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PSA, SGC, GAI - The Authentic Grade
Posted By: peter chao
Between the three major grading companies, is there any real difference when they grade a vintage card authentic? |
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PSA, SGC, GAI - The Authentic Grade
Posted By: Bob
Peter- I think only in the perception of value by the collector. There's not a lick of difference between an authentic GAI, PSA or SGC card and yet my gut feeling is that a PSA authentic will sell for more than a comparable condition problem SGC authentic card which will sell for more than a comparable condition problem GAI authentic card. Don't ask me why. I have a couple of gorgeous HOF caramels which are in GAI authentic slabs and they'll stay there but I realize I could probably get more for them if I ever sold them in they were in PSA holders. |
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PSA, SGC, GAI - The Authentic Grade
Posted By: davidcycle
If that's the case, Bob, that would show the irrationalness involved in slab collecting. If a collector feels a PSA7 is more reliable than a SGC7 or GAI7, that is one thing. If collectors says a PSA AUTH (trimmed) is worth more than the same card SGC AUTH (trimmed), that is irrationalness demonstrated. |
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PSA, SGC, GAI - The Authentic Grade
Posted By: Dave F
I still dont understand what makes one card a 1 or 10 and one authentic...this one sure looks like it would fall into the authentic category instead of a numerical holder to me... |
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PSA, SGC, GAI - The Authentic Grade
Posted By: E, Daniel
Though I disagree on the order Bob suggests, the reasoning for a hierarchy is sound. If you believe one company has greater powers to discern condition AND authenticity, then you will happily pay a little more for the card slabbed by the inferred more knowledgable company. |
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PSA, SGC, GAI - The Authentic Grade
Posted By: dennis
i do believe auth. is saying the card holdered is altered. colored,trimmed,rebacked changed in some way to alter the card, usually to decieve but sometimes not. |
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PSA, SGC, GAI - The Authentic Grade
Posted By: peter chao
Dennis, |
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PSA, SGC, GAI - The Authentic Grade
Posted By: Marty KOhler
This happened to me this year... I sent many common 1915 cj`s to SGC for grading..... one came back marked pressed but not slabbed. I then took it to the National to ask why they would not slab it Authentic?? They agreed card was authentic but would not slab it. I then walked it over to PSA and told them my story......... card was then slabbed by PSA Authentc with no real explaination from them as to why SGC wouldn`t slab it. Still don`t understand Authentic grade. I would think that it is ANY card no matter condition that is Authentic......Right???? |
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PSA, SGC, GAI - The Authentic Grade
Posted By: Marty Kohler
Are there different definitions for Authentic grade from the Big three? |
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PSA, SGC, GAI - The Authentic Grade
Posted By: davidcycleback
,,, |
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PSA, SGC, GAI - The Authentic Grade
Posted By: dennis
peter.....yes,as long as the card was authentic |
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PSA, SGC, GAI - The Authentic Grade
Posted By: James Gallo
Well I would think that SGC felt the card since it was pressed would fall under restoration and therefore would not slab it. |
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PSA, SGC, GAI - The Authentic Grade
Posted By: Marty Kohler
But if the card was altered it is still Authentic... meaning not a fake or reprint...........right?? |
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PSA, SGC, GAI - The Authentic Grade
Posted By: Cobby33
Correct. |
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PSA, SGC, GAI - The Authentic Grade
Posted By: James Gallo
Well it really depends on what was done to it. |
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