Opinions Requested on Current State of Third-Party Graders:

[OldOriole]

Originally Posted by Directly

Ebay recognizes three major grading companies. So how much cheaper is a SGC Ruth graded say a 2.5 versus a PSA 2.5-- 1/3 cheaper?--trying to figure out the scientific reasoning for the secondary prices realized . It cant be consistency of grading?

I believe most of the difference has to do with the popularity of the PSA set registries, which drive up the prices of PSA graded cards. Many on here prefer SGC graded cards for the personal collections, but PSA when reselling. To each their own, but I believe that the registry explains much of the difference in prices.