Grading services

[sbfinley]

Each TPG has hollowed out their own niche within the hobby through which their slabs carry the highest premium.
SGC - Pre-War especially T & E types.
PSA - 50's-60's-70's-and early 80's. Set registry.
BGS - Modern, especially Chrome issues.
GAI - Trimmed cards and resealed packs.
KSA/CSA - Fake Garbage. I haven't a clue who these clowns are.

*I have purchased a handful of Verisleeve cards and was pleasantly surprised with the results.

[brewing]

IMO
Beckett doesn't command prices in pre war because pre war collectors typically are seasoned collectors and know that Beckett is gracious with their vintage grading.

KSA is a legit Canadian company. Good in hockey BVG like in baseball.

CSA with the blue insert w/o a detailed flip is adequate. Everything else is rubbish.

SCD with red flip is good, blue flip is worthless.

SGC is great with a crappy registry.

PSA is all about $$$$. Profit margin rules, and VIP customers get preferential service (grades). Awesome registry with inconsistent grading.

GAI for post war isn't that bad. A notch above Beckett.

[auggiedoggy]

Originally Posted by brewing

IMO
Beckett doesn't command prices in pre war because pre war collectors typically are seasoned collectors and know that Beckett is gracious with their vintage grading.

KSA is a legit Canadian company. Good in hockey BVG like in baseball.

Actually, I'd take PSA or SGC over KSA any day, even for hockey. KSA usually overgrades.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by sbfinley

Each TPG has hollowed out their own niche within the hobby through which their slabs carry the highest premium.
SGC - Pre-War especially T & E types.
PSA - 50's-60's-70's-and early 80's. Set registry.
BGS - Modern, especially Chrome issues.
GAI - Trimmed cards and resealed packs.
KSA/CSA - Fake Garbage. I haven't a clue who these clowns are.

*I have purchased a handful of Verisleeve cards and was pleasantly surprised with the results.

Spot on descriptions for SGC, PSA, and BGS. GAI is now known as Global Authority and besides grading trimmed cards and resealed packs they also grade counterfeit cards, homemade Christmas packs, altered cards, return trimmed/counterfeit/altered cards graded while keeping your cards or just plain steal your cards and never return an email. Stay away far away and never buy anything in there garbage holders. Check them out with the BBB they are a joke. I am Ben North and I approve that description of those scum bags.

[MW1]

Originally Posted by bnorth

Spot on descriptions for SGC, PSA, and BGS. GAI is now known as Global Authority and besides grading trimmed cards and resealed packs they also grade counterfeit cards, homemade Christmas packs, altered cards, return trimmed/counterfeit/altered cards graded while keeping your cards or just plain steal your cards and never return an email. Stay away far away and never buy anything in there garbage holders. Check them out with the BBB they are a joke. I am Ben North and I approve that description of those scum bags.

http://iowa.bbb.org/article/Card-Gra...y-Handed-36474

[MW1]

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[midwaylandscaping]

I prefer SGC
I do buy PSA. I do not sub to PSA. For me it's not cost efficient.
BVG is not as tight on grading vintage as SGC or PSA I don't think.
BGS is really good on modern, in my opinion.(also will grade modern sheet cuts)
GAI no clue.
CSA no clue.
ISA no clue
GMA no clue.
KSA for hockey, if you don't mind sheet cut, they do pretty well on the hockey grading. In my case I wanted, just for the heck of it, a Scott Stevens KSA 10 RC. Knowing full well it was most likely sheet cut, but also knowing it was for my personal collection only. I knew going in. So no disappointment.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by sbfinley

Each TPG has hollowed out their own niche within the hobby through which their slabs carry the highest premium.
SGC - Pre-War especially T & E types.
PSA - 50's-60's-70's-and early 80's. Set registry.
BGS - Modern, especially Chrome issues.
GAI - Trimmed cards and resealed packs.
KSA/CSA - Fake Garbage. I haven't a clue who these clowns are.

*I have purchased a handful of Verisleeve cards and was pleasantly surprised with the results.

I would go with this but most importantly buy the card and not the slab.