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t-206collectorIf you are collecting to keep your cards for more than a year or two, SGC has the best track record in the vintage market. There have been some reports of cards sliding around in holders and no one returning phone calls at GAI, but the general consensus is that GAI and SGC do the best job at accurately grading vintage cards. If you are looking for a quick turnaround and higher profits early, PSA is probably right for you because the vast majority of people buying vintage cards on ebay now are still willing to shell out big bucks for cards graded 6 or higher by PSA (see the PSA 6 Matty and Young that went for $1,600 and $3,000 last week). But the sentiment around here is that PSA doesn't know what it's doing with respect to the vintage market and eventually average collectors will catch on to that, so PSA may not have a bright future -- especially considering the obvious conflicts of interest among Collector's Universe subsidiaries (the same people grading the cards at PSA also run an auction house where they sell PSA graded cards).