CSG Grading - Is It a Real Option Yet?

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by Johnny630

No, to me they way over grade.

This is horrible for a 8. Corners are weak, back corner has a crease.

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_fro...e+csg&_sacat=0

I mean, jeez, just replace this with the 10's of 1000's of PSA 8's, 9's and 10's that are basically just trimmed authentics.

I think they're fine. Slabs are almost the exact same size as PSA, so not sure why people are hung up on the size of the flips.

I sent them about 20 cards or so. They might grade vintage differently from PSA, but I know for sure I got some modern-ish (late 70's-80's foreign issues) 9's and 9.5's, that seem to be graded tougher then some PSA 10's I sent in and got back around the exact same time.

10's seem to be nearly impossible from them.

I'll admit, that Chase does look horrible in that flip. Hopefully it's just a hiccup, as all the TPG's have gone through periods of sloppy gasket placements and inserts at one time or another.

Got several "Newton's Rings" examples from PSA, that are rather annoying, but likely not damaging in any sort of way.

[Orioles1954]

Based on the initial hype and their background I thought they would have a bigger footprint by now.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Orioles1954

Based on the initial hype and their background I thought they would have a bigger footprint by now.

I wonder if getting bought out right after forming had any effect?
.

[Orioles1954]

Originally Posted by Leon

I wonder if getting bought out right after forming had any effect?
.

I wasn't aware of that. Probably.

[Dead-Ball-Hitter]

I like the idea of another non-PSA option that is affordable and timely.

My concerns are:
-will resale values approach SGC / BGS levels?
-will they grade consistently?
-can they do something about improving the look on the undersized cards? T206’s look ridiculous when the flip is so disproportionately large.

I guess time is needed to answer these questions. There clearly is room for another grading company in this space.

[bbcard1]

Another cheaper option is a toploader.

[Dead-Ball-Hitter]

Originally Posted by bbcard1

Another cheaper option is a toploader.

I couldn’t help but laugh at that one Todd! Thanks….