Is anyone keeping track of how many third party grading services there are?

dan1ecu · January 21, 2005 2:41PM

Just wondering...

Besides the hand full of popular (if not respected) grading services, are there any smaller companies that look promising, or that offer a unique service?

Possibly there are companies that specialize in grading just one series? Perhaps there are companies trying to promote a new (better?) scale of grading?

Does anyone know of anything interesting going on out there in terms of new third party grading services?

Dan

KlectorKid · January 21, 2005 2:54PM

Conder wrote a book on them. IMO the smaller companies arent anything special for the most part, many were made just to make money on ebay.

Coppernicus · January 21, 2005 3:06PM

If I had a question or needed info. on a TPG service, I'd ask Condor101 (a forum member). He's the expert, IMHO.

Mike

Purple73 · January 21, 2005 3:12PM

Condor Has the updated stats on TPG's services in his sigline.

Purple73 · January 21, 2005 3:13PM

here it is

slab collector and researcher
reported as of 4/5/04
106 companies
285 production varieties

Conder101 · January 22, 2005 12:53AM

Sig line hasn't been updated lately, current stats are (roughly) 109 companies, 309 varieties

kieferscoins · January 22, 2005 12:58AM

Update your sig line right now while you are online!

Cameron Kiefer

Barry · January 22, 2005 1:21AM

There are 3.5 grading services (I give ANACS and ICG 0.75 each). The rest of them are irrelevant, except one, to the defendants.

Shamika · January 22, 2005 1:31AM

Might I add that Conder101's book is surprisingly informative.

I recieved a copy last month and spent an entire evening reading descriptions and histories of all kinds of TPG's that I had never before heard of.

Sunnywood · January 22, 2005 1:47AM

109 companies ???? For coins? Or are you counting all of the other collectibles that get graded? That's amazing. I can only name a few. The rest must be total losers.

first tier: PCGS + NGC (including NCS)

second tier: ICG + ANACS

third tier: SEGS

others: PCI, NTC, NCI, INS, Accugrade

OK I just named 11. Who the heck are the other 98 ?????

Best,
Sunnywood

nwcs · January 22, 2005 2:24AM

OK, here's a list:

Link to thread

dan1ecu · January 22, 2005 2:47AM

Very interesting stuff! Thanks for the information. Conder - that was quite an undertaking to research all of those companies. You must have had a fun time doing it, though!

Dan

Is anyone keeping track of how many third party grading services there are?

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