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slimies
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Got some cards in the mail and one is graded by a company i know very little about.. ive heard of psa , bgs but not this one .. GMA grading.. does anyone know much about them?
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slimies
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Florida based "company". Dude literally slabs in his garage. Not very reputable imo
figures.. at least didnt pay much and got some good cards in the rest of the bundle...xd
So many grading companies....only a few matter.
Any missing?
Many are out of business
AAA
AAI ( American Authentication Inc)
ADVANCEDGRADING.COM
AGS (Advanced Grading Specialists)
ALL STAR GRADING
ASA (Accugrade Sportscard Authentication)
ASGC (All Star Grading Company)
BCCG (Beckett Collectors Club Grading)
BCG
BEARSTATS GRADING SERVICES
BGS (Beckett Grading Service)
BGUM (Beckett Game Used Memoabilia)
Blue Chip
BRG (Best Rate Grading)
BSVA
BVG (Beckett Vintage Grading
Capital Grading
CCS (Card Collector Services)
CEX (Certified Express)
CGA (Card Grading Authenticators)
CGS (Champs Grading Service)
CLG
Compugrade
CPG (Certified Pro Grading)
CSA (Certified Sports Authentication)
CSC (Sports Card Grading Service)
CSG
CTA
EGS (Express Grading Service)
FGA
FGS (Finest Grading Service)
GAI (Global Authentication Inc.) (Bankrupt)
GAI (Global Authority Inc) (new owners of GAI)
GEM
GEM Elite
GEM-Sports
GGI (Gem Grading Inc.)
GGS (Gem Grading Services)
GMA
GRA
GRADEMYCARDS.COM
GRADING UNLIMITED
IGX
IKON
ISA
KSA (Kressler Sports Authentication)
MAJOR LEAGUE GRADING
MAP (Screw Down Holder)
MGS (Masters Grading Services)
MGS (Mint Grading Service)
NASA (North American Sportscard Authentication)
PCCG (Pro's Choice Card Graders)
PCG (Professional Card Graders)
PGA (Professional Grading Authority)
PGC (Premier Grading Certification)
PGC (Premier Grading Company -same as above?)
PGC (Pro Grade Certified)
PGI
PGS (Professional Grading Service)
PRE-Grading Service (uses screwdowns)
Premium Sports Grading
PRO (Pro Sports Grading)
PSA (Professional Sports Authenticator)
PSA (Pacific Sports Authority)
PSG (Pristine Sportscard Grading)
PTG
RGA
SBC (Superlative Baseball Card Certification)
SCD Sports Collectors Digest (SCD) folded and was sold to Sports Card Direct (SCD)
SGC (Sportscard Guaranty)
SNAGGLETOOTH
SPA (Authenticated)
Sportscard Grading Association
STADIUM CLUB GRADING
SWG (Southwest Card Grading)
TCG
TFA (The Final Authority)
TGA
UGS
USA (Ultimate Sportscard Authority)
Verisleeve (Sticker on Card Saver)
VGR (Venture 21)
VGS
VSA
VSG Vanguard
WCG (World Class Grading)
MISC. --
MINT/ROOKIE/BLANK (Looks like PSA flip and a Mini Pre -Tech 'self slab' with locking tabs) Supposed to become Atlas Grading Inc. with a website in 2010
Would be kind of cool to put a thread together with one example from each company just to get some laughs.
Your record is skipping.
And they were understood the first time. Collect what and how you like; I don't think anyone here will argue with that, but you still have to be cognizant of your environment. When you walk into a biker bar do you repeatedly say 'I remember when bikers didn't exist. I miss those days.'?
I've always cared about condition. Even as a kid when packs were .40. Heck I remember in 7th grade my buddy brought his binder. It was a special 1x event. I wanted to take a card out of the page. He looked at me like I was crazy.
Many are obsessed now because they have real money invested. These are not .40 packs were busting hoping for a $2 RC.
Even though this is a PSA forum, one of the most common refrains you'll see around here is 'Buy the card, not the holder'. There are some beautiful cards in 1/Poor holders due to a pinhole or staple holes (many snagged by members here at a great discount vs. their eye appeal), there are some here who only collect 10/Gem Mt examples worthy of that designation. To each their own. You'll see everything from sub-$1 raw cards to $100k+ cards posted here.
'TRIAPD' is probably the second most common refrain and describes the obsession with 'The Registry Is A Powerful Drug'.
Welcome to the forums!
This is what guys that don’t have PSA gem mint 10’s usually say.
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Huckleberry, you're entitled to your beliefs and preferences but why on Earth did you join a graded card forum if you're so against the idea?
since am on a tight budget (gov't medical pension) so cant afford to use grading much i just like any old or rare cards am able to get a hold of. i keep an eye for graded on ebay if in my price range though
Yes, this is the reason PSA and other legitimate companies stay in business and have such long wait times. With so many cards made, the cream of the crop rises to the top. People wanted the service and it works. I sadly admit, I've bought and sold hundreds of cards without checking the condition of the card in the holder 95% of the time. I left the hobby few years back and recently came back. In that few short years away I've noticed many changes. Not only have prices increased on prospect buy ins, (due to FOMO "Trout" syndrome), but unopened has exploded as well. Also nice to see the FF is still talked about. Collectors are getting more educated and prices have gone up.
Buy the card not the holder, as previously stated. As silly as it sounds I now look at the card in the holder. Being an advanced collector I should of been doing that all along. But I was acclimated to the flip being the final word. There are OC 8's in 10 slabs from all TPG. Sure I can buy it, but I may be the last one holding it as other collectors are more educated.
Grading is good, grading is bad. We all have our success and horror stories. One things for sure, grading has helped eat away at the junk wax era supply. Without grading, we'd all be sitting on a stack of raw 1989 Donruss Griffey RC's fighting over the buyers to make our $3. With grading, some of us make $200.
Happy Hunting, Donovan