SGC to PSA Crossover Submission Results

[commishbob]

Originally Posted by cmcclelland

Yes - submitted in the SGC holders. Sorry for the formatting above - can't figure out how to get it spaced out better.

If they were Ruths and Gehrigs, there is not doubt in my mind that PSA would not have crossed them over.

I’m really clueless when it comes to some of the terminology and I don’t understand what this part means. PSA would not grade/slab them because????

Sorry for being a submission newb.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by commishbob

I’m really clueless when it comes to some of the terminology and I don’t understand what this part means. PSA would not grade/slab them because????

Sorry for being a submission newb.

Because as a matter of politics it's very difficult to get them to assign an equal or higher grade to an expensive card.

[cmcclelland]

Some cards did receive a higher grade than my minimum crossover grade, but none received a higher grade than the original SGC grade. I should add that I did not feel that any of the cards were worthy of a higher grade than SGC had already assigned them, and I felt that those where I assigned a lower minimum grade for crossing could fairly be assessed that grade if submitted raw. So, the only cards I was disappointed with were the 13 that did not cross, as I felt they were worthy of crossing over at the assigned grade. Also, you pay the grading fee whether it crosses or not.

In the end, I think I will come out ahead in terms of the amount I net on selling these now that they are in the new PSA holders. I think most buyers value the new PSA holders a bit higher due to the perceived new stricter PSA standards (same with the new SGC holders). In addition, I think that especially for mid-grade commons (like a lot of these are) PSA cards not only sell for a higher price, but are much easier to sell. This is probably due in large part to the popularity of the PSA set registry.

[RedsFan1941]

i think you did well. Congratulations,

[swarmee]

Originally Posted by commishbob

I’m really clueless when it comes to some of the terminology and I don’t understand what this part means. PSA would not grade/slab them because????

He believes there is an additional bias against higher valued cards, and PSA (or any grading company) would not bring them in from another company's holder at the same grade.

[bobbyw8469]

Whoever thinks PSA is going to look at a card and not charge you really needs to rethink the way they operate....lol