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What Grading Companies are the Best?
Posted By: Richard
Greetings, I was wondering what grading companies are considered the best in todays current market? I know that PSA, SGC and GAI are the most common. What company do most collectors have the greatest confidence in? I like SGC personally. Look forward to some replies. |
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What Grading Companies are the Best?
Posted By: Jim
My top three in order would be SGC, SGC and SGC |
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What Grading Companies are the Best?
Posted By: Steve M.
with the following qualifications: |
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What Grading Companies are the Best?
Posted By: Dave
Steve...I'd have to respectfully disagree about PSA overgrading..at least in my experience. I would say 75% of the cards I've tried to cross from SGC to PSA did not cross to the same grade...all T206's. I think especially if you start looking at SGC 60's and above...a T206 SGC 60 can more often than not be found with more rounded corners and such unlike T206 PSA 5's... |
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What Grading Companies are the Best?
Posted By: barrysloate
SGC is the most accurate and strict of the three, and they stand behind their product. Until proven otherwise, they are the best right now. |
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What Grading Companies are the Best?
Posted By: Richard
I appreciate all of the responses. I am surprised that GAI does not even rate with SGC or PSA. I see lots of higher graded GAI cards in the marketplace and they look sharp to me. Guess it's all about reputation in this business. I think GAI will gain market share in the near future. Barry makes a great point though about standing behind your product and it seems SGC is #1 in this area. |
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What Grading Companies are the Best?
Posted By: Kenneth A. Cohen
I'd be curious to know if anyone shares my perception that in the VG/EX PSA-4/SGC 50 grade, there is often a discrepancy - with a PSA-4 often equating to what would be a SGC 40. This is where I have observed the most palpable difference. I should say that the fact that I tend to collect in the VG/EX to EX range may influence my view. |
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What Grading Companies are the Best?
Posted By: Steve M.
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What Grading Companies are the Best?
Posted By: T206Collector
First, of all, SGC is much more consistent, accurate and reliable in their grading. Putting that aside, there is a difference in what PSA and SGC will consider to be a 60/EX/5. I agree that SGC is more lenient with respect to fuzzy corners on a 60 than PSA is on a 5. Since I happen to agree that an EX card can have fuzzy corners, as long as it doesn't have any creasing, I like what SGC 60's look like. But some collectors prefer sharper corners. I have found this to be particularly true with Goudey collectors, who think SGC 60's are too permissive on the issue of corner rounding. |
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What Grading Companies are the Best?
Posted By: Steve f
My 'break 'em out' experiences are, in order; |
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What Grading Companies are the Best?
Posted By: George Dreher
Steve, |
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What Grading Companies are the Best?
Posted By: Steve M.
Good observation. That was my purpose for posting the scan. Vg/Ex at best with those chipped borders. |
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What Grading Companies are the Best?
Posted By: John Kalafarski
As I like to display cards, I like to stick with one company. PSA is not perfect, but best for selling and the set registry is a plus. If I see something I really like, I will buy SGC, but they are sloppy with corners. BVG is for shiny stuff (it's a shock to see what some of the newer stuff is going for on ebay!). GAI has sadly slipped since a promising beginning. |
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What Grading Companies are the Best?
Posted By: Dylan
Perhaps if BGS had continued grading vintage cards tough, they'ed have a better market share then they do now. Instead of changing the whole concept they could have just backed off a touch. |
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What Grading Companies are the Best?
Posted By: Dave
This card I had wouldn't cross into a PSA 5 holder... |
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What Grading Companies are the Best?
Posted By: George Dreher
Dylan, they created BVG after Beckett grading customers complained that they were getting massacred on the grades for vintage. |
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