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Posted By: Peter Thomas

It was true that there was not nearly as much action @ SCG tables as PSA. GAI also much slower. However there is a very friendly atmosphere @ SGC and it is easy to talk with Dave as well as the graders. Finished product for vintage items is clearly superior in looks even though their grading seems unecessarily harsh particularly on blank back vintage items (I am sure Leon would agree). Still I happly crossed over several Boston N172's to lower grades than PSA for the superior appearance of the holder. They did a 1910+/- school baseball team postcard that I had had for 15 years and its looks spectacular. I think that very soon both PSA and SGC will autheticate cards and identify them as trimmed, colored, restored, etc. I think Dave knows that it is an uphill strugle with PSA, but that their product is superior for vintage material. That is a small market, but I think that as long as they keep their overhead under control they can be sucessful and we all need them to be.