1971 Graded Willie Mays Question

[raulus]

I agree with Mike. Unless you are looking to sell now, it’s impossible to guess how the market will value any given grade in the future.

For example, it’s not outside the realm of possibility that SGC might not be around 5 or 10 years from now. Once a grader’s brand goes away, the value of their slabs usually declines. Not making a prediction, so all the SGC fanboys shouldn’t feel the need to attack me. But it’s certainly within the realm of theoretical possibility.

[Gr8Beldini]

I'd like an answer. Forget "down the road." Right now you have the choice of buying a PSA 7 Mays or a SGC 7.5. Everything else is the same (price, condition, centering etc). Which would you choose. Which would cost more to purchase now?

[Beercan collector]

Originally Posted by Gr8Beldini

I'd like an answer. Forget "down the road." Right now you have the choice of buying a PSA 7 Mays or a SGC 7.5. Everything else is the same (price, condition, centering etc). Which would you choose. Which would cost more to purchase now?

If I had to buy I would buy the 7.5 (ihelps that the 71s look good in a SGC holder)
But if I owned the PSA 7 I wouldn’t mess with regrading .
At this point the values are somewhat similar .

[swarmee]

Just making sure you're aware that SGC was purchased by the parent company of PSA, and that their grading is going to look more like PSA's over time. Nat did mention the slight possibility of including SGC cards in the PSA Set Registry, but I would venture that's multiple years away.

PSA 7 for current and future value, IMO. If it got a 7.5 for centering, it will sell like a PSA 7.5 or PSA 8 anyways.

[raulus]

Originally Posted by Gr8Beldini

I'd like an answer. Forget "down the road." Right now you have the choice of buying a PSA 7 Mays or a SGC 7.5. Everything else is the same (price, condition, centering etc). Which would you choose. Which would cost more to purchase now?

If I’m buying, I’ll take the PSA. But I’m a bit odd that way. I’ve purchased close to 5,000 PSA graded cards, and 3 that were graded by SGC. Even with those 3, I only did it because they are impossible to find in any holder, and then I immediately crossed them over to PSA.