Grading Companies Questions

[philliesfan]

Hello. I am sure this has been covered before but I could not find other threads. I know PSA is the number 1 company for getting the most dollars in return followed by Sportcard Guaranty Corp. and then Beckett.
Where does this new company CSG fit in the equation? Is CSG part of SGC? Is CSG a contender in the game or are they like PRO grading?

I have a lot of cards to get graded for resale and want to know if I should wait for PSA to start grading again or send to one of the other companies.

Thanks,
Bob

[vthobby]

CSG is backed by the same ownership and senior management team behind NGC, PMG and CGC, the coin, paper money, and coin graders. Backed by plenty of coin!

I prefer SGC for their accuracy, professionalism, re-sale value, turnaround time, and $30 fee. No competitive comparison from ANY grading companies extant.

Mike

[BobbyStrawberry]

Originally Posted by philliesfan

Hello. I am sure this has been covered before but I could not find other threads. I know PSA is the number 1 company for getting the most dollars in return followed by Sportcard Guaranty Corp. and then Beckett.
Where does this new company CSG fit in the equation? Is CSG part of SGC? Is CSG a contender in the game or are they like PRO grading?

I have a lot of cards to get graded for resale and want to know if I should wait for PSA to start grading again or send to one of the other companies.

Thanks,
Bob

I think this is a great question, Bob. Considering the amount the buzz there seemed to be when CSG started card grading, I hear surprisingly little about them. I have not used them, but I'd be curious to hear from those who have.

[swarmee]

CSG is making a foothold with younger collectors since PSA doesn't have any level below $150/card right now. CSG is owned by the Certified Collectibles Group that owns CGC (Comic Books, Pokemon/MTG cards) and NGS (coins); I think they owned SGC at one point, which is why SGC used to have the scales logo.

SGC around $30/card.

HGA is also making inroads in the flipper community.

But if your goal is to flip the cards to vintage collectors, I'd personally go with SGC at this time or sell raw. Many people are just stockpiling hundreds or thousands of cards each for when PSA reopens cheaper service levels.

[rjackson44]

Csg holders look horrible ill pass

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by rjackson44

Csg holders look horrible ill pass

Octavio,

Don’t look at them. Just keep them in a vault. Problem solved.

[rjackson44]

Originally Posted by frankbmd

Octavio,

Don’t look at them. Just keep them in a vault. Problem solved.

Lol

[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by rjackson44

Csg holders look horrible ill pass

In the short term I would pass on them.
No complaints or issues with them however, between not liking the holders and between them being to new they have not yet established themselves and I am unsure of the resale value of them compared to others

[philliesfan]

I think they owned SGC at one point, which is why SGC used to have the scales logo.

Yes This is what had me a little confused.

Csg holders look horrible ill pass

Yes these are bad. The label should be cut in half.


I think I will send some into SGC and see what happens.
thanks,
Bob

[D. Bergin]

Don't quite understand the complaints about the CSG flips. Easy to read, and the slabs are nearly the exact same size as PSA. They even fit in the same sized protective sleeves, unlike Becketts slabs.

The PSA slabs just have more plastic dead space and very generic and cluttered text on the slabs. Leaves room for sub-grades on the CSG flip (if you are so inclined), while they fit the bar code, id number and QR code, (you can use your cell phone camera to easily look up the card on their website) on the back of the flip.

Don't know if they will actually catch on, but I've grown to like them. Maybe not for everybody, but they aren't exactly an embarrassment, compared to the other TPG's.

Very tough to snag 10's from them though, if that's what you're looking for.

[Oscar_Stanage]

CSG seems to be taking some share, because I see a fair number of slabs given how new they are. however, I have seen many cards that are way off grade which is pretty bad considering they do not have the "old slab" excuse like PSA and SGC. I have had crosses get downgraded 2 full points. they are not consistent and there really is no excuse. however I do not have a problem buying a CSG card, and I actually think the slabs are ok... they are thin which I like.

[Schlesinj]

One thing to consider, but CSG was recently purchased by Blackstone (which includes Fanatics). With the recent announcement of the Fanatics plan to be a one stop shop, I assume we will see CSG with a larger market share in the future.