ISA Crossovers

acramos1 · #1 08-15-2012, 01:22 PM

I'm still just hearing people saying bad things about ISA who have probably never even dealt with them. Can we please hear about some actual experiences?

acramos1 · #2 08-15-2012, 05:30 PM

We have a lot of views, now we just need more posts!

ctownboy · #3 08-15-2012, 05:44 PM

acramos1,

Here is a novel idea. If YOU want an experience to talk about why don't YOU go get five cards and do an experiment.

Why not go out and buy five cards from different companies and eras and send them in and see what happens? Why not buy a trimmed T206, then, untrimmed cards of say a 1933 Goudey, a 1952 Topps, a star card from the 1960's and a rookie from the 1970's.

Scan the front and backs of all five cards, save the scans and post them on this board in a new thread. Then, send the cards in to SGC and see what grades they get. Once you get them back, post the scans.

Next, crack them out and send them in to PSA and see what grades they get. Once you get them back, post the scans.

Crack them out and then send them to ISA. Once you get them back, post the scans.

Then You (and everybody else) will have some data points to compare and talk about.

David

acramos1 · #4 08-15-2012, 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by ctownboy

acramos1,

Here is a novel idea. If YOU want an experience to talk about why don't YOU go get five cards and do an experiment.

Why not go out and buy five cards from different companies and eras and send them in and see what happens? Why not buy a trimmed T206, then, untrimmed cards of say a 1933 Goudey, a 1952 Topps, a star card from the 1960's and a rookie from the 1970's.

Scan the front and backs of all five cards, save the scans and post them on this board in a new thread. Then, send the cards in to SGC and see what grades they get. Once you get them back, post the scans.

Next, crack them out and send them in to PSA and see what grades they get. Once you get them back, post the scans.

Crack them out and then send them to ISA. Once you get them back, post the scans.

Then You (and everybody else) will have some data points to compare and talk about.

David

I actually have two ISA cards that I purchased recently. I just would like hear to some feedback concerning ISA so I know whether or not it is even worth it to crack the cards and send them to PSA or SGC.

ctownboy · #5 08-15-2012, 07:01 PM

Again, I fail to see the logic.

You have two cards that are graded by ISA but don't seem to have the stones to either send them to SGC or PSA still in the ISA case to be graded or to crack them out and send them in to be graded. Rather, you want somebody ELSE to be the guinea pig.

Again, either send your two cards in to be graded and see what happens OR just stop buying ISA graded cards and stick with SGC or PSA.

This, to me, doesn't seem like rocket science. People have given you their opinions but you still ask for more without doing any work (sending your cards in to be graded) yourself.

David

acramos1 · #6 08-16-2012, 12:38 PM

Anyone there?

Jaybird · #7 08-16-2012, 12:50 PM

yes.

As others have said, the company is too new. No responses (to your liking) should let you know that you won't be finding the answer you're looking for. When you buy something from a company that has yet to be proven you are taking a chance. Hopefully you paid less for that card in that particular holder. Whether or not it will cross to a similar grade by another company is only a guess until you actually do it. Let us know when you get the results.

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