Includes reviews for more than 550 game releases. 6gtp4n7c.jpg "") Just because a card was measured as too short doesnt automatically mean its trimmed. PSA graded it a 7.5. The graders you mentioned may be fine but in terms of resale value, there are only a few in the hobby that are perceived as trusted. I would trust your own eyes more than if the SCD label is red or blue. Should I crossover? Here are the scans. It looks like you're new here. If you have stories let me know because it has never been brought to my attention. The online hub www.weeklyworldnews.com is a leading entertainment news site. Still, we have many cards in circulation from other now defunct grading companies. A total of 544 of the hand-cut 1969 Transogram cards have been submitted to PSA for slabbing, with just three scoring a perfect 10, along with 58 graded as 9s and 92 graded at 8. Sports Collectors Digest Published by Krause Publications (2016) ISBN 10: 1440247552 ISBN 13: 9781440247552 New Softcover Quantity: 1 Seller: LibraryMercantile (Humble, TX, U.S.A.) Rating Seller Rating: Book Description Condition: new. If you have any info on USA please let me know. Some earned very poor reputations. This is truly the best community around, and we wanted to thank . three major card graders in the hobby are PSA, SGC and Beckett, ASA (Accugrade Sportscard Authentication), Slab Trustworthiness Score: 1.5 out of 5, Slab Trustworthiness Score: 3.5 out of 5, Slab Trustworthiness Score: 2.5 out of 5, Slab Trustworthiness Score: 3.5 out of 5, Slab Trustworthiness Score: 1.5 out of 5, AGS was related with Shop at Home early on and notorious for overgrading cards, a company called AGS (Authentic Grading Services Inc) that was known to only grade fake cards, involved in a big operation in which they were knowingly grading fake cards, from an old Collectors Forum post note that CSA had three different 'flips', most claimed that it was just more of a detailed sub-grade calculation, But, this note on Blowout Forums certainly does not instill my confidence in their 'trustworthiness', Here's an archived view of the old CTA grading website, was arrested for sports memorabilia fraud, they spun off the grading company into a new unit called Global Authority, make sure if buying a card in on of their slabs--lean towards the silver flips and avoid the newer/whiter flip, Gem was grading fake Star basketball cards among others, And I have read the grades cross over very well to PS, often grading altered and trimmed cards with a numerical grade, short lived card grading company in 2001 that lasted until 2003, weren't necessarily impeccable in discovering altered or trimmed cards. (Total: 9) Open for bidding around 03/06/2023 Auction . Have you heard of Hall of Fame Grading(HOF)? Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network and Amazon Associates Affiliate Program. Note this snippet found on their website back in 2004 should tell you all you need to know about the grading quality/trustworthiness of GEM: Providing authentication is challenging and not guaranteed due to improved computerized printing techniques. As with anything, if you come across one, give it a close examination. These ok? RE: SCD grading company. Collectors Corner | On note on GAI; make sure if buying a card in on of their slabs--lean towards the silver flips and avoid the newer/whiter flip. [2] A lot of sports card dealers were against the idea . I recently picked up a couple cards on eBay that were red-SCD slabbed (only after reading this thread), and I have NOT been disappointed at all! From my research online, the creator of SMA started by cutting magazine clippings and slabbing them, as with this Red Sox Team photo from a 1916 copy of 'Reach magazine. Game Used, 1887 Kalamazoo N690 #26 grading eligable questionHelp Im new to this, SF Bay Area Sports Collectors Show November 28. Avoid.BSG Grading - eBay seller that does basement grading. 1981 Topps Football Joe Montana HOF Rookie Card #216 PSA 9 Beauty! On Sunday, PSA will only accept same-day service orders up until 11 a.m. PSA will be encapsulating all sizes of cards, including tallboy, jumbo and thick memorabilia/patch cards. A little late to the game on this one but I thought I would mention that I had great success when I crossed over my SCD red labels to PSA. I have a card that has been graded by precision grading inc. He had the only two examples of that card). SCD as in Sports Cards Direct is a waste and I wouldn't buy anything graded by them (they definitely graded some fakes). Sports Collectors Digest. Sure a grader can accidentally damage a card. Based on my research PGS was at the time a decent grader, and have seen some PGS cards cross over fairly well to either SGC or PSA. What all you know about cash. Not to say that you might not get lucky with a Capitol holder, but I'd be very careful. But, this note on Blowout Forums certainly does not instill my confidence in their 'trustworthiness'. A lot of the grading is still done with the human eye and people are not perfect. New 2023 Topps Series One a hit with baseball card collectors By Tony Reid Feb 22, 2023 1950s Pirates star Frank Thomas remembered as a charitable, fan-friendly card collector Sports Card Direct (also SCD) had a very bad reputation. PS shoutout to fellow collector Lucas Dewease (and huge Frank Thomas fan) who informed me of a few defunct companies that I wasnt aware of. So, I thought it would be helpful for collectors to have a Sports Card Grading Graveyard where we list out old card graders and whether or not their slabs/grades should be trusted. 