SGC Mea Culpa

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by scooter729

I don't know enough about issues like this, but if you have a rare valuable signed LeBron rookie card like this, why would you alter the patch?

Is there a certain type of patch that is more valuable than a different patch? Just trying to understand why this would be altered? Help out a guy stuck in the tobacco era!

Have no idea on this card. For patches in general. People will change out a simple one color patch for one with multiple colors. The cool multi color patch will sell for more than a simple one color patch.

[Johnny630]

If I were SGC and I received this card honestly myself, I would never admit this about my company, but I would have to take this into account. I know in my heart that this card will sell for a fraction in a high grade, as compared to what it would sell for in a high grade with PSA or Beckett. Honestly, that’s what I feel they needed to say to themselves before grading this to scrutinize the hell out of it because modern Cards, like this do not sell well at all in SGC holders.

I do applaud SGC for coming public with this and making it right with the customer.

[Peter_Spaeth]

There are millions of altered cards in TPG slabs. Occasionally owning up to one mistake is a drop in an ocean.

[vthobby]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

There are millions of altered cards in TPG slabs. Occasionally owning up to one mistake is a drop in an ocean.

TPG = PSA

[ClementeFanOh]

Johnny630- you've completely missed the point. The point is that SGC was
NOT interested in "how well the card would sell" in their holder. Instead,
they were properly interested in atoning for a mistake. I am amazed by
people who continually moan about grading companies and their urge to
one up one another, who then make comments like yours in a public forum.
I gave up on PSA long ago, but SGC comparatively seems to have the best
interest of their consumers in mind on a more consistent basis. Rather than
point to one example of SGC giving a grade you don't like, how about a
coherent explanation of what they are supposed to do, that would somehow
satisfy you? Or is that dreaming an impossible dream? Geesh.

Trent King

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by vthobby

TPG = PSA

LOL, but no, it's true of the others too.

[robw1959]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

LOL, but no, it's true of the others too.

But in all fairness to a much lesser extent, I think.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by robw1959

But in all fairness to a much lesser extent, I think.

PSA has graded countless more cards, so of course.