SGC & PSA Question

jg8422 · #1 12-20-2011, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Wichita

The PSA grading standards are a bit different from the SGC standards. It seems PSA is more critical of corners, registration, and some other details. I tried cracking out some SGC graded cards to cross over to PSA. The few 8 and higher cards I submitted were graded lower by PSA, but ones in the 6 to 7 range pretty much crossed over to equivalent grades.

What do you mean by "registration?" I have heard that term a few times and always wonder what it means.

Thanks for your help.

bunst · #2 12-20-2011, 06:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jg8422

What do you mean by "registration?" I have heard that term a few times and always wonder what it means.

Thanks for your help.

Basically it is focus. Sometimes you'll see a card that appears like you have double vision when looking at it; and that would be a card with poor registration. Or when the colors don't fall in line where they should.

E93 · #3 12-20-2011, 06:34 PM

Generally I think SGC is a bit tougher especially since tightening their criteria on centering but one could find exceptions from both. All the cards from both sides are graded by humans. That said, PSA is so tough on crossovers it seems like they just reject crossovers most of the time on general principal. I have not gotten than impression from SGC.

In terms of re-sale value today I think a blanket claim of PSA for post-war and SGC for pre-war is a bit simplistic.
JimB

glchen · #4 12-21-2011, 03:15 PM

Regarding resale value, this is what they say on the PSA boards on why PSA is superior. On ebay, in the search criteria, enter both SGC and PSA to see which listings use both TPG's as keywords to get more hits. On the results screen, you will see the vast majority are SGC cards looking to capitalize on the PSA keyword rather than PSA cards looking to add collectors of SGC cards.

rainier2004 · #5 12-22-2011, 07:56 AM

I prefer SGC far more than PSA...Sgc slabs break much easier and generally break "clean" vs PSA slabs which splinter more, require more force and leave bits of the slab in my carpet for the dog to find and chew. In the end, they both break and give you that "fix" that was needed. Merry Christmas!

pcoz · #6 12-22-2011, 11:19 AM

I have mostly caramels in my collection, and without question, I prefer SGC. SGC holders present the card better, while the newer PSA holders have my card floating around and that drives me nuts. SGC is more accurate and tougher on the caramels as well. You'll find a good bit of paper loss on PSA 2's that SGC will make 1's upon arrival. PSA cards may trade higher at times b/c of their registry, but I'll take SGC cards over PSA cards any day for pre-war. Just my preference.

t206hound · #7 12-22-2011, 11:54 AM

I only collect T206 and I started out as a PSA guy, not really knowing that SGC existed. In the last 18 months I've switched to SGC for three reasons:
- Quick turnaround, primarily due to USPS registered mail. With SGC in NJ (and me in MD), it's much faster than the cross-country trip to CA.
- The appearance of the card in the slab
- A general preference of SGC by many other T206 collectors who favor SGC

That said, I have seen many more "bargains" in SGC holders than PSA holders. Yesterday I looked at the ten cheapest (auction, including shipping) eBay cards sold in PSA3 and SGC40; PSA averaged around $30, with SGC under $29. I also did a search and found instances where the PSA version sold more than the SGC (again at these same grades), and others where SGC was higher. Obviously these are small samples, but I haven't seen definitive proof that the same card would sell higher in one slab than the other (at least at the grade level I collect).

Happy Collecting to all, regardless of your slab or lack thereof!

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