PSA discussion

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Posted By: will watson

first off, i don't want this thread to turn into a smack talking or grading company war.

that being said, i was wondering why the majority of collectors on Net 54 dislike PSA.

they are my grader of choice, both for prewar and "modern" cards. do i feel they're perfect? far from it. they have their problems, as does every grading company. i only have a few gripes with PSA: the way they sweep their problems under the table is annoying, as is their inability to properly holder cards in the correct sized slabs (i hate, HATE, cards in anything other than snug fit holders. i display my cards, and quite frankly some PSA slabs- especially with the dreaded "condom" - look like crap).

that being said, i still like PSA. the cards i own are graded and labelled accurately, along with most i see offered on ebay. are there some instances of over/undergrading and mislabelled holders? of course. again, graders are humans, and humans make mistakes occasionally.

i think PSA and SGC are both excellent grading companies (i have no experience with GAI, so i cannot comment). both make mistakes- PSA seems to be better at postwar stuff, whereas SGC seems to be better with prewar stuff- but overall, i believe both companies do their job well.

i was just wondering why SGC seems to be infallible, while PSA seems to be the butt of most grading complaints.