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Anyone with enough money can climb the ranks. All it requires is having enough money to buy the highest numerically graded card in a specific set. That’s it. Not much skill or talent. If Warren Buffet or Bill Gates wanted to have the best set registry, they could make it happen relatively quickly with checks. However, they couldn’t become master photographers or gardeners overnight. It takes time, skill, and talent. |
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I will say the registry is a powerful drug. I never gave graded cards a thought because I laughed at how silly it was. Then I got a set of beyond amazing vintage cards. I had the entire set graded back when it was cheap. I had the 3rd best complete set. Then I got addicted to make it the highest graded set. Luckily I kicked the habit and sold almost all my graded cards. I have less than 20 now. Kicking the graded card silliness(to me) was the best hobby choice I ever made. |
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As an FYI, I've been told that CSG is going to be changing their flips in the not too distant future. Apparently, they have been sending out surveys with what the new ones might look like.
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Makes sense. I was wondering when Blackstone, their owner, would do this to make them more profitable. Will be interesting to see what they come up with. Going to be hard to top SGC's look. I hope they don't just rip off SGC's black slabs.
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CSG grading
The sample size I've seen is limited; however, they seem to get the grades
right, which is what i care about. As with any TPG card, the best approach is to buy the card, not the holder. Trent King |
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I agree. The grades I've seen have been pretty accurate and that's all I care about as well.
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I sent them around 60 cards back in the early beginning, mainly because of the lesser wait time & reasonable pricing. I also wanted to see how a new Company would fare.
I definitely feel they were TOUGHER on Centering than any of the established graders, and feel many of my cards were, if anything, UNDERGRADED! I believe several of my cards stand a good chance of an upgrade if resubmitted to PSA or SGC!
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Back in the beginning of May I sent them an order of 50+ cards - mostly modern, 80's/90's and even some pre-war mixed in as well for my PC. I wanted to try them out and take advantage of their $8/card bulk promotion. Unfortunately, by that time they were already inundated with submissions. So here I am, 8+ months later still waiting for my cards. When I sent them in, the wait time listed on their website was ~60 business days. Ha! I'm still amazed by how these TPG's can get away with this without recourse.
As far as them being a major player in the grading game - maybe some day. I don't mind their slabs, even without the sub grades. Problem is, PSA is cemented as the #1 option for the foreseeable future, and as long as they keep getting the best ROI, it's not going to change. Last edited by Natedog; 01-27-2022 at 04:42 AM. |
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I sent about 40 or 50 cards to CSG at the beginning. All modern cards. The grades were overly harsh. Stupidly harsh. I cracked out all of the cards that were any good (8 or 9 of them) and crossed them over to PSA and SGC. All but one got a grade bump at PSA and SGC. Cards that are perfectly 50/50 centered on front getting 8.5 sub grades because back centering is 60/40. It's absolutely ridiculous. But the crazy thing is they seem to overgrade vintage. Cards that would get 3s at PSA get 5s at CSG. It's just an entirely different grading scale. It's like a blend of PSA for modern and BVG for vintage but with the BGS grading scale. |
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My experience is the exact opposite.
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