Have you had good experience with crossovers

rookietrader

I'm putting together a graded set of 1933 sportkings and have managed to acquire about 30 of them. The majority of them are PSA graded, however I do have 10 or 12 SGC cards. I'm considering sending in the SGC cards to be regraded by PSA and registering my set. I would certainly like for the grades to crossover equally. I also have a couple of 5.5 SGC cards. Obviously I'd like for these to come back as 6's instead of 5's. Have you guys had good experience with crossovers? Also, am I gaining anything to have a complete PSA set? I'm new to the message boards and relatively new to vintage cards. I appreciate any advice that you can offer. Thanks in advance for your help.

Griffins

I'd crack them first. If the centering is relatively good you should be able to get them in 6's, especially if they were graded over a year ago, but recently enough to still have a 1-10 grade on them.

jamesgotpoorman

My one cross over came back less. Psa seems to be harder graders but the resale price is higher than the other graders.

Fuzz

Usually send in about 10 at a time. Get about half to cross straight at the same grade. Half that don't. I then crack those that don't and send them in. If you wnat to "round up", I think you will have to crack.
Fuzz

rookietrader

Thanks to all of you for your insight and advice!!! By the way, any of you have any sport kings, please let me know.

Hugh

onlyanumber

Boopotts once wrote 'Friends don't let friends send in slabbed cards for crossover'. That saying is gospel. Any card I send in will be cracked open first. Never been disappointed on a crack and resubmit.

Admiral

Im going to take you up on that advice. I have been trying to send in slabbed cards for grading, 9 out of 10 come back with some problem.

Ive been saving all of the old psa jackets, Im going to crack them and resubmit, see how they come back. If they get graded, I will know that there is a definate prejudice against crossovers.

I wonder if PSA does that, I mean not grade or " evid trim" most other grading companies to try and refute their reputions.

We shall see, Im doing some crackin this weekend

JasP24

I've had success both ways. Typically if the card is valued under $500, I will crack and submit. For high dollar cards that I might not want to risk a downgrade on I will send in as crossovers. I have had cards cross directly GAI 8- PSA 8, SGC 96-PSA 9, but as stated above, never had an SGC 88 go in and come back as a PSA 9. But I have had that happen when I cracked and submitted.

Also had some cards come back "trimmed" "altered" and downgraded when I cracked them. From every grading company, SGC, SCD, GAI, even PSA. Card was a PSA 7, cracked it looking for a bump, came back altered, sent in a second time and came back 8. All part of the grading game and what you are willing to risk.

Jason

HAMMERFAN44

Well, I tried a crossover in an SGC 92 slab, asked for at least a 7 and...........MISSED GRADE! The worst part of it is that it was just added to the registry with a 6 weight, what to do??

By the way it was a 54-56 Spic n Span Hank Aaron