New SGC Slabs

[tireolddawg]

They may not be all that new I’m not sure when they started doing this, but what do people think of the plastic sleeves SGC now puts cards in before slabbing them? I’m all for protection but I find a lot of cards off center in the sleeve, which is a bummer because SGC used to be good at having cards actually fit in their slabs unlike PSA. Thoughts?

[Brent G.]

I haven’t seen these — could you please drop a pic in?

[tireolddawg]

I’m realizing that it seems to be only for cards that are non standard size, but question still remains. You’d think they could just 3D print a different black part for any sized card.

[sbfinley]

Nothing new. They've been doing it for oddball sizes and trimmed cards for awhile. These have all been graded at various points over the past two years or so.

[GRock]

Years ago they custom cut inserts, it may have been an extra charge.

[tireolddawg]

Gotcha, yeah I don’t remember seeing an option for that on my recent submissions. I can imagine the grader after slabbing that Seaver, “Oh well.”

[steve B]

Originally Posted by tireolddawg

I’m realizing that it seems to be only for cards that are non standard size, but question still remains. You’d think they could just 3D print a different black part for any sized card.

3D printing is still a very slow and fussy process. And most affordable machines don't do well with thin things.
Laser cutting would be faster and better, but a good fast machine is still somewhat expensive, especially compared to using a plastic sleeve.

Both require a good deal of training and practice, but they're getting easier all the time.