PSA v SGC

[irv]

Originally Posted by EYECOLLECTVINTAGE

Here is my 2 cents.

1. The Gold Club thing is new for SGC and I would say it's a damn good deal!

2. SGC cards are usually lower resale, but each card really is a case by case basis. Some are closer than others in value.

3. This is where you may notice the biggest or smallest difference. Some people will ONLY buy PSA auto and some could care less and will pay the same amount for a JSA auto.(from my experience)

4. I personally love the way SGC grades. They seem to be dead on with their grades. I have noticed lately that PSA is just way too strict and inconstant too. I have gotten cards back with stains graded a 5 with no stain designation and cards that look amazing as 4's. SGC if definitely my preference for grading, however if you are looking to make a quick flip PSA may be your best play short term. Lowest PSA usually will go is like $6.50 so multiply your 500 cards by the extra $1.50 and your looking at $750 right off the bat in grading fees. If you're looking at lower end cards SGC may be worth the play, higher end (where you can recoup that $750 in 5-10 cards, then PSA probably.

K bye.

Although I have never submitted anything to anyone, I have, while trying to learn/educate myself, found so many submissions/slab cards that make one scratch their head!

I know some are older slabbed cards, and one cannot, imo, compare them to new graded cards, but even the consistencies I have seen with new slabbed, or hologrammed cards, also have me scratching my head.

I have debated this back and forth in my head numerous times who I would send my cards into if I were to get them graded, and every time I come back to the conclusion, SGC is the best. As a bonus, I also like the looks of their slabs the best.

[bobbyw8469]

I have debated this back and forth in my head numerous times who I would send my cards into if I were to get them graded, and every time I come back to the conclusion, SGC is the best. As a bonus, I also like the looks of their slabs the best.

Until it comes time to unload them.

[lampertb]

Having submitted to both, and having put together a number of sets from all eras (1887 - 1971), I can say that at least in my experience...

1) SGC submissions are always easy
2) SGC's customer support (i.e., on the phone) is easier and better than PSA's
3) If you are concerned with resale, then you are better off using PSA if cards are from the 1930s to the present, and probably with T206s too; the only cards on which I have NOT found a huge difference in prices between the two slabs have been on 19th century cards. Otherwise, PSA gets the better price every time. (To illustrate, check out some high-grade 1971 Topps cards in both slabs... huge gap!)

[Snapolit1]

I'd wait for a show and get them done on site. Whole idea that you have to wait a month to get cards back unless you want to pay for rush service is ridiculous. And my experience is that when they say 30 days or 21 days they are never early. I guess some guy picks up the box on what's been calendered as 30 days and then spends 10 minutes with your cards.

Like most I prefer SGC on pre war cards. Just look so much better. But difficult to argue that PSA doesn't get a real premium in most cases. I guess guys who are into the whole registry thing will pay a big premium.

[nat]

The registry would explain high-grade cards. Do lower-grade cards also get a big premium in PSA slabs, even though people competing in the registry aren't going to be interested in them? (With the exception of really rare stuff which might only be found in low grades.)

[botn]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

I'd wait for a show and get them done on site. Whole idea that you have to wait a month to get cards back unless you want to pay for rush service is ridiculous. And my experience is that when they say 30 days or 21 days they are never early. I guess some guy picks up the box on what's been calendered as 30 days and then spends 10 minutes with your cards.

Like most I prefer SGC on pre war cards. Just look so much better. But difficult to argue that PSA doesn't get a real premium in most cases. I guess guys who are into the whole registry thing will pay a big premium.

Ummmm...the other person has 300 to 500 cards to grade. The lowest show service is probably $35 to $40 a card for onsite compared to the $5 or $8 fee he is looking to spend.

[sterlingfox]

I just did an SGC submission of 10 cards in April, and got my cards back in less than 3 weeks for their slowest service ($10 per card for a non member, minus a $20 off $100 SGC submission coupon that Probstein sent me with an eBay purchase).

Well worth the wait for saving over $20 per card vs getting them done at the show where I submitted them.

I did get one card reviewed at the show, and that took the full 7 hours that I was there. It was promised in 2 hours. Didn't get the bump after all that waiting anyway...

[Snapolit1]

Originally Posted by botn

Ummmm...the other person has 300 to 500 cards to grade. The lowest show service is probably $35 to $40 a card for onsite compared to the $5 or $8 fee he is looking to spend.

I had cards graded last year by SGC at the National and believe it was $8 a pop. Maybe a few bucks more.

[pclpads]

Originally Posted by bobbyw8469

Until it comes time to unload them.

+1