How Did I Do With These Regradings?

[Bigdaddy]

Originally Posted by Kutcher55

SGC loves their half grades. I wonder what % of SGC vintage comes back with a .5 in the grade? Gotta be soooo much more prevalent than PSA.

That trivial comment aside, those are some beautiful cards.

I just got a 22 card submittal back from SGC yesterday and 9 of them came back with half grades.

[JollyElm]

That's interesting about the SGC half grades. In looking back at the cards I have submitted, there are quite a few .5s in the various lots.

I certainly would've liked getting the grades 'rounded up' to the higher number in the binary choice of (for example) either an SGC 5 or an SGC 6, but it seems to be a more precise way of grading.

If the SGC standards say a card is less than a 6, but decently better than a 5, then it will land in a 5.5 holder. That's the right move.
Giving it 'only' a 5 instead would've been a crime against humanity (or against the collecting community, which is same thing)!!

[rich699]

I have all low grade type raw cards in my collection and like the .5 grading on cards graded between 1-3. I think it has helped me to become more realistic about comparing my cards to recent sales on 130point. I do like the look of those SGC slabs. Sure am glad I found this website, you guys have so many great cards.

[p1ayba11]

To answer a couple questions….

I started with the WaJo, I submitted it to SGC as a crossover with a 2 minimum which is according to their grading standards the highest they’ll grade anything with markings. They sent it back as not meeting the minimum. After some discussion with SGC staff, I was offered promo discount and resubmitted with a 1.5 minimum which turned out to be the final grade.

For the other two (Cy Young and Matty), I cracked them out and submitted. Having the experience with WaJo behind me, I felt pretty comfortable both would grade at the 1.5.

Certainly wish they all could have made a 2 but was informed that the cards would have to be like mint but with markings to get a 2 rather than the 1.5.

[ClementeFanOh]

playball- Congrats! I think the cards look great, and the key is that you are
happy with the result. You made the right call.

Raulus- SGC ''acolytes" are "always" looking for anything that supports a result
that SGC cards are more valuable than PSA? SMH... First, the term
"acolyte" is in itself a dig- lose it. Secondly, I think many collectors are
looking for their cards a) to be graded accurately and b) to look sharp
in a holder. They want properly graded cards that present well. Where
is the harm in that? On the other hand, I have noted that some
PSA "acolytes" can't resist the little jibes. Who has the complex in that
circumstance?

Trent King

[Peter_Spaeth]

Would "fanboys" be a better term?

[raulus]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Would "fanboys" be a better term?

Apparently acolyte is excessively pejorative!

Fanboy seems a little too gauche to me. How about devotee? I could also get behind enthusiast or perhaps even zealot if preferred.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by raulus

Apparently acolyte is excessively pejorative!

Fanboy seems a little too gauche to me. How about devotee? I could also get behind enthusiast or perhaps even zealot if preferred.

It's better than "fanbois" which they use on Blowout lol. Anyhow, I am confident there is no good money making model based on taking PSA graded cards and submitting them to SGC. Sure, once in a while it might work out that way. And whenever we learn that PSA is dropping the SGC subbrand, there will be a mass exodus in the other direction I believe.