Getting back into vintage collecting after hiatus and have questions...

[JollyElm]

1. Prices have gone up into the ionosphere.

2. The complaints about PSA generally revolve around them giving cards (purposefully?) lower grades than they deserve, and about how frickin' long it takes to get your cards back from them. It's ridiculous. On the other hand, SGC has been lightning quick, sending your cards back in like a week or two. So, if that's your preferred TPG, you'll be extremely happy with the turnaround time.

[mrreality68]

simple prices have gone up dramatically as mentioned before and alot of cards are not being moved around as much (people holding more for investments) so it is harder to collect certain sets like the 1914 CJ

[skelly423]

1. There was a massive price spike across the board in 2021. The modern market has come down a long way. The vintage market has come down a little, but prices remain much higher than they were before

2. PSA has (in my opinion) dramatically tightened their grading standards. I’ve seen many cards that I believe were 3s and 4s come back as 2s and 2.5s. I think SGC is strict, but not to the same extreme. There are a few other companies that have tried to enter the game, but I don’t think any have made significant inroads on the vintage side (CSG seems to be the strongest of the new graders).

Welcome back