SGC vs PSA

[atx840]

sex appeal....custom notation on flips.

[jujudrum]

Beautiful Display Chris

[queencitysportscards]

Both are good at what they get paid to do, however, I just had a conversation with Earl Johnson at SGC who took the time to talk to me about grading. SGC provides excellent customer service...if you can't tell, I really like doing business with SGC.

[hoshua4710]

Thats an awsome display chris! I do think sex appeal in all seriousness is why im leaning towards SGC right now, and the fact that thats what i have more of. I am on the other hand planning on resale maybe one day, so thats my biggest concern.

[vintagetoppsguy]

Originally Posted by queencitysportscards

Both are good at what they get paid to do, however, I just had a conversation with Earl Johnson at SGC who took the time to talk to me about grading. SGC provides excellent customer service...if you can't tell, I really like doing business with SGC.

+ 1

I dropped off a 23 card submission with Earl on Sunday, June 2nd at the TriStar show in Houston. The cards were logged the following day, Monday, June 3rd. The sub popped Monday, June 10th, only 5 business days. Heck, it takes PSA longer than that just to log a sub. I received the cards back today, 10 days from the time they left my hands. Amazing turnaround time and great customer service. Let's see PSA do that!

[auggiedoggy]

Originally Posted by vintagetoppsguy

+ 1

I dropped off a 23 card submission with Earl on Sunday, June 2nd at the TriStar show in Houston. The cards were logged the following day, Monday, June 3rd. The sub popped Monday, June 10th, only 5 business days. Heck, it takes PSA longer than that just to log a sub. I received the cards back today, 10 days from the time they left my hands. Amazing turnaround time and great customer service. Let's see PSA do that!

I emailed their Canadian office in Oshawa, Ontario and it took over 3 weeks to get a response. I wasn't impressed and told them I'd be sending my cards to PSA. PSA on the other hand has always been responsive to my questions. I'd like to give SGC a try but that episode turned me off them.

I guess YMMV.

[smtjoy]

I use both and they are both solid, I prefer SGC.

I would not be worried on the M116 resale, prices are strong and close for both. Now if you had said high grade 60-70's commons then PSA would be the way to go for sure.

[kmac32]

I prefer SGC in general for prewar. However, there are some cards that they will not slab correctly even when presented with proof of what they are. A good example would be cards that are clearly from the Koester bread series where the cards are hand cut or are in a print that could only be Koester. In that case, I am left with PSA for those cards. I would prefer to have all SGC slabs but they make that impossible or have cards labeled as W575-1 or nonslabed NNO cards.

[CW]

Originally Posted by atx840

sex appeal....custom notation on flips.

Those look great, Chris! That lineup of Chase cards is very.... patriotic.

[arc2q]

Originally Posted by atx840

sex appeal....custom notation on flips.]

Is it true that SGC will allow you to put a custom notation of your own choosing on the flip? I have one of the F. Scott Fitzgerald-stamped T206s and wouldn't mind having that put on the flip. Any idea if that is a possibility?

I have no real issues with PSA although the turn-around time can lag quite a bit (then again I have always used their monthly specials which are, by nature, longer). I am extremely impressed by the SGC holder, though. It really is a classy-looking display -- it feels more substantial and looks more museum-quality. Both look good in the slabs but SGC is slightly better on eye appeal.

I did notice the other night two nearly T205s were ending on eBay around the same time -- one in SGC holder and the other in a PSA holder. Both had same eye appeal and even the same grade. The PSA went for substantially higher which tells you something about resale value.

[sycks22]

I think PSA looks at an SGC case and just flips a coin is it transfers over. I've had 3 SGC cards attempted to be flipped to PSA and everyone has come back "Evid of Trim." I will guarantee they're just too lazy to put it in their own case and need some type of reason to justify why it won't. When I had a buddy put my SGC in his pack of 30 other cards it transferred over fine. What a joke.

[Gradedcardman]

Come on now Pete, don't forget the nice 1953 that crossed !!

[sycks22]

Originally Posted by Gradedcardman

Come on now Pete, don't forget the nice 1953 that crossed !!

That's the one that crossed

[kilo]

9 days total in-house time on a 30-day sub to SGC. guess who i go with...?