I'm sharing my boredom lol

EagleEyeKid

Okay, so I was bored and decided to see how many different off brands I could find. I have heard of some of these, and most of these are new to me. There were others I found but couldn't steal the pictures. I think eventually all the acronyms will be taken. I ran across pcagrading.com nice holders and page, but not one single item on Ebay. I couldn't steal their pic cos I don't know how to transform a bmp file to jpeg or whatever. Anyways, enjoy the gallery lol.


WCG

SPA

RARE GRADING (BAHAHA)

PTG

PGI

PGA

MINTGRADING

MAJORLEAGUE GRADING (LAME NAME)

GRADING UNLIMITED (PATHETHIC)

GRADED ROOKIES AUTHENTICATED (YEA, WHATEVER)

GMA

FGS

FGA

ELITE

BSVA

BSG

AGS

AAA GRADING (AUTOMOBILE OF SO. CAL. GRADES CARDS?)

ALL STAR GRADING (HEH)

NASA (OUR FAVORITE)

ASA

CTA

CSA

USA

HoofHearted

I've probably got one or two cards from one of those companies. But, NASA?!!

itzagoner

the (drool) Candice Michelle (slobber) looks to be (drool) properly slabbed and (hot flash) graded.....nice

5STAT

I was going to start BSS grading.....it's a 10 because "Bruce Says So!!"

not enough hours in the day...lol

ToppsCo1lector

I always liked Advanced Grading. They were ahead of the curve with on top labeling(on the top edge of the slab, I believe GAI does this too?). Consistent grades as well, just got lost in the shuffle.

pandrews

the MINT graded one looks nice.

EagleEyeKid

I must admit that I was a fan of the CTA holders (3rd one from last).
They had an attractive holder that wasn't too bulky....probably comparable
to the SGC holder in thickness. Nice looking metallic labels (which I'm trying to
coax SGC into doing), and a sleeve that kept the card still like BGS.

brianwintersfan

Gee they all happen to be graded 10's!
What are the odds of that??

ColleSystem

funny to see that NASA holder!

lawnmowerman

Hi, We're the NASA grading crew! When we're not busy grading the best cards in the industry we do other less exciting things like visiting other planets or communicating with aliens.
Please remember we are a grading company first, so you will get the best, most accurate grades!

Please send all grading request marked AREA 51. Dont worry we will get it.

ColleSystem

<< <i> Hi, We're the NASA grading crew! When we're not busy grading the best cards in the industry we do other less exciting things like visiting other planets or communicating with aliens. >>




LMAO !!!!

baseballfanatic

Do off brand companies know any number other than 10?

MantleMarisFordBerra

That '90 Topps Ryan in Mets uniform is a CSA holder. YA think PSA could slap a copyright infringment suit on 'em? The Logo is pretty close as are the initials.

Stingray

<< <i>That '90 Topps Ryan in Mets uniform is a CSA holder. YA think PSA could slap a copyright infringment suit on 'em? The Logo is pretty close as are the initials. >>




I could swear that PGA grading use to have a red flip that is very similiar to PSA??

Brian48

There's just something strangely hypnotic about this card. I just can't take my eyes of it.

poppie

There's just something strangely hypnotic about this card. I just can't take my eyes of it. ......I agree. ........a 10.5!
......I agree. ........a 10.5!


......I agree. ........a 10.5!

......I agree. ........a 10.5!

......I agree. ........a 10.5!

phreakydancin

<< <i>There's just something strangely hypnotic about this card. I just can't take my eyes of it.

>>

What's with the strategically-placed "Liquid"?

NewJerseyMeatHook

NASA does have cards!

NASA

1989FleerBillRipkencollector

Thanks for taking the time to do this. Cool.

JLoo

Nice post EagleEye! I didn't realize there were THAT many (and probably more), 3rd party graders out there. From the pictures, it looked like some of those "companies" don't sonically seal or tamper-proof the holders and just use screw down holders....oh well, whatever works right???

and lawnmowerman !!

eyebone

NASA (North American Sportscard Authenticators) is a defunct Canadian outfit. I remember they graded on-site at the Toronto Sports Card Expo six or seven years ago. They charged $5 CDN per card. I clearly recall giving them two cards to grade (1969 OPC Deckles: Clemente and Mays) as a sort of "experiment". Both cards were beautiful except they had odd looking punctures in them (large and unique "pinholes" if you will). These were clearly visible to the naked eye as they went through the cards both front and back. Guess what? The Clemente graded NM-MT and the Mays NM.

Eyebone

SDavid

Another one is TFA (The Final Authority). The few I saw were 8's that were unaltered and graded accurately. However, it's no picnic breaking open their slabs. They really are the final authority...