Which card do you prefer?

[BobbyStrawberry]

When a card slides around inside the slab like that one would it just drives me nuts. I've taken cards out of those PSA slabs and sent them to SGC knowing that they would get a lower grade (which they did) and I'm still happier with them now.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by BobbyStrawberry

When a card slides around inside the slab like that one would it just drives me nuts. I've taken cards out of those PSA slabs and sent them to SGC knowing that they would get a lower grade (which they did) and I'm still happier with them now.

In 99 percent of cases you just tap it back to vertical and centered and it will stay in place unless you really subject it to a lot of movement.

[ruth-gehrig]

Serious question...what is keeping the card in aligned position once you tap it back into vertical and centered? The holder doesn't fit the card.

This comment is from someone who has never submitted a card for grading and only has less than 20 graded 1950s cards.

[iwantitiwinit]

Its an auto racing card and I have absolutely no interest in either. Given that lack of interest, I'd take the one that would realize more when sold so I'd prefer the PSA 9.

[scooter729]

Interestingly, I had three copies of the same card graded in 2022, and they used a tighter holder with borders on the inside to fit these cards. I wonder why a card graded now is still floating around in the holder, when they had proper fitting holders two years ago?

[bnorth]

If keeping for my collection, the SGC slab for sure as it looks horrible in that PSA monstrosity.

If free to sell of course the PSA slab because it would bring more money.

If buying to resell the SGC because it will be way cheaper. Then I could play the Please Submit Again game. Hopefully I could also get the same 9 from PSA but I highly doubt if it was cracked out again and sent to PSA it would receive the same 9 grade.

[BobbyStrawberry]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

In 99 percent of cases you just tap it back to vertical and centered and it will stay in place unless you really subject it to a lot of movement.

This has not been my experience. Simply picking the card up and putting it back down will send it in all sorts of directions.

[ruth-gehrig]

Again, and maybe I'm wrong, but on the PSA holder I see no designed area in the holder that is supposed to keep the card secure. Am I missing something?
I don't see how knocking it back into position is going to keep it in that position

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by ruth-gehrig

Again, and maybe I'm wrong, but on the PSA holder I see no designed area in the holder that is supposed to keep the card secure. Am I missing something?
I don't see how knocking it back into position is going to keep it in that position

It's in an internal sleeve, which usually will keep it relatively stable. There is also pressure from the two halves of the slab. Beckett cards don't go all the way out to the edge of the slats but they mostly look OK.

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

It's in an internal sleeve, which usually will keep it relatively stable. There is also pressure from the two halves of the slab. Beckett cards don't go all the way out to the edge of the slats but they mostly look OK.

But it's still subject to move around, and undeniably FUGLY.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by perezfan

But it's still subject to move around, and undeniably FUGLY.

It's a holder. Big deal. If SGC hadn't graded it FIVE grades low I wouldn't even have submitted it. Amazing to me the focus of this thread has become the PSA slab, not the fact that SGC has no clue and gave me a 4 on a mint card.