SGC Strikes Again!!!!!

[rand1com]

Originally Posted by cammb

Keep in mind that there are no crease, lumps or bumps that I can see. Went over with a magnifying glass and came up with nothing. Even if there was a minor blemish, that grade is not warranted. If anyone can point out the deficiency and I would appreciate it.


IMG_2824 by Tony Biviano, on Flickr

IMG_2821 by Tony Biviano, on Flickr

Grading that card a 3 is criminal IMO. This is the reason I would no longer send card to SGC or PSA for grading.

[jcmtiger]

Originally Posted by rand1com

Grading that card a 3 is criminal IMO. This is the reason I would no longer send card to SGC or PSA for grading.

The only thing I see is 2 small
white dots on the top black border

[Jay Wolt]

Hard to believe that Buzhardt got the same grade as this N284 which is miscut, creased & has erasure marks

[661fish]

Unfortunately they are being just like PSA. A wrinkle would not bring it down that low.

[sreader3]

Nice card. Is this a water stain perhaps?

[Flintboy]

For the price the grading companies are charging, they should identify on orders like the one above why it graded what it did. The card appears NM-MT but gets a 3? At the very least a quick note on the slab stating why.

[Stampsfan]

I've been reading about and seeing more and more examples as presented here, when grading with SGC. Yes, their standards have certainly been stricter in the last year, but at times they seem unfair and inaccurate.

It's a bit of a slap in the face to submit something, only to have it come back and be disappointed. One person on a Facebook group called it insulting.

If so, it's a bit like a Monty Python skit.
"Send us your cards and we will degrade and insult and lower them, and you will pay us for the privilege."

[boneheadandrube]

Originally Posted by sreader3

Nice card. Is this a water stain perhaps?

I thought pen mark when I first saw it. That would certainly drop it to a 3.

[vthobby]

A PSA 8 of this same card just sold for $28.

A PSA 6 of this same card just sold for $4.

Surely the OP did not send it in to re-sell it or "reap the bounty" of this rarity.

It's a bummer but it might have been easier to try and just buy an existing graded #3 as the OP just wanted it graded.

Just a thought!

Mike