Crossing SGC 9 to PSA 9

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How much more is it worth in PSA 9 v. SGC 9?

Part of me wonders whether the juice is really worth the squeeze.

Looking at the fuzzy scans, it looks like it might be possible to cross it over. The biggest question is whether you'll have better luck with a classic cross (i.e. sending it in the slab) or whether you're better off cracking it out and submitting it as raw.

When you crack it out, you take a lot more risk. At least with a classic cross, if it won't cross at your minimum specified grade, then they send it back to you in the original slab.

My first inclination would be to not bother with the aggravation. My second inclination if I really, really decided I was going to do it, then I'd go with a classic cross, rather than a crack and resubmit. Probably just my own aversion to risk that way, because if you crack and resubmit, it might come back as a PSA 7. And with a classic cross, your downside is limited to the cost of the service, which hopefully won't be more than you're willing to risk in the venture.

In terms of my own crossover experience, I've really only ever done it once, about 6 years ago with a classic cross in the slab. It started in SGC 6 and came back as PSA 5. And I was fine with that.