53 Topps Mantle SGC 88 on Goodwin

[glynparson]

In almost all cases PSA will outsell SGC. If the 1953 Mantle crosses to PSA it will sell for more. I have a friend who was looking for one he had a client at 50K on a PSA 8. Pretending SGC generally does not sell for less than PSA in most cases is just that pretending. The vast majority of full time graded card dealers use PSA and there is a reason for it. They sell for more money. SGC is generally a very fine company but this board sometimes advances some ideas about them that just are not true. I have heard some claim every SGC card would grade higher with PSA that is false I have heard some claim they are tougher on T206 I also feel that is false. Is SGC more consistent of course when you have had two vintage graders for almost 15 years that are the same, you are going to be more consistent. They also have less mistakes of course they do they've graded less than 10% of what PSA has graded. Again SGC is a fine alternative to PSA if you prefer their customer service or holders. Also their are some outlier issues where they may outsell PSA Old Judges come to mind but across the board issue for issue it is generally not close. So if you are a collector go with either one but if you want to maximize sales Id say 9 out of 10 times PSA will get you more money. Just because one prefers elements of SGC does not make their cards sell for more. PS I have bought cards from Kevin and found him to be knowledgable, honest, and very fair. For the record I would not have paid him what I did for the cards i purchased had they been in SGC and not PSA holders.
Pss From the looks of the scan I have no problem with the 8 grade as I think the chipping may be from the factory cut, at least it looks that way in the scans to me.