PSA vs SGC

[shimozukawa]

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[joebrandon1977]

Guys,

Thanks for all the input. I am a newbie back into card collecting and have never collected in the post-grading system era before.

I have been researching on the same PSA / SGC issue. I really liked the SGC holder much better, but thought the PSA had a stronger value so I was torn. But it is refreshing to hear that there is so much market confidence in SGC - that makes my decision much easier as start my collection back up.

I bought a PSA and SGC cards just so I could see the difference. I may send the PSA card in have have it crossed over to SGC so I have my collection all the same.

Thanks again for this discussion - much appreciated!
Joe

[Peter_Spaeth]

I have sent SGC cards to PSA that were rejected as trimmed (correctly so, on close examination), and that did not cross to the same grade (same), so it is not all one way in my estimation.

[smtjoy]

SGC for sure.

I use PSA for my Clemente collection and other 1950-70's card sets and in those areas PSA does sell better for a lot of it. That said in vintage pre WW2 cards some cards do sell better in PSA slabs but those are sets with lots of registry competition and mainly in higher grades, like T206, T205, 33 Goudey, etc. I just checked and there are only three active George C Miller PSA registry sets and one of them is 100% complete, the second was a set 100% complete sold by REA last year and one low grade set 22% complete. I just dont see you getting any premium from PSA.

[chaddurbin]

if you know the issue well enough then it doesn't matter if it's sgc or psa. buy the best card in whatever holder it is...then just cross it over if necessary.

guess i've been lucky but the only card i've had a problem submitting was an old merkle-era sgc t206 speaker that came back trimmed by grady on second look. it was full-sized and i'm still 50/50 about it being altered. probably in a psa7 holder right now. i've sent in on avg. 10-15 cards/year for the past 8-9 years to various TPG. sgc has always been fair, unbiased, and professional moreso than any other co.

[Mrvintage]

Haha!!!! That low grade George C Miller PSA set that is 22% complete belongs to me!!! I have several others that I need to get graded and I was considering crossing them all over to SGC. I do like the SGC holder and I too have had alot of my concerns about resale answered with the strong SGC following on this board. Thanks again guys and anymore input would be appreciated.

[Davalillo]

I agree with Peter in that it is not one-way. I like Reza and I think PSA does a good job.

I have a pretty fair pre-war collection and would not buy anything unless it was in a PSA holder.

Jim

[vintagetoppsguy]

Being rejected as trimmed is one thing (hard to actually prove), but how does PSA miss something like this? Here is a T206 PSA 6 Tinker that sold on eBay a few months ago with paper loss on the back (the "m" in Piedmont). It's a borderline mis-cut as well. This card should have been a PSA 2 at best, meaning it was overgraded by 4 grades. How anybody could look at this card and have any faith in PSA is beyond me. Anybody that thinks PSA does a good job is just drinking their Kool Aid!!!

[shimozukawa]

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[lharri3600]

I've sent cards to PSA that came out of PSA holders. My latest debacle was a Keeler batting PSA 3 purchased from a board member. He told me the card looked nicer, so i decided to resubmit it. Well guess what? The card came back trimmed. I guess my thinking lends me this thought, how did the card make it into a 3 holder the first time? I mean a trimmed card is a trimmed card is it not? check the link out too. I've decided to just leave PSA alone. Just my $.02


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[Irwin Fletcher]

I use SGC exclusively, mostly for the following reasons:
1. Expertise in pre-war issues
2. Great customer service
3. Better looking holder