Is this typical for SGC holders?

[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.

[Jetsfan]

I've only been on the board a short while, but I hadn't really seen this before. You'd think this would be a priority for SGC.

[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.

[tiger8mush]

p.s. I crack many of my cards, but here are a couple I still have in Beckett holders (or at least did at one point) ...
Rob