I don't mean to be a contrarian, but is this really that big of a deal? People leave companies all of the time, for a variety of reasons. And SGC has always seemed to have a fairly long bench of top talent. I mean I remember corresponding with Brian Dwyer when he was at SGC, and now he is president of REA. Rob Luce, a former head grader at SGC, is also at REA now, I think. Derek Grady, another former head grader at SGC, has been at Heritage for years. I think SGC will be fine, and I'll continue to send submissions to SGC, especially for some types of items that other TPGs don't grade such as real photo postcards, BF3 pennants, and irregularly cut cards, most of which have a significantly lower grading fees than PSA.
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