SGC Slabbed autos

[HittinLikeCarew]

Hey, so I got back into the hobby in 2020. SGC had stopped authenticating on card autos. I’ve heard some random reasons over the years, but I am looking at a couple for my 1976 set, and am a bit concerned being in SGC slabs.
Can anyone shed some light on the back story?
Thanks!

[swarmee]

SGC closed their auto authentication shop soon after they were exposed for certifying approximately 10 signed T206 cards, some of which sold in auction for tens of thousands of dollars.
Because of the power of the internet, most of those cards were found in raw, unsigned form, less than three years before SGC certified them.

https://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=262673

This was also right around the time the company was sold after the move to Boca Raton, FL.

[rand1com]

Originally Posted by HittinLikeCarew

Hey, so I got back into the hobby in 2020. SGC had stopped authenticating on card autos. I’ve heard some random reasons over the years, but I am looking at a couple for my 1976 set, and am a bit concerned being in SGC slabs.
Can anyone shed some light on the back story?
Thanks!

They are likely fine. Overall, their authentication was as good as any of the other authentication companies. All of them make mistakes. Some forgeries are very good and they slip up.

[HittinLikeCarew]

Wow! That’s pretty amazing work. Thanks so much for the info!!

[T206Collector]

Originally Posted by swarmee

…some of which sold in auction for tens of thousands of dollars.

I believe the only one which sold for over $10,000 was the Baker, which was PSA/DNA certified.

[jp1216]

Why was 'SetBuilder' Manny banned? I hope it wasn't for exposing that T206 junk.