Do you care about the authenticity guaranty provided by grading companies?

[jingram058]

I voted NO because I am not involved in any way with card grading...I don't have any, don't want any, don't care if they increase the value, don't care if my cards are trimmed, doctored, or fake. It's just not my thing.

[jchcollins]

What company if any besides PSA still provides an actual guarantee? I think for the vast majority of the other graders it's a moot point.

PSA if you sub for a review and they decide your vintage 8 is actually a 6 - they will pay you out the market difference (or perhaps try to buy you off with coupons and free subs...) but at least it's something.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by jchcollins

What company if any besides PSA still provides an actual guarantee? I think for the vast majority of the other graders it's a moot point.

PSA if you sub for a review and they decide your vintage 8 is actually a 6 - they will pay you out the market difference (or perhaps try to buy you off with coupons and free subs...) but at least it's something.

Certainly not the beloved SGC (I mean S_C), heavily favored by this Board, which goes to show it's irrelevant.

[parkplace33]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Certainly not the beloved SGC (I mean S_C), heavily favored by this Board, which goes to show it's irrelevant.

This goes back to my post earlier. What guarantees are these card companies actually saying or providing?

The only successful time I have seen someone work the guarantee was board members Raulus about his PSA 54 Mays. And if I remember correctly , that took multiple contacts and a long time to get resolved.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by parkplace33

This goes back to my post earlier. What guarantees are these card companies actually saying or providing?

The only successful time I have seen someone work the guarantee was board members Raulus about his PSA 54 Mays. And if I remember correctly , that took multiple contacts and a long time to get resolved.

AJ was shot down on the Leaf Jackie that BODA had clearly and obviously identified as trimmed.

[parkplace33]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

AJ was shot down on the Leaf Jackie that BODA had clearly and obviously identified as trimmed.

I remember that one as well.

Anyone ever get a grading company to refund if they graded a reprint card as original?

[jchcollins]

Yes, ironically SGC is the only one with "Guarantee" actually in their name. I think they had something on paper back in the 90's and early 2000's, but Peter is right - it's long gone now.

I voted that it's not important to me either. Slabs are for the most part nice holders that come with an opinion. They sell for more because of the opinion, but people need to realize how much it's really just an opinion, and not the end-all, be-all pronouncement of your card's worth forevermore.

[raulus]

Originally Posted by parkplace33

I remember that one as well.

Anyone ever get a grading company to refund if they graded a reprint card as original?

For the PSA guarantee, my understanding is there is a carve out if the card is obviously mislabeled and the card is clearly a reprint.

I did have a card (not a reprint) that was in a PSA slab that was subsequently identified as doctored. I purchased it in the slab and did not submit it myself. It took a little persistence, but in the end, PSA paid out on the guarantee, in a significant amount. Most of the story is floating around here in a thread, although I’m too lazy to track it down and link it here.