Card Grading Is Upside Down

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Posted By: peter chao

Guys,

Look at it this way. Tell me if you can tell the difference between a PSA 10 and a SGC 95 with the naked eye. I would be extremely impressed if you could.

So in a way we really don't need the grading companies. A PSA 10 looks like an SGC 95 looks like a GAI 10. However, at the other end of the spectrum what's the difference between a PSA 1 and a SGC 10. Does a card look better being a horrible mis-cut or with major creases through the face of the ballplayer. This is the area the grading companies should be concentrating on. I want them to tell me whether a card is legitimate and whether the centering is simply bad or awful.

Here's what I'm saying. There's no reason for the fine distinctions between the SGC 88 and the SGC 90. I would much rather see them make a distinction between the SGC 10 and the SGC 15, that's where I need some help.

Peter