KSA Grading Company (Canada)

[Lorewalker]

At one point I considered sending cards to KSA...when there were no options for affordable grading with reasonable turn around times. I looked on eBay completed and active listings and saw it was basically one seller offering vintage KSA cards. https://www.ebay.com/usr/irishhosta?...75.m3561.l2559 Almost every card appeared small or had an irregular cut. In many instances cards had horrible centering but got very high grades too. I concluded KSA was the place where problem cards went.

[Peter_Spaeth]

KSA has been around for a long time. in my opinion, and it's just that, KSA has never established itself as a credible and significant competitor in the TPG space, even for hockey cards.

[rjackson44]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

KSA has been around for a long time. in my opinion, and it's just that, KSA has never established itself as a credible and significant competitor in the TPG space, even for hockey cards.

You haven’t been to Canada not true

[cammb]

Judging by the way the card sits in the holder, it looks trimmed at bottom.

[maniac_73]

Originally Posted by rjackson44

You haven’t been to Canada not true

I’m Canadian and KSA was notorious for giving grades to trimmed cards especially Gretzky rookies. Supposedly different since they changed ownership but was like that for a long time. It’s common knowledge and I know you know that


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[oldjudge]

I would ask myself why anyone would have trimmed that card originally. It would have been a 1 before and it is still a 1. I know nothing about hockey cards but I have had issues with SGCs grading recently and my guess, and it is just a guess, is that the card is fine and the 1 grade is accurate.

[sb1]

Ditto what Jay said...

[Snowman]

I highly doubt that card is trimmed. I would crack it out of the KSA holder for sure either way though. It's probably worth just as much in an authentic holder as it is in a KSA 1. I'd probably send it in to PSA and make a note on the submission form that you want it holdered even if it's altered. Then, cross your fingers.

[Lorewalker]

Originally Posted by oldjudge

I would ask myself why anyone would have trimmed that card originally. It would have been a 1 before and it is still a 1. I know nothing about hockey cards but I have had issues with SGCs grading recently and my guess, and it is just a guess, is that the card is fine and the 1 grade is accurate.

It is possible it was innocently trimmed in the 50s and then after being played with the trimming became less noticeable. The card does appear slightly small and the bottom edge appears uneven to my eye. I have seen higher grade 51s with crooked cuts and always assumed trimmed. Could be the photo though on this one.

If it is trimmed it was 100% not trimmed recently.

[rjackson44]

Never trimmed correct grade