Other grading companies?
bassnbud8
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I am just getting back into cards after 15 yrs! I have been looking at ebay to buy cards and there are several other different grading companies doing cards now, what is the difference of these companies? Is there any that lack creditability and I should avoid?
Thanks for any help and advice!
Thanks for any help and advice!
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Paul
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<< <i>BVG/BGS, PSA and SGC are fine. Stay away from all others, imo. >>
+1
KSA is good for hockey.
GAI has lost most of their luster.
Pro will probably be altered/trimmed.
GEM is likely to be unaltered but will be very overgraded.
<< <i>SGC and PSA. Anything else is a crapshoot, and should be avoided. >>
This advice is your best bet...
Donato
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As noted only PSA or SGC. Both are top notch companies. PSA if you are concerned about resale. The more expensive vintage cards do ok in SGC but minor stars and commons will almost have to be given away. SGC has a great reputation for quality grading and service. They are a little more forgiving on poor centering. PSA has qualifiers on cards that achieve a certain grade but have a particular problem that would downgrade it. If I had to purchase a card unseen PSA would be the way to go.
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Ralph
Only go with sgc or psa.
and to double brick's comment...sgc is more forgiving on centering so watch out for that....an sgc 88 or 92 could get you a psa off center qualifier if you ever tried to crossover.
Avoid nearly all of the others...even if the cost seems to be 1/5 of what a psa card would go for. :
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AAA
AAI ( American Authentication Inc)
ADVANCEDGRADING.COM
AGS (Advanced Grading Specialists)
ALL STAR GRADING
ASA (Accugrade Sportscard Authentication)
ASGC (All Star Grading Company)
BCCG (Beckett Collectors Club Grading)
BCG
BEARSTATS GRADING SERVICES
BGS (Beckett Grading Service)
BGUM (Beckett Game Used Memoabilia)
Blue Chip
BRG (Best Rate Grading)
BSVA
BVG (Beckett Vintage Grading
Capital Grading
CCS (Card Collector Services)
CEX (Certified Express)
CGA (Card Grading Authenticators)
CGS (Champs Grading Service)
CLG
Compugrade
CPG (Certified Pro Grading)
CSA (Certified Sports Authentication)
CSC (Sports Card Grading Service)
CSG
CTA
EGS (Express Grading Service)
FGA
FGS (Finest Grading Service)
GAI (Global Authentication Inc.) (Bankrupt)
GAI (Global Authority Inc) (new owners of GAI)
GEM
GEM Elite
GEM-Sports
GGI (Gem Grading Inc.)
GGS (Gem Grading Services)
GMA
GRA
GRADEMYCARDS.COM
GRADING UNLIMITED
IGX
IKON
KSA (Kressler Sports Authentication)
MAJOR LEAGUE GRADING
MAP
MGS (Masters Grading Services)
MGS (Mint Grading Service)
NASA (North American Sportscard Authentication)
PCCG (Pro's Choice Card Graders)
PCG (Professional Card Graders)
PGA (Professional Grading Authority)
PGC (Premier Grading Certification)
PGC (Premier Grading Company -same as above?)
PGC (Pro Grade Certified)
PGI
PGS (Professional Grading Service)
PRE-Grading Service (uses screwdowns)
Premium Sports Grading
PRO (Pro Sports Grading)
PSA (Professional Sports Authenticator)
PSA (Pacific Sports Authority)
PSG (Pristine Sportscard Grading)
PTG
RGA
SBC (Superlative Baseball Card Certification)
SCD Sports Collectors Digest (SCD) folded and was sold to Sports Card Direct (SCD)
SGC (Sportscard Guaranty)
SNAGGLETOOTH
SPA (Authenticated)
Sportscard Grading Association
STADIUM CLUB GRADING
SWG (Southwest Card Grading)
TCG
TFA (The Final Authority)
TGA
UGS
USA (Ultimate Sportscard Authority)
VGR (Venture 21)
VGS
VSA
VSG Vanguard
WCG (World Class Grading)
MISC. --
MINT/ROOKIE/BLANK (Looks like PSA flip and a Mini Pre -Tech 'self slab' with locking tabs) Supposed to become Atlas Grading Inc. with a website in 2010
Thanks for the warm welcome and the advice!
Didnt Mr. Mint say something in his book about avoiding graded cards????? Is that guy still around?
I noticed that you guys were checking the status of your submissions, when do they let you know what you got? I have been checking everyday and at the bottom it says error- no orders found. Is there something else I need to do?
Thanks again guys!!!!!
BVG and BGS are decent too, trimmed, sheet cut cards have been known to make it into those holders though.
Generally though, PSA ancd SGC are the top tier.
Welcome btw.
Steve
SGC is very solid in pre-war material and often outsells PSA in that genre.
BGS is pretty sturdy in the modern market.
All-in-all, you should be alright if you stick to those that do their respective markets right.
That being said, for the overall consistency and resale over the full range of issues from 1880-2009, I would go with PSA and SGC leaving BGS for anything post 1985 (although I have no use for anything from BGS) and avoiding SGC on modern material. PSA is your best bet for 1940 to present. SGC is pretty much on par with PSA from 1880-1940. I wouldn't touch a BGS (BVG) card unless it were the newer Chromes and I'd run for the hills on almost anything in a high grade BVG holder.
Nick
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