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Originally Posted by Frankish
Interesting. How so?
I've seen a few of their graded cards (all cards from 2020-21) that looked to be graded fairly strictly. A handful of 9s that seemed consistent with PSA 9s for modern cards (that is, eyeballing them without any magnification or moving them around to study the surface, they struck me as essentially perfect). Also checked out two 9.5s more closely, and I couldn't find anything at all that made me think they wouldn't deserve a 10...though I understand that is a crapshoot.
That said, I collect pretty much exclusively vintage cards, so am not an expert by any stretch. There may well be nuances to new cards that escape my attention.
I only ask about HGA because I've been opening some current boxes with my son, which he really enjoys, and pulled a few nice cards I'd like to get graded. I like the BGS style for these slick cards more than the PSA or SGC slabs and also appreciate the subgrades. But BGS seems almost as backed up as PSA so I was thinking of giving HGA a try....
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HGA has been around for a while. Always a basement dweller grading their own cards till Covid hit and newbies started using it thinking its a legit option for shiny stuff. The fact that they slab COU cards as real means they cant tell whats real or fake. Grammar and spelling like a 3rd grader. The slabs are flimsy, easily destroyed, and you can tamper with the cases pretty easily.
There is also Zero consistency. They supposedly have AI software to but there is no proof of that either. I would pay the few extra buck for BGS. In the end though its all up to you who you give your money to.