1939 Play Ball Dimaggio

[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by swarmee

My SGC to PSA crossover results so far:
1909 T51 Murad College Series Tufts College SGC 5 Crossed at PSA 5
1910 T51 Murad College Series Dickinson College-2nd Edition SGC 4.5 Crossed at PSA 4.5
1976 O-Pee-Chee 175 Ken Singleton SGC 98/10 DID NOT CROSS to PSA 10
1972 Topps 55 Archie Manning SGC 7 Crossed to PSA 7
1933 Sport Kings 38 Bobby Jones Golf Auth SGC Crossed to PSA AUTH

All the rest I've cracked out.
1952 Topps #54 Leo Kiely SGC 4 became PSA 4
1952 Topps #68 Cliff Chambers SGC 4.5 became PSA 5
1952 Topps #195 Minnie Minoso SGC 3 became PSA 3
1968 Topps #66 Casey Cox SGC 1.5 became PSA 5 (had marker on it that PSA didn't catch or give a qualifier to)

crossing over a 30 dollar card isnt the same thing as crossing over a 500 dollar card..

i would think the low value cards are much much easier to cross over...but i have no evidence of it..i just think that a business would have no downside from taking 10 dollars from you or whatever to cross over a 20 dollar card to a point to encourage it..without watering down the grade because the card at issue could have 5000 more added to the POP and noone would complain that had the card...

[BruceinGa]

I was ready to respond to Frank's post, asking for his reasoning.
I now see 1952boyntoncollector's response and can see his reasoning.
So, Frank, do you see it the same as 1952boyntoncollector?

[Scocs]

I still think it’s pathetic, unless you’re a registry collector. SGC isn’t some fly-by-night company or has problematic issues like a GAI. If the card is in Excellent Plus condition (70/5.5), you should be happy about the fact that respected professionals authenticated the card and believed it deserving of a mid-high grade....

[Davidlisa]

Bottom line is that PSA is more respected and someday my kids will have to sell this stuff so I'm just more comfortable with PSA.

[BruceinGa]

Originally Posted by Davidlisa

Bottom line is that PSA is more respected and someday my kids will have to sell this stuff so I'm just more comfortable with PSA.

+1

[sterlingfox]

I know which card you're referring to. If that dealer took PayPal or credit cards, it would have been mine. Someone else bought it. Very nicely centered example and great price.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Davidlisa

Bottom line is that PSA is more respected and someday my kids will have to sell this stuff so I'm just more comfortable with PSA.

And after you spend the money to cross it, even assuming it crosses, what's your gain on a PSA 5 over an SGC 5.5? I would think not much.

[swarmee]

Again, crackouts are not without risk as well. You could lose 90% of your investment if the card is determined to be trimmed or minsiz after broken out of a number slab. You could also damage the card during the process.
The higher value card, the more likely I am to send for crossover rather than cracked out raw.
All depends on your personal risk tolerance.

[conor912]

Don't they crack the card out to grade it for crossover? The risk is all still there either way. I guess except for the damaging the card, but that's happened plenty of times by TPGs.

[Hxcmilkshake]

Originally Posted by Davidlisa

Bottom line is that PSA is more respected and someday my kids will have to sell this stuff so I'm just more comfortable with PSA.

Today yes. In the future? Maybe, maybe not.

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[conor912]

Originally Posted by Hxcmilkshake

Today yes. In the future? Maybe, maybe not.

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+1

It's only a matter of time before some mainstream media nerd with a baseball card fetish gets a hold of an expose assignment and PSA gets put through the wringer.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Don't underestimate the resilience of PSA or how entrenched it is among collectors. They have survived a lot already -- the Wagner, the WIWAG scandal, the rebacked Plank they graded that was revealed in the Mastro proceeding, the Mexican cards, lots of other stuff too.