Seriously, how is this a 5?

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Posted By: T206Collector

I really do not want to get into another PSA/SGC fight. This thread is about a PSA graded card, and I was just adding my 2 cents, albeit the same 2 cents about SGC that I regularly add on threads like this.

But, it seems to me that the phrase "every companies make mistakes" is most often made by those that favor PSA. And while I agree with that, at least I am confident SGC will rectify those mistakes. Take a mislabeled A.O. Dutch Jordan that SGC mislabeled Tim Jordan Batting. I complained that they did the label wrong, they said send it in and we'll fix it for free. That was all well and good, but then they sent it back with a new label but, yup, you guessed it, put Tim's name back on it. At this point, I called and was a little bit agitated -- how much shipping did I have to spend to keep getting the wrong label put on the card. They apologized, and said that I should send it back with two other cards I'd like graded for free. That is the kind of customer service I am looking for, not to mention consistency and accuracy in grading.

Again, if you collect PSA cards long enough, and really study the condition of the cards, it won't take long for you to get more disappointed with them than your SGC cards.

The only argument that I once heard that made some sense to me is that I think cmoking once said that SGC graded corner wear more liberally than PSA. He said it was readily apparent in the 1933 Goudey set. Since I am the proud owner of an SGC 60 1933 Lefty Grove with fuzzy corners but no creasing that once lived in a PSA 4 holder, I can see his point to some degree. But to me, an EX 5 card can have fuzzy corners, but should have no wrinkles or creases. I've had way too many PSA 5 cards with wrinkles and creases.

Finally, I would be interested in collecting images of SGC errors, too. It just seems to me that they are few and far between.