New PSA Set Registry

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Posted By: Carl Lamendola

Just added a card to the new PSA set registry to try it out. Looks like they really improved it - The picture gallery is similar to SGCs. The ability to download a CSV file to import into a spreasdsheet is nice. I'm waiting to see who is going to allow submission forms to be submitted that way - instead of double data entry. They should knock of a certain % for electronic submission - saves them time and money which they can pass along to us. May also improve accuracy.

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Posted By: Bobby Binder

Yes it is an improvement but to compare it to what SGC has done it is not even in the same ballpark. They are still in the t-ball league.

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Posted By: josh

SGC has by far the best registry in the business.

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Posted By: ted

I love PSA, but the SGC registry photos with the black insert and blackground are unreal. I dont like no qualifiers for st/mk, or o/c even with a desercning eye. However, I am thinkin a prewar non sport SGC set

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Posted By: Ryan Christoff

Republican PSA-lover,

Are you as "desercning" about your politics and grading company of choice as you are with your spelling?

-Ryan

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Posted By: Mark Holt

The thumbnail images on PSA's is an improvement and they still have many features that are better than the favored company on this board IMO. HOF sets and links to pop reports to name two. I have sets on both registries and like both companies. My images are clear on PSA's sets and not so much on SGC's. The gallery view on SGC still hangs up about halfway through my sets.

The improvements to both are good for the hobby and hopefully will continue.

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Posted By: dan mckee

SGC's registry display is awesome! No question, my only issue is the pictures are much smaller and old guys like me can't see them as well as before. Dan.

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Posted By: jay wolt

I have a couple of sets registered with both SGC & PSA.
Both are valuable to me as I can display my cards and
have a full accounting of what I have & need, and through
these registries I have met similar collectors and have done
many transactions. Perhaps 1/4 of my T3 set was acquired from
deals w/ collectors who contacted me from that registry.

I also like that SGC & PSA's registries are different, then again
so are the companies and so are the slabs.
With that said I have no intention of switching any cards over to
either company because they fit better into 1 registry over the other.
If I'm collecting a set that is primarily SGC it will be housed in their
registry like my N284's & T218's, same goes w/ PSA.
I am thankful both companies offer this free service to showcase my cards.

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Posted By: Martin Neal

My T206 set is registered with SGC (Long strange trip). When scanning the cards, I cropped them to just show the card and not the holder. Result.. bigger and clearer scans of the cards. Who needs scans of the holder anyway?

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Posted By: Jason

Good idea with just scanning the card. My one and only gripe with SGC's registry is that I wish I could have higher res photos in the gallery. I love their. "The way I collect" section. Thats pure awesome.

I'll give a hand to the new PSA registry. I don't use it all that much but I figured I would put in my PSA serials of cards that will then be cracked out and sent to SGC. Gives my collection a little more exposure which may cause a dealer to give me a heads up about something I need.

I do like that I can just cut and paste the serials in PSA and they automatically assign them to the applicable sets.

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Posted By: Neal Kane

on cropping the scans ... I may try that.

However, with the exception of the very cool slideshow effect, the PSA registry is much better. I would imagine that PSA was also able to throw a lot more money at it too.

Is SGC a better grading company? Do they provide better service? I can see those arguments for those questions and I would agree. My collection once was only PSA, but that is no longer the case. I prefer SGC slabs, SGC consistency, and SGC customer service. But to say the SGC registry is better, I would have to disagree ... just my opinion

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Posted By: Alan U

The competition between PSA and SGC seems to be good for both registries as they try and out do each other. I like what I see in the PSA changes so far.

The sets registered without pics don't do much for me, imho.

-Alan

edited for spelling

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Posted By: Brad L.

anonymous post...



****put your full name and say what you want..."Brad L" won't get it....and no email addy? Nothing personal....(leon)

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Posted By: Alan U

Since I don't have that much a preference to PSA or SGC, I would love to see a website or have PSA/SGC combine forces to create a registry that would include both grading companies.

I hate having to crossover cards, waste of money for me, big money for the grading companies. I know it's all just wishful thinking.

And yes I do like my cards slabbed, for protection and authenticity mostly, so raw isn't really an option for me.

-Alan

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Posted By: Jason

Ideally, a third party person should build a registry site that uses API to confirm the serial number from each of the big four graders. (PSA, SGC, GAI, BVG)

Of course, that would require cooperation and permission from all the grading companies which I highly doubt would happen. Especially with PSA. They're the top dog and I can't see them taking away perceived business from themselves just so we can concentrate on our hobby. :/

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Posted By: MikeU

"Since I don't have that much a preference to PSA or SGC, I would love to see a website or have PSA/SGC combine forces to create a registry that would include both grading companies."

This was a GAI idea from years ago. I still like the idea, but for some reason, it did not reasonate. One of those great ideas that just seems not to be able to grow legs.

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Posted By: leon

I heard it's going to happen on Monday.....

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Posted By: Chris

"I heard it's going to happen on Monday....."

You heard that one of the companies is going to allow for registry across graders?

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Posted By: Jeff Lichtman

Actually, it is scheduled for a week from Monday as Monday is Memorial Day. GAI gets a pass on this one.

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Posted By: Jason

The GAI Monday joke. Where is the thread to this? I need educate myself.

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Posted By: leon

You have it all wrong. We ARE memorializing GAI on Monday.....

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Posted By: Chris

Ah, didn't realize it was an ongoing joke. My bad.

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Posted By: Jeff Lichtman

Yes, Leon, but that is where YOU are wrong: they will rise from the dead NEXT Monday.

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Posted By: Darren

Would an independent organization/company need PSA, SGC, or Beckett's permission to host an integrated registry?

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