The back scan has a cream back at the end. I guarantee they are gray backs. Sgc also labeled them as "Canadian" in the past.
"My verification team has informed me that we only recognize Red and Black backs on the label. Not Gray backs. " Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk |
Ted that sucks!
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IMHO The grading companies are in a world of hurt right now. And they have reached a point where people are just shoveling money at them. So it isn't a financial problem. It is a customer service and quality control issue. They simply don't have enough competent workers to keep up with demand.
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"My verification team has informed me that we only recognize Red and Black backs on the label. Not Gray backs. "
Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk[/QUOTE] From a quick ebay search this seems to be accurate. They have 0 gray back SGC cards for sale and the only 2 that have sold recently were not labeled gray backs. My 2 thoughts (not that they mean much) 1) Anyone who is expert enough to want and pay premiums for the gray back probably aren't going to need the label to verify that it is actually a gray back. 2) If the SGC drop down and your order/invoice showed "gray back" as a label distinction then they owe you a partial refund at the very least, since you paid to have them labeled under that pretense. Out of curiosity who have you been corresponding with at SGC? I've had nothing but good experience with their customer service in the past, including recently. Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk |
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My 2 thoughts (not that they mean much) 1) Anyone who is expert enough to want and pay premiums for the gray back probably aren't going to need the label to verify that it is actually a gray back. 2) If the SGC drop down and your order/invoice showed "gray back" as a label distinction then they owe you a partial refund at the very least, since you paid to have them labeled under that pretense. Out of curiosity who have you been corresponding with at SGC? I've had nothing but good experience with their customer service in the past, including recently. Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk[/QUOTE] Your 2 centsbare appreciated ! It's some kid in customer service, Brent. Yes I chose either "gray back" or "canadian" from their drop down menu with a note asking of they could label either all as gray back or all as canadian. The real shame was I sent the Frank house yellow tiger...gray back to them for proper labeling. It's as rare as a 52 Mantle in PSA 8 and they blew it! |
I have half a dozen 1954 Topps Canadians I was going to send in to get holdered. Now I wonder if I should do that. As you said, there is an option for those in the SGC drop-down and they have graded and labeled them as such before.
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Not sure what they are doing over there Thankfully their heads are so far up their ass they can see t206 backs from their throat. " Yellow Tiger is not a variation we acknowledge on the label. The card is correctly labeled" I've disputed the entire credit card charge. $540 wasted. Now that they are holdered and NOT labeled properly, I'm at risk breaking them out |
Dealign with SGC lately has been bizarre, especially with regard to obscure issues. For a time after their move to the new pricing schedule, they sent back quite a few vintage Japanese baseball, Cuban league baseball, and soccer as issues they didn't grade. More recently, they've graded more of the obscure cards I've submitted (including some they rejected just a few months ago).
That said, I've found the grading pretty fair. There seems to be some compaction at the lower end of the scale, where cards I would have expected in the past to grade 2-3 are grade 1.1.5, but then again a few cards I was less confident about graded higher. So who knows? Anyway, their turnaround time certainly can't be beat! |
As far as grading I've noticed they went from not caring about centering, to quite strict on overall grade due to centering. Pretty weird, but it's their future.
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Can I see the Frank House Ted?
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1952 topps Frank house Yellow Tiger gray back. Me thinks SGC would have had a nice card here for advertising had they labeled it appropriately. Likely as Rare as a psa 9 mantle, definately rarer than a wagner! Sadly not as valuable .... though the last one did five figures in a private sale.
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Turnaround times at SGC are increasing. They're up to 16 business days now. More and more people are making the move over to SGC. I hope that trend continues. They're so much better than PSA in every aspect other than resale prices, in my opinion. But they're closing the gap with modern cards.
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PSA just dropped their express service fees back to $150, so that's something. Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk |
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As a buyer, I’m totally fine with the gap right now.
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Also, what if you're looking to get this graded for your PC? Maybe you don't want to shell out $300 to have it graded? And what if you're looking to hold it for 5+ years? If SGC continues to gain market share, then the price gap between them and PSA will continue to narrow. 5 years down the line, the differences might not be as drastic. Resale prices matter, but it's not always an apples to apples comparison. I can't tell you how many truly perfect cards I've had over the years in PSA 9 holders. Sure, most 9s have some minor flaw, but there is no shortage of gem mint cards in PSA 9 holders. I've cracked out a lot of them and crossed them over to BGS or SGC and they were given the gem mint grades they deserved and ended up selling for significantly more than they would have in their PSA slab. |
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Thanks Scott.
I've filed a dispute on my CC as their dropdown has the choices for variations, but they will not honor their own system. I would not have sent them in if I had known this. Now I risk damage cracking them out, or face questions listing them as gray backs in their holder. Lose/lose and out 600$ |
has anyone had a recent SGC submission?
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I sent 7 cards that were received 9/9. They just updated to ‘post grade processing’ today, 10/14.
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My last order with SGC was received on 9/2, graded on 10/4, and shipped back to me on 10/5.
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I sent 10 T206s to SGC last week. My only choices of service were 45-60 days for $30 each or $2500 for 3 business days turnaround ( I assume that's for all 10 cards ) ?
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SGC received my three cards on September 9th and they were graded on October 13th. They are shipping them back today. Since I live only 30 minutes away I should receive them tomorrow.
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The registry is the reason for the price differential. PSA has a great registry; SGC doesn’t.
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has anyone received an order back from SGC in the last week? If so, what was the date SGC received the order? I am trying to get the most updated timing as I am still waiting.
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Apparently grades are posting now for the $30 sub level that were received on 9/24. |
I’m waiting on a sub received on 10/4/21.
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Let us know when yours goes post grading please, I’ll be excited as my order was received 10/5, thx & Cheers Colton |
Thank you for all of these responses.
If they are posting grades now for 9/24 received orders, then my 9/30 should post in the next few days.... they must getting a ton of submissions, because these turnaround times are beyond 30days... that is longer than what it was in late Sept. |
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