Nat Turner is for a combined set registry

[Lorewalker]

Unless I am looking at this the wrong way, what incentive is there for Nat to put money into a combined registry? It makes SGC cards more valuable in the market but isn't he in essence just competing against himself?

I prefer SGC to PSA but I must be lacking the long distance vision to see how Collectors benefits by having two separate grading brands. My assumption has been that at some point SGC either gets sold off or folds into PSA.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Lorewalker

Unless I am looking at this the wrong way, what incentive is there for Nat to put money into a combined registry? It makes SGC cards more valuable in the market but isn't he in essence just competing against himself?

I prefer SGC to PSA but I must be lacking the long distance vision to see how Collectors benefits by having two separate grading brands. My assumption has been that at some point SGC either gets sold off or folds into PSA.

It also takes away a potentially very large crossover business, no? If your SGC card goes into the registry, why pay to try to cross it?

[Lorewalker]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

It also takes away a potentially very large crossover business, no? If your SGC card goes into the registry, why pay to try to cross it?

A combined registry is a consumer friendly move but not sure it makes any sense for Collector's profits but maybe it would help their overall value as a company.

I feel Collectors bought SGC to prevent someone else from doing so and as long as they are profitable will keep the brand going but at some point I think it goes away.

If they did away with the SGC brand would those collectors not use PSA and go to CGC or Beckett? Maybe SGC loyalists would refuse to cross over?

[parkplace33]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

It also takes away a potentially very large crossover business, no? If your SGC card goes into the registry, why pay to try to cross it?

Correct. Its not going to happen.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by parkplace33

Correct. Its not going to happen.

I doubt it and some vanilla quote from Nat in one interview doesn't sway me nor does anything else said here so far.

[Snowman]

They're supposedly creating A combined registry, not combining THE registry. Set Registry gurus will surely still favor the PSA-only flavor so they can continue to pretend their sets are superior.

[Lorewalker]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

I doubt it and some vanilla quote from Nat in one interview doesn't sway me nor does anything else said here so far.

I would love it were it to happen but I am not seeing this as something that is going to come to fruition. Nat's comment in the interview clearly indicate they are short of tech resources to even address PSA's set registry needs, whatever those might be. When you factor into that a poll showed only 22% of the people collect both PSA and SGC cards, this has to be a very low priority.