Is this typical for SGC holders?

[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

[vthobby]

That Gabby is cool. Can you imagine catching Walter Johnson!?!?!?!? Now there is a story for the grandkids! Not really related but kinda....I actually met Walter Johnson's grandson a couple of times. He does the larger shows and is a super cool person by the name of Henry Thomas. He wrote a GREAT book on the big train.

Back to your cards, the Luke Easter card is also very cool. Love the artwork and colors!

Peace, mike

[t206hound]

I'm a very loyal SGC customer. I'm just a little guy... a hobbyist/collector/flipper, but in a little over four years I've submitted 1300 T206s to be graded by them. THEY HAVE TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. My previous two submissions have had a few cards come back out of their "gaskets"... at a 15-25% clip. My opinion is that this is ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE. The issue has been mentioned on this site numerous times, and SGC undoubtedly reads threads on this board.

The cards are always well packaged, but somehow this continues to happen. I just received a package of 20 cards, 3 were slightly out of place and I just simply tapped them back in. Look at these two... a gasket that allows this to occur at a rate of 25% is flawed. IT MUST BE FIXED. I am really thinking about whether or not my next batch of cards goes to SGC.

I find it really disturbing that SGC listened to purely cosmetic complaints about the new flip yet has allowed this structural issue go on without any acknowledgment of a problem or a plan to fix it. I'm disappointed.

-Erick Summers

[bobbyw8469]

Got this back from an SGC sub today. Maybe a thicker gasket is the solution for T206's??

[CMIZ5290]

Erick-This is really amazing to me. Most guys on this forum are pro SGC, and this has been a constant problem with T206s since I can remember. PSA holders not an issue at all, and resale value is not even comparable...What am I missing?