PSA vs SGC

Aquarian Sports Cards · #1 09-17-2016, 09:53 AM

I too have only submitted PSA, I have had unbelievably quick turnaround as well as unbelievably slow. If turn around time is your issue I advise paying for a higher level of service. I submit almost entirely bulk.

baztacula · #2 09-17-2016, 07:11 PM

I've submitted to both. As mentioned by others, SGC is best for pre-war, especially tobacco. The early cards simply look better in SGC holders. You'll get that trashy plastic bag look on the smaller sized cards with PSA. As far as turn-around time, both will take long if that's the service you pay for. Plus, PSA probably has many more employees since they are bigger, so getting cards back a little faster on average isn't surprising. I like SGC better overall.

Leon · #3 09-20-2016, 12:59 PM

+1.

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Originally Posted by baztacula

I've submitted to both. As mentioned by others, SGC is best for pre-war, especially tobacco. The early cards simply look better in SGC holders. You'll get that trashy plastic bag look on the smaller sized cards with PSA. As far as turn-around time, both will take long if that's the service you pay for. Plus, PSA probably has many more employees since they are bigger, so getting cards back a little faster on average isn't surprising. I like SGC better overall.

granite75 · #4 09-28-2016, 06:49 AM

It's been a full week since PSA received my cards that I paid for expedited service on for a couple of cards. Nothing. Theoretically, I should have received my cards back by now. PSA has service levels in part based on 'estimated' turnaround time, but they can start the clock whenever they feel like it. I'd rather have firm turnaround times based on when my items are received than phony service time frames. SGC has been more responsive with my 10 day submissions that I paid a fraction of the cost for.

egbeachley · #5 09-28-2016, 07:07 AM

You are missing the point. You see, there was this one time when this guy, we will call him "The OP", got his order back really fast.

KMayUSA6060 · #6 09-28-2016, 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by baztacula

I've submitted to both. As mentioned by others, SGC is best for pre-war, especially tobacco. The early cards simply look better in SGC holders. You'll get that trashy plastic bag look on the smaller sized cards with PSA. As far as turn-around time, both will take long if that's the service you pay for. Plus, PSA probably has many more employees since they are bigger, so getting cards back a little faster on average isn't surprising. I like SGC better overall.

+2 (Leon was the first +1)

rats60 · #7 08-07-2018, 11:39 AM

The latest flip is what you are going to get, so that is a pretty good comparison. I would like to have my t205 set in 5 or better. However, some of my cards came back 4 from PSA. I am not buying a SGC 60 that looks worse than my PSA 4 and I run into that more often than not.