It's common knowledge over in PRO- and GEM-land that 90% of the cards in slabs are trimmed or counterfeit. Typical PRO submitter: "Yeah, so?"
It's common knowledge over in Beckett-land that BGS is the best grader ... well, until they realize that a card has to have a bad flaw NOT to receive the formerly-elite BGS 9.5 grade these days. Can't really blame 'em for thinking that, since Beckett Magazine assigns higher values to BGS/BVG cards than to the PSA equivalent.
It's common knowledge over in GAI-land that Baker and Rocchi took the best part of PSA with them. As for why a GAI 8 is lucky to sell for PSA 7 money, well that's just plain not right, dammit. (I agree, most of the time. I have bought quite a few GAI cards on the cheap and cracked them out for an equal PSA grade. But I learned the hard way: NEVER attempt to cross a card in a GAI holder over to PSA. Might as well use a $10 bill to light a cigarette.)
It's common knowledge here in PSA-land that the departure of Baker and Rocchi was not a bad thing for PSA (though some might argue the point) and that a PSA slab is the best way to keep a post-1948 card at max liquid value. We also know, depending whether you get Darth Grader or the Grader of Kindness and Love, your approximately mint card could get anything from an 8 to a 10 on a given day. It's also common knowledge that a $5-no-guarantee grading special can sometimes turn a submission around twice as fast as a $12-five-day special. It's common knowledge that the PSA Registry is the best thing since sliced bread and the worst thing since Pringles, nicotine, heroin and other addictive substances.
Lotsa common knowledge here in PSA-land! >>
I don't think I was very clear-
When I said 'if it was common knowledge that SGC was more accurate then SGC slabs would sell for more' I didn't mean to say that SGC was inferior. I mean to say that if SGC is a superior product-- and it may be-- it certainly isn't common knowledge.
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It's common knowledge over in PRO- and GEM-land that 90% of the cards in slabs are trimmed or counterfeit. Typical PRO submitter: "Yeah, so?"
It's common knowledge over in Beckett-land that BGS is the best grader ... well, until they realize that a card has to have a bad flaw NOT to receive the formerly-elite BGS 9.5 grade these days. Can't really blame 'em for thinking that, since Beckett Magazine assigns higher values to BGS/BVG cards than to the PSA equivalent.
It's common knowledge over in GAI-land that Baker and Rocchi took the best part of PSA with them. As for why a GAI 8 is lucky to sell for PSA 7 money, well that's just plain not right, dammit. (I agree, most of the time. I have bought quite a few GAI cards on the cheap and cracked them out for an equal PSA grade. But I learned the hard way: NEVER attempt to cross a card in a GAI holder over to PSA. Might as well use a $10 bill to light a cigarette.)
It's common knowledge here in PSA-land that the departure of Baker and Rocchi was not a bad thing for PSA (though some might argue the point) and that a PSA slab is the best way to keep a post-1948 card at max liquid value. We also know, depending whether you get Darth Grader or the Grader of Kindness and Love, your approximately mint card could get anything from an 8 to a 10 on a given day. It's also common knowledge that a $5-no-guarantee grading special can sometimes turn a submission around twice as fast as a $12-five-day special. It's common knowledge that the PSA Registry is the best thing since sliced bread and the worst thing since Pringles, nicotine, heroin and other addictive substances.
Lotsa common knowledge here in PSA-land! >>
I don't think I was very clear-
When I said 'if it was common knowledge that SGC was more accurate then SGC slabs would sell for more' I didn't mean to say that SGC was inferior. I mean to say that if SGC is a superior product-- and it may be-- it certainly isn't common knowledge.
CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE!
Each and everyone of us gets, compliments of PSA, a genuine Popeil Pocket Fisherman for reaching 200!
They usually give a PSA Logo Set of Steak Knives but they thought better of handing out anthing that could used as a weapon on this thread!
Enjoy!
PS: if we can somehow keep this going to 10,000....I get PSA's Caddy with the personalized license plate!