SGC Going Away?

[Neal]

Originally Posted by Mark17

Then there's the question of what would happen to SGC's GU jersey grading service, headed by Dave Grob. It's the best in this field, and it would be crazy for them to throw that away. One more way the SGC brand name has stature within the hobby.

Dave could simply leave and start his own company

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[Mark17]

Originally Posted by Neal

Dave could simply leave and start his own company

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True, but from the standpoint of PSA, why would they want to lose him?

[Neal]

Originally Posted by Mark17

True, but from the standpoint of PSA, why would they want to lose him?

I'm not saying they would, but this potential shake-up could create a stir. There are certainly risks besides the guaranteed loss of some potential revenue, and losing an expert could be another.

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[Yoda]

Think of all the competing snack brands that Pepsi Co. has on offer.

[toledo_mudhen]

and my initial foray into the "alternative" universe.......

I don't Hate It

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by toledo_mudhen

and my initial foray into the "alternative" universe.......

I don't Hate It

Nice to see they ditched the inner sleeve. This is a much better presentation. Hope they eventually thrive.

[JollyElm]

No one knows what's going to happen right now, but we need to remember that "the business of business is business."

Whatever helps PSA's bottom line the most will ultimately be the biggest factor in their decision-making.

[Snowman]

Collectors is still investing money into the SGC brand. They are making improvements on the backend database and hiring more graders while the vacuous halfwits on YouTube and Blowhard sound their false alarms.

Collectors will continue to keep SGC around as long as the hobby continues to demand their services. Why? Because they'd be stupid not to. They know that a significant percentage of loyal SGC customers would take their business to CGC, BVG, or MBA instead, and that could open the door for someone like Fanatics to scoop them up and start chipping away at the PSA market share. A lot of these customers grade with SGC because they don't like PSA, and them shutting down SGC isn't going to change that. Keeping SGC in play gives PSA a moat. And they can't just steal all their graders without creating a new PSA location in Florida because most of those guys aren't going to move across the country so they can grade cards in LA or New Jersey.

As long as SGC continues to thrive (and they very much are - they even had to increase their turnaround times recently because they're swamped), Collectors will keep keep them open because their added value as an alternative grading option far exceeds the value that they would get from stealing their graders and offering crossover specials.