I would be happy to pay the up charge based on most recent VCP examples on Ruth and Gehrig. Would you rather they graded them 1 grade lower each with no up charge. That is closer to the level you submitted them at. The SGC rep should have said submit at this level but if they grade higher than this level, expect an additional up charge. If you don’t want an up charge, submit to Beckett. I don’t think they have an up charge.
I submitted a Willie Mays catch ticket to PSA at the $2499 level which was a grade of 3 level a couple of years ago and they charged quadruple because it graded 5 which was the highest graded example. I was happy to give them an additional $400 as the ticket sold for 3 times the value of a 3 at auction.
The up charge cost is always much less than the increased value of the higher grade. I personally hate the process but it has been in place for a long time with both companies and the higher value makes it tolerable from my perspective. It is true that historically SGC was more lax in up charges but the PSA purchase has obviously changed that.
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