What's this SGC rumor????

[T206Collector]

I will once again repeat my theory -- a lot of PSA graded pre-war cards you see for sale are for sale because SGC wouldn't cross them over.

My percentage of blind PSA purchases -- where I made a purchase decision based on a scan or a representation as to grade, but didn't hold the card in my hands -- where the card had an obvious defect upon receipt has gone way up over the last several years.

Put another way, I've seen tons of PSA 5 T206s that had wrinkles or creases, or were obviously trimmed. I've not seen an SGC 60 T206 with a wrinkle or a crease, or that was obviously trimmed.

Say what you want about JSA's ownership interest, the main graders are all still there. And they sometimes come out from behind the curtain to chat with customers about their grading practices. Very educational.

Finally, I had amazing service from SGC at this year's East Coast National. I got a ton of stuff done with their on-site grading service, and a strip card that couldn't be done on-site got done the next day and I received it in the mail today -- $13 total, including encapsulation and shipping!

Keep up the good work SGC.