower grade vintage, I will agree that PSA is tougher, but they are also weirder / more random. Some cards can be beat to hell and get a PSA 2. Other cards can look like a 7 but have a microscopic wrinkle - and get a PSA 2. Everyone makes mistakes, but on the whole I feel that SGC doesn’t make this one as often as PSA does.

Honestly, if the last year or so of the PWCC mess is not going to burst the PSA bubble, then I’m not sure anything ever will. Many people have cited the registry, and it’s true that SGC’s attempts at this have always been pretty lame. Collect what you like, I guess. I like SGC slabs and their customer service and always have. If I ever find myself in a position needing to flip really high-end raw vintage cards where I needed to make substantial profit - then yes, I suppose based on the way things are today - I would consider PSA.


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