CTA graded cards

smallstocks

I see this appear from time to time? Who/what is CTA and how legit are they?

Mike

Whale

Include -cta in your searches and you'll never have a problem.

EagleEyeKid

I can't believe this company is still around. I never see any of their cards
on Ebay anymore. CTA site. I bought a couple cards
in the past. Most of their grades are about a point lower after cracking them open and submitting
to PSA and I agree. The only thing I liked about CTA were their holders. Not too bulky, yet sturdy.
The gold and silver flips gave it a nice look and they also include an inner soft sleeve with the card
to prevent movement similar to BGS. The old blue flips when they first started are just plain ugly
and I guess that's why they changed to the gold and silver later on. They charge $10 to grade a card
which you can't even recoupe if you tried selling the card especially if it's modern. The misconception is
that everyone thought their cards were graded by computers which is false because they use the phrase
"computer generated report cards" are given to each card. I take them over most 2nd tier grading services
but I would never send them anything.

smallstocks

Thanks. I see some 1955 Topps for sale CTA graded. Should I reasonably assume a CTA 7 would grade out at a PSA 6 then and make my purchasing decisions based on that?

Mike

NickM

Never assume a high-grade vintage card from CTA will cross at all to PSA. CTA was very poor at catching alterations.

Nick