Is this typical for SGC holders?

[slipk1068]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

I have had it happen several times and I don't buy that many SGC cards. But that said no damage ever was done.

I think the issue did damage to 1 of my cards. Caused some chipping on the back of a high grade T206 common I purchased a couple months ago.

Does anyone know if they are doing anything to address this issue? I got this 1 in the mail a couple weeks ago. It is the 4th time this year I received a floating card in the mail. If I send it back to SGC will they reholder it and will this fix the problem?

I like graded cards because I feel it is the best way to protect them from damage. This isn't working for me.

[Kawika]

Won these T4s this past spring. This is how they arrived out of the box.


Returned them to the AH who sent them to SGC for reholdering. Three months later I got them back. This time they were in a plastic sleeve. One stayed put, the other was still trying to escape.

If I were SGC I would be embarrassed.

[calvindog]

David, that's ridiculous. And you're a more patient man than me. Three months??

[Kawika]

Fourteen weeks actually from the day I sent them off 'til the day I got them back. Part of the slow turnaround was on the AH but the mediocre slab job is all on SGC.

[chipperhank44]

Continues to baffle me that aesthetics and resale are apparently more important factors than protection when people choose a TPG.....

[vthobby]

If you have ever owned or seen a Beckett holder there is NO QUESTION that they are the #1 TPG for card protection. Not even close to the others. They vacuum seal the card in a "penny plastic" and the card does NOT Move whatsoever.

I love them. BUT.....................for vintage, they are not practical if you want to ever get top dollar for your cards. Sad but true. For newer cards, BGS is still #1 for getting top dollar but vintage is what most of us on here collect me thinks.

If only SGC and PSA actually took the time to maybe copy or start using similar practices, these problems would virtually disappear.

peace, mike

[the 'stache]

Adam, I've had cards I received in the mail like that. And this wasn't from SGC. These cards were coming from Net 54 members, and they were packed immaculately. The first one I got like that was my old Walter Johnson portrait. I was a little on edge when I pulled the card out of the wrapping. Luckily, it hadn't been damaged in transit.

You'd think by now they've heard this enough to the point where they would be looking into fixing the problem.

[tiger8mush]

Originally Posted by vtgmsc

If you have ever owned or seen a Beckett holder there is NO QUESTION that they are the #1 TPG for card protection. Not even close to the others. They vacuum seal the card in a "penny plastic" and the card does NOT Move whatsoever.

I agree. In addition to the card not moving internally, the outer plastic is thicker/tougher than SGC/PSA. Unfortunately card protection usually ranks below slip/aesthetics/resale value on collector's reason for TPG submissions.

[bbcard1]

I strongly prefer SGC as a grading service because their slabs are easies to break the cards out of.

[the-illini]

SGC's quality with regard to customer service has dropped off a cliff since Brian Dwyer left IMO. I won't be using their product any longer until they decide that the item that HOLDS THE CARD deserves the same attention as the piece of paper they redesigned after a few complaints.

Maybe if they lose enough customers they will design a quality gasket. Seems like it would be a fairly high priority, but what do I know.