1986 Fleer Basketball #57 Michael Jordan Rookie Card Graded PSA 8. A majority of these cards were T 206'S,1915 Cracker Jacks, up through the early( 50's star cards only). If you have any graders not on this list that you have questions or comments about feel free to email me atchris@allvintagecards.com. Looking to put together a PSA 10 set. Hobby News. Mickey Mantle (left) and LeBron James (right) are the subjects of some of the most valuable unique sports cards ever sold. While I have not examined one up close, the same reader noted that they had placed this copy under blacklight and the paper did not fluoresce, thus their claim was that the clipping was in fact original. Now content at the same company as an editor and columnist for SCD, I rarely miss sitting in the small, dark grading room looking at other peoples cardboard gems. That does and has happened. 2021 Donruss Optic Downtown #DT33 Trevor Lawrence RC Rookie SSP PSA 10 GEM MINT, 2000 Tom Brady Playoff Contenders Rookie Ticket Rc Auto Patriots, 2021 JUSTIN FIELDS Rookie Card "YOU PICK" OHIO STATE BEARS AUTO SP BASE #'D RC, JUSTIN FIELDS PSA 9 2021 PANINI FLAWLESS FOOTBALL ROOKIE PATCH AUTO 6/25 RPA, 1984 Michael Jordan Star Rookie RC #101 PSA 6 , 1958 Topps Football #62 Jim Jimmy Brown Browns RC Rookie HOF PSA 5 " PWCC-A ". Gem Grading had two services--it's core Gem Grading service and Gem Elite which offered grading with subgrades, similar to what Beckett Grading does today. autographed and inscribed books. Justin Herbert Select RC Auto 2020 LA Chargers 11/20, 1981 Topps Joe Montana Rookie GEM MINT PSA 10 Low POP, JORDAN LOVE 2020 PANINI PRIZM ROOKIE CAMO PRIZMS AUTOGRAPH SP AUTO #11/25, JALEN HURTS PSA 10 2020 PANINI PRIZM BLACK FOOTBALL ROOKIE GOLD 10/10 RC POP 1, JUSTIN HERBERT 2020 CONTENDERS ROOKIE TICKET AUTO #104 PSA 9 MINT 10 AUTO RC 280. of the page. Price Guides 2020 PANINI PRIZM CAMO PRIZM #339 TUA TAGOVAILOA RC 05/25 PSA 10!! Sports Collectors Digest, the most respected sports collectibles magazine in the hobby, keeps you informed about every aspect of sports collecting, including trading cards, memorabilia, autographs, online auctions, grading, and authentication. See his Frank Thomas card below. Track Item. Readers may reach him at Chris.Nerat@fwpubs.com or call him at (800) 726-9966, ext. Thus, there certainly would be a credibility concern about any card that you might find graded by SMA. That's it exactly. Capitol was part of an expose back in a 2005 SCD article, which claimed that GEM grading, Capitol Grading and Foremost Grading (FGA) were involved in a big operation in which they were knowingly grading fake cards: "SCD discovered that counterfeits of 1963 Bazooka cards, 1921 W551 strip cards, 1931 W517 strip cards, 1947 Homogenized Bond Bread and 1952 Wheaties were being sold online..but also the Bond Bread and other similar cards that were targeted in that SCD investigation three years ago. Love '83 Topps. Sports Collectors Digest, the most respected sports collectibles magazine in the hobby, keeps you informed about every aspect of sports collecting, including trading cards, memorabilia, autographs, online auctions, grading, and authentication. And it's true what others have already said -- the SCD graders were very conservative in their numbers. From Jackson to Jeter, this magazine covers it all. 2020 National Treasures Joe Burrow NFL SHIELD 1/1 RPA RC AUTO PSA 9 MINT GRAIL, 2017 Prizm Patrick Mahomes Green Scope /99 PSA 10 Gem Mint Rookie RC Low Pop, 2000 Playoff Contenders Tom Brady Marc Bulger Round Numbers Rookie Auto RC #RN11. First Name * Last Name * Email Address * SIGN ME UP! Shortly after graduating college with a journalism degree, I was hired for my first job but not as a writer. (A suburb of Toledo, OH.). I was super happy when I picked this up for less than PSA, BVG, or SGC 6's were selling for at the time: Thanks everyone, so should I crossover or leave it at it is? An $18 Early Bird Autograph Encapsulation Special'' and a $25 Early Bird Autograph Grading Encapsulation Special are also available for items in standard trading card holders that are submitted by close of business on Friday, July 29, with a maximum declared value of $200. All Vintage Cards content is free. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for STANDARD CATALOG OF VINTAGE BASEBALL CARDS By Sports Collectors Digest **Mint** at the best online prices at eBay! Card grading is a lot more than checking out corners, centering and surface. 4 Color Patches! Although, when Im at a card show, from time to time, I will pick up a 1971 Topps black-bordered card just to see if it exhibits one of those amateurish black-markered corner jobs that I so frequently experienced in the wonderful world, or not so wonderful world, as a card grader. In my research, all I could find were negative comments about GradeMyCards. Sports collecting news - Sports cards and sports memorabilia industry news.