Posted By:
Greg Ecklund1.) If I were to use one, I would use SGC. I have never submitted a card myself, though I do buy graded cards and break them out of the holders.
2.) PSA and SGC are pretty much equal now
3.) Negative - not only has it brought an increased amount of insane prices and speculation, but people have also started using the holders as a crutch. Rather than educating themselves about characteristics of certain cards or sets, some people will blindly buy the slab without questioning it.
4.) Anyone paying up for some of the high graded cards as an investment is simply relying on the greater fool theory, just like people who bought stocks like CMGI at $200 or Cisco at $80. The ones that stand out are people paying $40-100 for 8 and 9 60's and 70's Topps commons and thousands for Albert Pujols or LeBron James rookies graded 10.
5.) Graded cards will almost always bring better profits, especially when selling on EBay
6.) SGC seems the most consistent to me, although obviously none are perfect.
7.) I have seen good arguments that PSA gives special treatment - I haven't seen that out of SGC yet
8.) I çan't see them going away anytime soon, but I'll never say never