SGC sale price "records"

[Throttlesteer]

I think PSA 10s from the latest generation of holder is close to the "Pristine" standard. They are much, much tougher than they used to be.

[oldjudge]

It seems to me that PSA graded cards sell for more, sometimes a lot more, than their SGC counterparts due to their active set registry. Both are capable graders, SGC holders are OK (I hate the big numbers though), but in terms of resale value I don’t think it is even close.

[bobbyw8469]

Originally Posted by oldjudge

It seems to me that PSA graded cards sell for more, sometimes a lot more, than their SGC counterparts due to their active set registry. Both are capable graders, SGC holders are OK (I hate the big numbers though), but in terms of resale value I don’t think it is even close.

It's not. I once had a 1960 SGC 9 common I let fly for .99 cent on Ebay. It sold for $3.20 I think. It's PSA counterpart meanwhile was sold by PWCC for $136.88. I don't know if that was a PWCC phenomenon or the SGC disparity or perhaps a little of both. That one kinda made me realize PSA was who I wanted grading my cards.

[familytoad]

Keeping this to prewar, as it should be...SGC has been on par for the non registry sets from what I follow.

Post war, there seems to be a strong consensus that SGC prices pale in comparison, probably due to registry. Well documented and widely talked about on this board.

As mentioned, boasting about a particular grade and its sale is probably always going to happen, and has a good chance to be stale news as soon as the next hammer hits. Way too many postwar high grade cards out there, and they seem constantly for sale.
So what?

Other than T206 whose availability rivals 52 Topps, SGC cards look to being doing fine in prewar. Maybe even setting records...