Encapsulating Photos: PSA vs. SGC?

[brunswickreeves]

SGC doesn’t grade 1909-13 M101-2 Sporting News Supplements, which are approx the same size. Thus, I doubt they can slab an 8x12 premium. I can give you info for a direct contact there to confirm with, PM me.

[Fred]

And why not have PSA authenticate photos... they do one hell of a job with cards, right?

I'm game - if someone is an expert in card grading, then why not allow them to be experts in photography and determining a photo meets the grading criteria and then assigning grades to pictures.

Seriously? WAF joke.

Edited to add - now, for those that "had" a passion to collect photos, watch that passion begin to dissolve when the knuckle heads start tripling (and more) the price of a basic photo and then go 10x on some stupid grading criteria a bunch of bucket heads determines is a "key" factor in collecting photos. Another part of the "hobby" about to bite the dust...

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by Fred

And why not have PSA authenticate photos... they do one hell of a job with cards, right?

I'm game - if someone is an expert in card grading, then why not allow them to be experts in photography and determining a photo meets the grading criteria and then assigning grades to pictures.

Seriously? WAF joke.

Edited to add - now, for those that "had" a passion to collect photos, watch that passion begin to dissolve when the knuckle heads start tripling (and more) the price of a basic photo and then go 10x on some stupid grading criteria a bunch of bucket heads determines is a "key" factor in collecting photos. Another part of the "hobby" about to bite the dust...

+1

I would just use an 8 X 10 Rigid Toploader for protection and/or display. But to each his own, I suppose.

[drcy]

PSA doesn't grade photos, just authenticates them.

Many of the photos have been recently trimmed and don't qualify for a real grade beyond Authentic or Poor anyway.

[EddieP]

PSA in a way “ Grades” Photos by using its Type I, II, III, and IV labels. But it’s all good. In fact I like it when people base their prices on what PSA thinks. I was able to snag a really good photo on eBay yesterday. PSA labeled it a type 4 so it garnered little interest from the hobby and the seller started the bidding price really low. Looking at the other bidders’ bidding history , the majority seem to be photo buffs. Because of the subject, where the photo came from and the condition it was in, it cost more than your typical photo but it cost a lot , lot less because the people in hobby just weren’t interested in it.

[Scocs]

Just to reiterate: the item in question is a photo premium and not simply a photo. I would assume that would put it in the “Card” territory rather than photography (and certainly not news services, nor Type I, II, etc).

[Golfpro10]

Originally Posted by Fred

And why not have PSA authenticate photos... they do one hell of a job with cards, right?

I'm game - if someone is an expert in card grading, then why not allow them to be experts in photography and determining a photo meets the grading criteria and then assigning grades to pictures.

Seriously? WAF joke.

Edited to add - now, for those that "had" a passion to collect photos, watch that passion begin to dissolve when the knuckle heads start tripling (and more) the price of a basic photo and then go 10x on some stupid grading criteria a bunch of bucket heads determines is a "key" factor in collecting photos. Another part of the "hobby" about to bite the dust...

Just wait until PSA attempts to create a POP report with historical prices/sales and a pop count! Prices might really go crazy then.