Grading Companies -- strange thought

[Rich Klein]

Has anyone ever attempted to collect a type card from all grading companies past and present and then tried to go even further by looking for different labels from some of those companies. I would love to see a thread where all the different companies and the lables thereof are posted


Regards
Rich

[Centauri]

Perhaps a similar track - I saw a guy on a baseball discussion board who was collecting the 89 Griffey in all grades - 1, 1.5, 2 etc. Sadly, all were PSA.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by Rich Klein

Has anyone ever attempted to collect a type card from all grading companies past and present and then tried to go even further by looking for different labels from some of those companies. I would love to see a thread where all the different companies and the lables thereof are posted


Regards
Rich

Yes I have. Sold off most of them in the last couple years. I kept the oddball PSA slabs that are from specific events and I have the 5th and 7th cards ever graded by Beckett in testing.

I also used to collect flip errors. I still have a PSA slab that lists the wrong card.LOL

[MikeGarcia]

Originally Posted by Rich Klein

Has anyone ever attempted to collect a type card from all grading companies past and present and then tried to go even further by looking for different labels from some of those companies. I would love to see a thread where all the different companies and the lables thereof are posted


Regards
Rich

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[Peter_Spaeth]

Let's see how many we can name.

SBC
ASA
PSA
SGC
Beckett
GAI
CSA
PRO
GEM
ICA ?
CSG/CGC
HGA
TAG
must be a number of others

[Pat R]

Originally Posted by peter_spaeth

let's see how many we can name.

Sbc
asa
psa
sgc
beckett
gai
csa
pro
gem
ica ?
Csg/cgc
hga
tag
must be a number of others

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[perezfan]

Originally Posted by Pat R

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First one I thought of... You beat me to it!

[NiceDocter]

DOA..... cards never returned, always somewhere in the system
MIA...... cards lost/ never received
SOL..... declares Chapter 7 right after getting your stuff, owners in jail
EKG..... heart stopping prices
WOW.... a 10 every time
POS..... we slab anything, nothing too fake for us

[Pat R]

Originally Posted by perezfan

First one I thought of... You beat me to it!

If I remember correctly there was another SCD (Sports Cards Direct?) after Sports Collectors Digest went out of business.

Lets see if this post is as strange as my last post. I capitalized the letters when I typed them but in my post they're all lower case. It even changed Peters post that I quoted to all lower case letters.

[DeanH3]

Isn't there KSA? I think they are a Canadien company that grades mostly Hockey. But I imagine there are some graded baseball cards out there.

[53toppscollector]

KSA is the Canadian company

DSG
GMA

[MikeGarcia]

[Peter_Spaeth]

Ah yes, the infamous, short lived all white flip.

[puckpaul]

My Gretzky Rookie in SBC. Been thinking about a switch for years but not selling so haven’t.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by NiceDocter

DOA..... cards never returned, always somewhere in the system
MIA...... cards lost/ never received
SOL..... declares Chapter 7 right after getting your stuff, owners in jail
EKG..... heart stopping prices
WOW.... a 10 every time
POS..... we slab anything, nothing too fake for us

DOA=Global Authority I can't imagine how many cards Damian never returned.

[etsmith]

It might be more difficult than you think as I've seen a couple of eBay sellers with their own flips.

[slightlyrounded]

Originally Posted by puckpaul

My Gretzky Rookie in SBC. Been thinking about a switch for years but not selling so haven’t.

Sharp looking '92' if there ever was one!

[Jay Wolt]

MBA (Mike Baker Auth)
No grades on the card, just the determination if there authentic

[CardPadre]

Originally Posted by Jay Wolt

MBA (Mike Baker Auth)
No grades on the card, just the determination if there authentic

MBA is some actual nonsense, can’t believe this guy was a grader. I can only imagine the amount of well-done fakes that get through his authentication.




Will.i.am St@dy

[Peter_Spaeth]

He wasn't just a grader, he was THE grader. Is this the same business that gives out the little gold stickers or are they different iterations of Baker's attempt to stay in the hobby?

[Bigdaddy]

And a new player, Forensic Card Grading (FCG), who tout a higher level of automation and transparency in their grading. Heavy FB presence.

[Svabinsky78]

Originally Posted by Pat R

If I remember correctly there was another SCD (Sports Cards Direct?) after Sports Collectors Digest went out of business.

Lets see if this post is as strange as my last post. I capitalized the letters when I typed them but in my post they're all lower case. It even changed Peters post that I quoted to all lower case letters.

Yes.

Sports Collectors Digest (SCD) was considered a reputable and accurate service. It has the red logo on the silver label. Sometime after Digest stopped its grading service, a new "SCD" appeared......Sports Cards Direct. Sports Card Direct used a similar silver label but with blue logo. Sports Card Direct = POS.

Similar thing happened with GAI. The original GAI was considered, generally, to be a reputable and accurate grader. Friends of mine had picked up old GAI card and successfully crossed them over to PSA and SGC. The original GAI had the silver label with the G in the little globe. At some point GAI, essentially, went out of business and the folks that remained, phoenixed GAI into Global Authority.....which became a flaming tire.

https://onlygreats.com/2023/03/29/ca...ies-full-list/

[Jay Wolt]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Let's see how many we can name.

SBC
ASA
PSA
SGC
Beckett
GAI
CSA
PRO
GEM
ICA ?
CSG/CGC
HGA
TAG
must be a number of others

I've heard some positive things about TAG
Though haven't seen a slab up close & personal
Their flip is not a sticker or paper inside the slab, its printed in the slab & clear

[sbfinley]

There was company founded by a member here called verisleeve. Maybe labeled itself VSA?

[robw1959]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

He wasn't just a grader, he was THE grader. Is this the same business that gives out the little gold stickers or are they different iterations of Baker's attempt to stay in the hobby?

Yes, MBA, Baker's company, assigns a silver, gold or black diamond sticker rating to previously graded card slabs to show how well a card presents itself in that grade, similar to what PWCC has done.

[Lorewalker]

Originally Posted by bnorth

DOA=Global Authority I can't imagine how many cards Damian never returned.

And yet he is active in the hobby, still, with Mike Baker Authentication. How about our hobby?

[Lorewalker]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Let's see how many we can name.

SBC
ASA
PSA
SGC
Beckett
GAI
CSA
PRO
GEM
ICA ?
CSG/CGC
HGA
TAG
must be a number of others

Below are presently all the grading services that eBay recognizes. LOLOLOL!

Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA)
Beckett Collectors Club Grading (BCCG)
Beckett Vintage Grading (BVG)
Beckett Grading Services (BGS)
Certified Sports Guaranty (CSG)
Sportscard Guaranty Corporation (SGC)
K Sportscard Authentication (KSA)
Gem Mint Authentication (GMA)
Hybrid Grading Approach (HGA)
International Sports Authentication (ISA)
Gold Standard Grading (GSG)
Platin Grading Service (PGS)
MNT Grading (MNT)
Technical Authentication & Grading (TAG)
Rare Edition (Rare)
Revolution Card Grading (RCG)
Card Grading Australia (CGA)
Trading Card Grading (TCG)

[Peter_Spaeth]

How could I forget GMA I even have one.

[mainemule]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

How could I forget GMA I even have one.

I have a Swedish company Samlarsaker- "Played"

[commishbob]

I think if i did a 'crossover' to a sandwich sized baggie the card would go UP in value.

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