Problem with SGC Holder

[Zan]

Sadly, yes it has happened to me. It was a SGC 8 1939 Play Ball. The gasket was fit too snug against the bottom of the card and pushed the paper up in at least two different spots. The seller accepted the return which I was grateful of, but would have rather had the card.

[T206Collector]

Yes, this happened to me many years ago (at least 10). I had a GAI 5 T206 Johnson Portrait crossed into an SGC 60 holder. The gasket put two indents into the bottom edge of the card. Because it technically didn't affect the overall grade, I think they just reholdered it for me in a better fitting gasket, and maybe threw in some vouchers for additional grading. But, it really annoyed me when it happened.

It is ridiculous that this design flaw apparently hasn't been remedied yet.

[swarmee]

If you do a search on this main board for "gasket", I bet you find a bunch more threads. Didn't a lot of the T3s two years ago get damaged by the gaskets?

[T206Collector]

When I was collecting 30 years ago, a friend of mine wisely said that a lot of damage gets done to great cards just by trying to preserve them in the condition they had been in for decades without the help of lucite.

[3-2-count]

Sgc’s slab has been inferior since day one. Forget how it looks, does it ultimately protect the card? I say no, it does not.