What changes (if any) would you like SGC to make moving forward?

[Snowman]

They have to get new slabs. Honestly, it is baffling to me that they didn't do this in the wake of covid with all the new ultra-modern stuff up for grabs. In vintage land, some of us are OK with the slabs, we're at least used to them and the tux look does have a bit of a pleasing aesthetic, but the slabs are still unnecessarily gigantic and cheap looking. But on the modern side of the hobby, the slabs are an absolute joke. NOBODY wants them for ultra-modern cards. NOBODY. They get laughed at by the modern crowd. They refer to them as "the dollar store slabs". They are effectively only used as a PSA pre-grading service in the modern market. But their grades are respected. If SGC had come out with a nice modern looking slab, similar to CGC's slab, they would have already gained MASSIVE market share.

The optimal solution is probably for them to offer two slabs going forward. One for modern cards that is the same size as PSA & CGC, and the current bulky slabs for anyone who still wants them for their vintage submissions.

A registry would be huge as well. Solve these two problems and SGC goes bananas!

[Vintagedeputy]

Originally Posted by Snowman

They have to get new slabs. Honestly, it is baffling to me that they didn't do this in the wake of covid with all the new ultra-modern stuff up for grabs. In vintage land, some of us are OK with the slabs, we're at least used to them and the tux look does have a bit of a pleasing aesthetic, but the slabs are still unnecessarily gigantic and cheap looking. But on the modern side of the hobby, the slabs are an absolute joke. NOBODY wants them for ultra-modern cards. NOBODY. They get laughed at by the modern crowd. They refer to them as "the dollar store slabs". They are effectively only used as a PSA pre-grading service in the modern market. But their grades are respected. If SGC had come out with a nice modern looking slab, similar to CGC's slab, they would have already gained MASSIVE market

I can’t speak for the modern side of the hobby because I don’t collect anything after 1980 but I feel just the opposite about the slabs. I love the SGC slab and hate the PSA slab with that ugly red label. Looks super cheap to me like low-grade plastic and when you add in the condoms that they use, it looks even worse,

[steve B]

It may seem funny, but the slab size isn't a big deal. And it would allow some slightly larger cards to go in a "normal" sized slab.

I do like the insert for older cards, although it does need some work to make it better, like a different thickness.
I think PSA slabs look cheap, and CGCs look a bit comical, which is no surprise.

But I do like PSAs look for more modern cards, especially ones with colored borders or no borders. Those sort of get visually lost in the black gasket.

What would be interesting would be a PSA sized slab for all the normal stuff, SGC sized for slightly oversize. But both with a gasket that was available in custom colors. For example, an orange gasket if you wanted it for an Orioles team set, Or red for the Reds or Red Sox.
Or even lighter colors to show off cards like 71 Topps and 50 Drakes.

They now own the IP for the slabs, expand both PSAs offerings and SGC by offering options.