michaelehenson
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Meh. I don’t collect to sell and I don’t like the way PSA slabs look, lol.
I’ll just keep collecting what I like, grading through SGC when I grade (I like the way their slabs look), and avoid PSA wherever possible unless I happen to find something affordable that’s already graded or something.
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I might know someone who knows someone. Let me do some asking around!
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Pristine!
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I prefer the signature over his body rather than his name, just personal preference.
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I’ve been wondering about this too, but I’ll be honest, I’m still trying to understand how all of this actually plays out in practice. From the outside, it feels like PSA is just the default because of resale, and everything else has to compete on speed or cost.
I remember hearing a lot of momentum around SGC before the acquisition, mostly because it was cheaper and faster, not because people thought it would beat PSA on value. (Although, I personally prefer the way their slabs look…)
I’m still learning a lot and don’t do much grading at this point, but it seems like if a true #2 is going to emerge, I’d imagine it’s going to HAVE to clearly win on either price or speed (or both), not just be “slightly better.” But, that doesn’t solve the resale value dilemma…
The only logical option is for us to all stage a revolution and starve PSA by forming an alliance and stop submitting to them…Haha!
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That’s a nice pickup! Love his work with Head & Shoulders. 😜
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I mean, I don’t do much grading myself. That said, some of what I’ve seen lately has me pretty unlikely to grade with certain brands.
It seems like there should be room for a long-term minded new grading company to come in and steadily earn market share.
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That’s so sick!! Some of my earliest collecting “grails” were Marvel cards in grade school. We were too poor for me to get any though, so I had to settle for free St. Louis Cardinals cards that cops used to hand out to kids playing outside. 🤣
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These look great! I don’t really have much in the way of patches…I have a few but nothing crazy.
I agree with the “game-worn” aspect. I get why they’ve started fudging that process a bit but truly game-worn/used stuff is so cool. My concern is that it lowers the interest or value long term because there are so many game-worn options out there.
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It’s wild.
I’m assuming that this would be to allow them to hire more graders or something…but you KNOW they aren’t going to lower prices if they figure out how to lower turnaround times.
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😂😂😂😂😂😂
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Since August is INSANE. I’ve not even tried to make money off selling cards, etc., but I’d imagine a turnaround time like that can screw over a lot of good pickups. That’s a TON of time for the market to change, player to get hurt, etc. while you’re waiting on a submission to make it back to you. Sheesh!
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I had a friend reach out to a friend that’s a vintage card guru…Unfortunately, his verdict is that this one looks like a modern reprint. He pointed out that the corners and ink appear off.
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A graded 9 cheaper than raw is crazy!