Your Collecting Thoughts on Grading Companies

[mikemb]

I only have a few graded cards in my collection. About half are Beckett and half are SGC. Don't like PSA. Never have, never will.

Most of my graded cards are in a display case. I'm a binder/set guy and the graded cards are in 4 pocket pages in the front of the binder in card number order.

Mike

[GasHouseGang]

I have a mix, but I do wish they were all the same company, just to look nicer. But ultimately it's about the card, not the holder.

[Casey2296]

I like all my pre-war in sgc holders, post war looks better in Psa holders but I have a mix of both in my post war.

[Mike D.]

My spreadsheet tells me I have 810 graded cards. 809 of them are PSA. I have one Beckett...just couldn't leave it there for the price. I prefer to stick with PSA for consistency/resale value, but if the price is right, I'll buy the card not the holder for sure. In fact, I have a bid in right now on a lot of 9 graded cards from a non-PSA grading company. We'll see if the bid holds!

[rugbymarine]

I have ~125 graded cards.
- 80% PSA
- 20% SGC
- No other companies right now...not because I'm opposed to them. For what I collect (mostly 50s-70s baseball), I just don't see very many CSG and Beckett.

Like it or not, PSA is king of the market. Both in terms of number of cards out there and resale value. I don't focus on resale value, since I'm a collector-first. Any card I purchase I generally intend to own for a long time.

FWIW, I think the newer SGC holder (tuxedo) does an excellent job of presenting cards of almost any era.

[hcv123]

I have a Roberto Clemente master registry set that is all PSA (except a 1957 Salesman sample panel that I have no interest in crossing for a PSA A instead of an SGC A)
The rest of my collection is a mix of PSA and SGC and raw. Lower value cards I will usually get raw. "Keys" I will generally get graded. PSA or SGC for prewar and mostly PSA for post war (with some exceptions).

[Harliduck]

I've only flirted with graded cards in the past, and have popped more than I can count through the years. Like many here, I'm a binder raw type collector guy. I do however have a new interest in grading my 50's stars...52-56, only the oversized. Have had fun submitting. I have around 50 graded now, all SGC. I do have a couple of PSA's laying around but will either pop those or sell/trade them. Can't stand PSA's cheap looking slabs. Definitely an OCD type collector, all MUST be the same and SGC is my choice.

But to answer the question...yes, one company only here. Love the tuxedo...and not for resale value, could care less.

[Mbjerry]

Originally Posted by hcv123

I have a Roberto Clemente master registry set that is all PSA (except a 1957 Salesman sample panel that I have no interest in crossing for a PSA A instead of an SGC A)
The rest of my collection is a mix of PSA and SGC and raw. Lower value cards I will usually get raw. "Keys" I will generally get graded. PSA or SGC for prewar and mostly PSA for post war (with some exceptions).

Here is another piece of the puzzle for me. I do like buying raw occasionally also. That adds another element. Wondering if I just want to buy graded from one company so everything is the same. But then that excludes the raw stuff which I don’t want to do either. Lol


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[vthobby]

Originally Posted by rugbymarine

I have ~125 graded cards.
- 80% PSA
- 20% SGC
- No other companies right now...not because I'm opposed to them. For what I collect (mostly 50s-70s baseball), I just don't see very many CSG and Beckett.

Like it or not, PSA is king of the market. Both in terms of number of cards out there and resale value. I don't focus on resale value, since I'm a collector-first. Any card I purchase I generally intend to own for a long time.

FWIW, I think the newer SGC holder (tuxedo) does an excellent job of presenting cards of almost any era.

Nice Aaron!

[DeanH3]

PSA and SGC are the two I target. I will say that CSG is growing on me. I have a few modern CSG cards and I'm very impressed with their crystal-clear holders. The new flip design is much improved over their original.