What's this SGC rumor????

[vintagetoppsguy]

Here's a nice 1969 Mickey Mantle PSA 6. How can anybody defend this?



From this auction. At least the seller's description is honest. Props to the seller.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1969-Topps-M...#ht_500wt_1180

Way to go PSA

[DixieBaseball]

I was at the National and used PSA and SGC multiple times for on site grading and both passed with flying colors. It did appear however that PSA had more support staff to service their customer's where as SGC seemed under staffed for influx in customer traffic, but when I was there my service was solid. (I observed a few customer's a little frustrated at having to wait...) God Bless you Earl!

[dwinters]

I was at the national and two great things happened: I made my first submission to SGC and I got to meet Leon.

While both were noteworthy events, I was extremely happy to get this back from them. It did take some convincing and some documentation, but SGC was top notch with excellent customer service.

SGC just makes all your stuff look so much better.....

[cwazzy]

GREAT card, Dennis! Look at those corners, David. That got a 6 and those corners are WAY more rounded then the Mantle...














Yes, I am kidding.

[thejuanscards]

The 1969 Mantle PSA 6 pictured is mine. Like I state in my ebay description, I expected no higher than a 3 on the card. I had little into it, and only graded it to make an extra 25% or so. This card was in a lot of 85 cards that I graded, and the most came back where they should have. In this case, another card, a 1969 Ron Santo, should have been a 6, but was slabbed as a 3. The Mantle and Santo were 3 or 4 serial numbers apart, not right next to each other.....but I am guessing that somehow they got switched. They might as well take the Santo out of the database, because I cracked it on the day I received it back. The Mantle just makes me sick, though. You can see the corner wear in the picture, but there is also a very obvious crease on the back....and the back has seen better days. I am always hoping for better grades......but this one.....John

[murcerfan]

^^^They might as well take the Santo out of the database, because I cracked it on the day I received it back.

you sent the flip back, right?

[tribefan]

So, what's the rumor?

[christopher.herman]

Originally Posted by thejuanscards

The 1969 Mantle PSA 6 pictured is mine. Like I state in my ebay description, I expected no higher than a 3 on the card. I had little into it, and only graded it to make an extra 25% or so. This card was in a lot of 85 cards that I graded, and the most came back where they should have. In this case, another card, a 1969 Ron Santo, should have been a 6, but was slabbed as a 3. The Mantle and Santo were 3 or 4 serial numbers apart, not right next to each other.....but I am guessing that somehow they got switched. They might as well take the Santo out of the database, because I cracked it on the day I received it back. The Mantle just makes me sick, though. You can see the corner wear in the picture, but there is also a very obvious crease on the back....and the back has seen better days. I am always hoping for better grades......but this one.....John

Very honest. The hobby needs more like you.

[E93]

I submitted several cards at the National and received outstanding service and accurate grading.
JimB

[Jaybird]

Originally Posted by E93

I submitted several cards at the National and received outstanding service and accurate grading.
JimB

+1

[cobblove]

I have been having cards graded sence 1998 by PSA, When SGC first came out I used them just as much as PSA bc they were exciting and new, They also had the .5 grade thing. So all is good for the next 10 years for me and then SGC just seems to just D#*K me around. Up untill the last year I used them maybe 2-4xs a year. After the last national I told them I would never use them again. Was not pleased with my customer service at the national and I now shifted towards BVG as well. I sent them 80 cards this national all PRe 1970. Im going to give them a chance which I feel they diserve. They graded all my cards exactly how I felt they should grade.
PSA and BVG for me!!! SGC never again!!

[GRock]

I sent a sub to SGC just before the national and it didn't log in for a week. I called asking about it and was told all hands were on deck at the show and all would be taken care of. It was a 10 day turnaround sub that shipped in 9 days with the national confusion. Grades were absolutely on par with previous subs from the same set.