New Grading Company - CSG

[buymycards]

I have been using SGC because I like the look of their slabs. I have about a dozen cards on my wall that were graded by PSA or Beckett, and a dozen or so raw cards. I had planned on sending them to SGC, but with the current mess at SGC I will hold off.

I agree with many of the other posters about the CSG slabs. They aren't very attractive and they haven't explained about their plans to keep the smaller cards from sliding around.


(The photo is actually a vertical wall. )

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by buymycards

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(The photo is actually a vertical wall, after the earthquake )

........ known as the great "Boscobellringer"

[buymycards]

Originally Posted by frankbmd

........ known as the great "Boscobellringer"

In Wisconsin, we keep our cards on a horizontal wall so they don't fall off during natural disasters.

[tab]

My first thought was that the flip looked a little large but that has me comparing to PSA and SGC.

I also remember when I first saw graded cards I thought they were just encased for protection and authenticated as real. I liked that idea at the time better than a number grade. Pre war cards could just be authenticated and on the back list qualifiers trimmed, altered, color added restored etc.

BUY the card and not the holder!

[Oscar_Stanage]

Originally Posted by buymycards

I had planned on sending them to SGC, but with the current mess at SGC I will hold off.

What is the 'current mess' at SGC?

[buymycards]

Originally Posted by Wid_Conroy

What is the 'current mess' at SGC?

The current mess at SGC is the raise in prices, coupled with missed deadlines. My last order took 4 months for them to grade. Add in the loss of the registry and the new pop report that made it even more inaccurate than the previous version, it all adds up to a mess.

[Blackie]

I remember several years ago SGC was great. I used to talk a lot with Earl Johnson whom worked there. Not sure what happened to him but he was a great guy. Turn around times used to be on point and never had issues with customer service. Just my opinion but it fell apart when they moved from parsipanny to florida……….or again it just seemed that way.

[Oscar_Stanage]

Originally Posted by buymycards

The current mess at SGC is the raise in prices, coupled with missed deadlines. My last order took 4 months for them to grade. Add in the loss of the registry and the new pop report that made it even more inaccurate than the previous version, it all adds up to a mess.

prices are better than the others, and the turnaround is faster. 4 months is nothing for a standard submission. BGS is 8 months. i think slack needs to be cut given the current environment. Registry/pop report I would guess is less of a priority given the massive wave of new business. TPGs just were not prepared for this new market.