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Experience with crossover from SGC to PSA

mexpo75mexpo75 Posts: 1,938 ✭✭✭✭
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Hi, I wanted to know if anyone has had experience with crossover from SGC to PSA where a SGC 8.5 was sent in and you said lowest grade you wanted was PSA 8 and it came back a 8.5? or will best you can really hope for is the 8?
PackManInNC

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  • Mickey71Mickey71 Posts: 4,261 ✭✭✭✭
    Major star or common? I think this makes a big difference. They're not crossing over expensive stuff easily.
  • ndleondleo Posts: 4,178 ✭✭✭✭✭
    If the cards is that strong, crack and resubmit. The odds are against you if submitted in a SGC holder. The crossover service is just a money grab by PSA.
    Mike
  • CNoteCNote Posts: 2,070 ✭
    I've cracked SGC 98 1977 Topps commons and have had PSA 8s returned.

    At the opposite end of the spectrum, I sent in two SGC 98 1998 Bowman's Best Atomic Refractors of Ken Griffey Jr, and they both came back 10s. Those were easily $300+ cards each.
  • gemintgemint Posts: 6,177 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Hit or miss. I've actually had better luck with GAI cards (old flip) crossing over. They wouldn't cross my '62 Perry RC SGC 88 to PSA 8 and they wouldn't cross a SGC 96 '50 Bowman common to a PSA 9. I did manage to get a '57 common to cross from SGC 88 to PSA 8. I got a GAI 9 '66 Harper to cross to a PSA 8.5 and a 1967 #1 Champs to cross from GAI 8 to PSA 8. A '59 team card in a GAI 8.5 holder wouldn't cross due to evidence of trimming.
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  • BunchOBullBunchOBull Posts: 6,188 ✭✭✭
    I cracked an SGC 92 and crossed it into a population 1 PSA 10. Modern card (1990), but a tough minor league issue.
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  • markj111markj111 Posts: 2,921 ✭✭✭
    I've had a lot of success in crossing over SGC cards (left in the holder), and one disaster (SGC 92 showed evidence of trimming). Value of card has not made a difference in my experience.
  • Mickey71Mickey71 Posts: 4,261 ✭✭✭✭
    Markj111,
    You've had alot of success with the cards sent in the holder? "WOW". Are you putting the same grade as the holder for minimum grade. You're about the only one I know of. MG is a common initial I've seen.

    Mickey71
  • bobbyw8469bobbyw8469 Posts: 7,145 ✭✭✭
    I agree, my crossover results have been dismal....
  • MCMLVToppsMCMLVTopps Posts: 4,996 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Without cracking the card out, I think you're wasting money. Cracking out BTW is no big deal, just gotta be careful.
  • smtjoysmtjoy Posts: 617
    Dismal results too so a couple years ago just started cracking everything out and have been happy with the results.
  • WinPitcherWinPitcher Posts: 27,726 ✭✭✭
    I once cracked an SGC 60 Mars attacks card and received a PSA 8.

    The SGC card was really sweet and I was hoping for a PSA 7.

    That is my only experience.

    You bet from that point forward I was looking at SGC Mars Attacks cards though.


    Steve
    Good for you.
  • aro13aro13 Posts: 1,961 ✭✭✭
    I have crossed over at least 20 SGC cards to PSA including tough 1957 Topps Basketball and all but one crossed. That was an SGC 98 Larry Bird 1988-89 Fleer that I probably should not have sent as it was overgraded.
  • bobbyw8469bobbyw8469 Posts: 7,145 ✭✭✭


    << <i>I have crossed over at least 20 SGC cards to PSA including tough 1957 Topps Basketball and all but one crossed. That was an SGC 98 Larry Bird 1988-89 Fleer that I probably should not have sent as it was overgraded. >>



    Not that I am calling you a liar, but this sounds like an old urban legend.....
  • NCDOLFANNCDOLFAN Posts: 300
    I've had better than 50% success at direct grade crossover with SGC.
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