SGC and greed

[kmac32]

Wow,

Just got off the phone with SGC on a new order and they want $20 each to place my silks into a plastic insert prior to encapsulating them. 3 cards and $60 just to put them in a bag! I just sent in 5 silks in August that are in post grading and there was no such charge for those cards so why now? Greed is my opinion. $10 would not be an issue but $20 is excessive per card.

As I told the person over the phone who was very pushy to get my credit card as I was in the process of getting dressed, I am done with SGC after this submission. Said it and I mean it! The excuse of the August submission just slipping thorough was not good enough for me.

Have always liked SGC for their eye appeal but greed is not something I will tolerate. I agree with Leon in a previous post and feel that they are out of touch with reality. They keep asking more dollars and delivering a slower less quality product in my opinion. Nowhere in their literature have I found Silks listed as an upcharge by the way! Surprised that they didn’t try and back charge me for the August submission!

And yes, I stand by my opinion and my name is listed at the top per the rules

Kmac

[ullmandds]

How is this any different from PSA?

[Throttlesteer]

PSA would determine the value of the silks and hold them hostage if they thought they could pinch you for a few hundred dollars more.

[kmac32]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

How is this any different from PSA?

You tell me! You could train a monkey to put a card in a plastic sleeve to be put into a slab.

[tiger8mush]

The bright side: The money you are saving on grading fees can be spent on more silks!

[kmac32]

Originally Posted by tiger8mush

The bright side: The money you are saving on grading fees can be spent on more silks!

True! My grading is not about the grade, it is about how the card displays in my collection. It is also about protecting the card. Thought about it and they are probably doing the surcharge do to the value of the cards. The ones in August had no back and these did. Still does not justify their action in my opinion.

[danmckee]

Originally Posted by kmac32

True! My grading is not about the grade, it is about how the card displays in my collection. It is also about protecting the card. Thought about it and they are probably doing the surcharge do to the value of the cards. The ones in August had no back and these did. Still does not justify their action in my opinion.

All of my sets from 1909 through 1975 display great in binders and plastic sheets. Very easy to pull a year out and flip through it.

[ullmandds]

Originally Posted by kmac32

You tell me! You could train a monkey to put a card in a plastic sleeve to be put into a slab.

agreed...all TPGing is a crock...imho!

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

agreed...all TPGing is a crock...imho!

I have hope for computer grading. It will take the favoritism and complete incompetence out of the process.

[kevinlenane]

Genamint is coming soon - here is surface grading showing the subgrade and the weighted defects that contributed to that grade in a heat map

[pclpads]

Originally Posted by kmac32

You tell me! You could train a monkey to put a card in a plastic sleeve to be put into a slab.

But, if they actually used monkeys, SGC would also expect you to pony up for bananas!