ISA Crossovers

[acramos1]

Is there anyone out there who has actually succesfully crossed an ISA card/cards to BVG, PSA or SGC at the same or higher grade? If so, I'd be very interested in hearing about their experiences!

[Clutch-Hitter]

I haven't but would definitely crack it out first...or just keep it ISA since they may be a reliable, quality company soon. Looks good so far.

[acramos1]

Cmon guys, l'm begging to hear from more people! Let's keep this thread going!

[Leon]

Originally Posted by acramos1

Cmon guys, l'm begging to hear from more people! Let's keep this thread going!

Why?

[srs1a]

A quick look at this eBAY store tells me everything I need to know -- http://stores.ebay.com/The-Miracle-S...id=p4340.l2563

While they have PSA/SGC cards, they also have ISA cards and at very large discounts relative to recent sales of PSA/SGC cards in the same grade. If one assumes that these guys are in business to make money, they would have already crossed them if they could. More likely, they've already crossed them from PSA/SGC into higher grade ISA holders and are trying to make that side of the cross work.

[Peter_Spaeth]

That's quite a website. Incidentally, the PSA 10 Jeter rookie (a mere $40,000 buys it!) has a funny looking bottom edge (in my opinion), and there isn't the usual amount of space between his shoe and the edge.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1993-DEREK-J...item5d319328d0

[Clutch-Hitter]

Originally Posted by srs1a

A quick look at this eBAY store tells me everything I need to know -- http://stores.ebay.com/The-Miracle-S...id=p4340.l2563

While they have PSA/SGC cards, they also have ISA cards and at very large discounts relative to recent sales of PSA/SGC cards in the same grade. If one assumes that these guys are in business to make money, they would have already crossed them if they could. More likely, they've already crossed them from PSA/SGC into higher grade ISA holders and are trying to make that side of the cross work.

Good points, but does that also mean the remaining did not make the cross or just have not been submitted yet? It'll be a tough go for them, even if legit, since so many post SGC/PSA companies have been downright pathetic.

[Clutch-Hitter]

Scan your cards at very high resolution, such as 1200 or 1800 dpi and subsequently crop small approx 750x750 sections from the corners, edges, and other various sections of the front and back. Post full images followed by the cropped images.

[acramos1]

Well, I don't have a scanner. I'm assuming I need one, right?

[acramos1]

Well, since I don't have a scanner, I will just attach the high-resolution scans from the auctions themselves. Tell me what you think!

[wazoo]

Nice looking cards.

[Clutch-Hitter]

Great cards, but those scans are tiny. If you have a camera, set it to capture images in the largest format possible, which will enable you to crop into them a good bit. If your camera has a raw mode, use that and edit the images in the small sections before developing them as a jpeg. Withe the camera, turn the flash off and light the area from the side with a lamp or something.