Crossovers going the other way
toppsgun
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For those who don't know, I have a '59 set in SGC holders. Very few SGC cards come up on ebay, so I'm relegated to buying raw and submitting for the most part. However, as I near the end of my quest, I've decided to buy cards in other company's holders and either crack or cross. Here's my latest crossover results (I did not crack these out):
76-Richardson PSA 8 to SGC 88
117-Blanchard PSA 8 to SGC 92
267-Romonosky PSA 7 to SGC 86
320-Skinner PSA 7 to SGC 88
432-Burgess PSA 7 to SGC 86
516-Garcia PSA 7 to SGC 84
527-Hemus PSA 7 to SGC 86
and finally
559-Banks AS GAI 7 did not cross
Conclusions:
(1) Though a small sample, it tells me PSA graded these a bit tougher, but not much, than SGC.
(2) SGC didn't think much of my GAI Banks (as I recall the thing is centered 50/50 and should be a 7 in anyone's book).
(3) I'm not a fan of half grades, but these results make a great case.
76-Richardson PSA 8 to SGC 88
117-Blanchard PSA 8 to SGC 92
267-Romonosky PSA 7 to SGC 86
320-Skinner PSA 7 to SGC 88
432-Burgess PSA 7 to SGC 86
516-Garcia PSA 7 to SGC 84
527-Hemus PSA 7 to SGC 86
and finally
559-Banks AS GAI 7 did not cross
Conclusions:
(1) Though a small sample, it tells me PSA graded these a bit tougher, but not much, than SGC.
(2) SGC didn't think much of my GAI Banks (as I recall the thing is centered 50/50 and should be a 7 in anyone's book).
(3) I'm not a fan of half grades, but these results make a great case.
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I'm sure others have bigger sample sizes and better results.
<< <i>For those who don't know, I have a '59 set in SGC holders. Very few SGC cards come up on ebay, so I'm relegated to buying raw and submitting for the most part. However, as I near the end of my quest, I've decided to buy cards in other company's holders and either crack or cross. Here's my latest crossover results (I did not crack these out):
Conclusions:
(1) Though a small sample, it tells me PSA graded these a bit tougher, but not much, than SGC.
(2) SGC didn't think much of my GAI Banks (as I recall the thing is centered 50/50 and should be a 7 in anyone's book).
(3) I'm not a fan of half grades, but these results make a great case. >>
Nice I'm doing the same with various cards, my main conclusion:
1. SGC is a bit tougher on O-Pee-Chees (especially colored bordered years) and the place to go for hard to grade issues like Venezuelans b/c of their half grades
2. PSA is very tough on 1970 OPC
3. I prefer PSA for most of my OPC set registry (except 1971) due to availability.
Some I cracked, some I didn't:
1968 OPC Seaver SGC 70 crossed to PSA 6
1968 OPC Clemente SGC 70 crossed to PSA 6
1968 OPC Mays SGC 70 did not meet minumum PSA 6 request
1971 OPC Munson Capitol 9 (mint) crossed to a PSA 6! (further evidence that non PSA/SGC/maybe GAI is @#%^
1971 OPC Ryan SGC 80 crossed to PSA 7
1971 OPC Brewers SGC 86 crossed to a PSA 8
1974 OPC Ryan SGC 80 crossed to a PSA 7
1967 Venezuelan Yaz request for SGC 80 was not met, PSA graded it a 6
1964 Stand-Up Yaz PSA 7 to SGC 84
Most of my 1970 OPC submissions earned SGC 84/86, but only PSA 6