SGC Up-charges

[irishdenny]

Slightly off Topic: An Please Correct me IF I am Wrong...

"But doesn't PSA Own SGC Now?"

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by irishdenny

Slightly off Topic: An Please Correct me IF I am Wrong...

"But doesn't PSA Own SGC Now?"

It's actually "Collectors" that now owns both. People I've spoken with (aside from this conversation on net54) do seem to believe that the recent more strictly enforced up-charges are indeed a result of the merger.

[Snowman]

I regularly get upcharges from SGC. This is standard stuff and has been for years. It has more to do with which cards you're submitting then anything else. If you submit lower end cards, you'll never get upcharged. But if you try to sneak in a nice Goudey Ruth at a lower tier, they'll upcharge you every time. If a card is only slightly above the threshold, they'll usually let it slide (so far, always in my case). But if you're submitting a $12k card at $7499 max level, you're getting hit with it every time in my experience. They have grading tiers for a reason. This is their business model.