WHAT THE HECK???

jcdcubs · September 2, 2009 9:56AM

basement company? GMA, PCA, etc.....

1988 Topps Tom Glavine $275 GMA 10

LINK

1989FleerBillRipkencollector · September 2, 2009 10:05AM

Yep. GMA Gem My A.. I dunno what the last letter stands for.

Hoping he gets a offer from a unknowledgable collector who thinks only paying 20% of this listed price is a steal.

Many are out of business

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

otwcards · September 2, 2009 10:12AM

What I love about the folks that post these sort of auctions is that they almost always type in CAPS, use minimal punctuation (plenty of run-on sentences) and they have an innate ability to misspell multiple words within their item descriptions. I guess they're attempting to appeal to the virtually illiterate, uninformed collector with money to burn.

tunahead08 · September 2, 2009 10:16AM

"ITEM MUST BE PAID FOR WITHIN 7 DAYS OF PURCHASE OR ITEM WILL BE TERMANIATED."

That's harsh, a bidder doesn't pay for an item and the seller takes it out on the item by making it TERMANIATED.

Bunker · September 2, 2009 10:19AM

That's harsh, a bidder doesn't pay for an item and the seller takes it out on the item by making it TERMANIATED

zep33 · September 2, 2009 10:20AM

<< <i>"ITEM MUST BE PAID FOR WITHIN 7 DAYS OF PURCHASE OR ITEM WILL BE TERMANIATED."

That's harsh, a bidder doesn't pay for an item and the seller takes it out on the item by making it TERMANIATED. >>

LMAO

Bottom9th · September 2, 2009 10:26AM

You'd think if he actually got bids he want to get rid of this garbage!

Pre72 · September 2, 2009 10:31AM

Question, has anyone ever seen a GMA card ever graded below a 9 ? 90 percent of what I see grades a 10, and 10 percent 9's. What a scam, nice feedback the seller has to. I should offer a dollar.

otwcards · September 2, 2009 10:43AM

<< <i>Question, has anyone ever seen a GMA card ever graded below a 9 ? 90 percent of what I see grades a 10, and 10 percent 9's. What a scam, nice feedback the seller has to. I should offer a dollar. >>

I think the software is programmed to generate GEM 10 for anything post 1970 and GEM 9 for anything pre-1970. It has nothing to do with condition, just the era... If something before 1948 was entered, their computer would explode.