Alteration vs. Conservation Defined

vintagetoppsguy · #1 05-17-2019, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by bobbyw8469

David...you know exactly why people are submitting to PSA. Or were you speaking rhetorically?

If anyone is fully aware of the situation that is going on, and they choose to submit to PSA, that tells me they're submitting inferior cards and hoping for better grades knowing that SGC (or BGS/BVG) would grade them properly.

Look no further than the Anson card. SGC had the first shot at grading that card. They graded it appropriately (1.5). Then PSA had an equal opportunity to grade that card. It gets a 4? How does a card with that much paper loss get a 4? How does SGC see the paper loss, but PSA does not?

Bobby, forget value, turnaround times or any other factor. If nothing else, don't you want your cards graded accurately?

Peter_Spaeth · #2 05-17-2019, 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by vintagetoppsguy

If anyone is fully aware of the situation that is going on, and they choose to submit to PSA, that tells me they're submitting inferior cards and hoping for better grades knowing that SGC (or BGS/BVG) would grade them properly.

Look no further than the Anson card. SGC had the first shot at grading that card. They graded it appropriately (1.5). Then PSA had an equal opportunity to grade that card. It gets a 4? How does a card with that much paper loss get a 4? How does SGC see the paper loss, but PSA does not?

Bobby, forget value, turnaround times or any other factor. If nothing else, don't you want your cards graded accurately?

Most people who are selling cards want to maximize their sale price, it's as simple as that, and perfectly understandable. The better question might be why does the market value PSA so much more highly but that's a long complex answer.

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