[joebrandon1977]

Hi all,

I'm new to this site and just recently rejoined the baseball collecting world after a 15 year break. Obviously a lot of things have changed since my experience with collecting, probably the most being involvement of the grading companies.

So hoping I get some some comments around this process to bring me up to speed.

1. Are there preferred grading companies? I know this is open for opinion, but should I stick to a top 2-3 companies that seem to be the most popular / consistant?

2. If I am collecting a graded set (say the T206 or 52 Topps set) - is it important to collect the grades from the same grading company?

3. Any terms I should be familiar with? I was reading something about the "flip", I assume that is the tag line at the top with name, team, grade, etc?

4. Any other information you guys would share regarding the grading process / experiences?

Many Thanks!
Joe