In comparing all of the different card grading services, everyone is quick to look at BGS, SGC, and CSG as main PSA competitors. While that might be valid, there are also a number of other grading companies out there that don’t get talked about as much. So today, we are going to look at ISA […]
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As a leader in authenticating sports cards and other items, PSA has the daunting task of striving for perfection every single day. I mean, when the specific grade of an item can drastically impact its value, the process of grading becomes all the more important. One great tool is PSA’s PSA Photograde™ Online where you
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PSA is owned by Collectors Universe, an American company based in southern California. Collectors Universe was formed in 1986 with Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS). When was PSA Founded? PSA was founded in 1991, beating other popular grading company Beckett Grading Services (BGS) to the market, which was founded in 1999, according to Sports Collectors
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One thing to love about the hobby expansion and cards becoming more popular than ever is the innovation and opportunity. Believe it or not, there was a time when I was a young collector that we didn’t have the internet, and the main source of determining what makes a card valuable was a Beckett Baseball
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One of the more perplexing questions you’ll face in the hobby at some point will revolve around grading cards, and whether or not doing so with PSA is worth it. I won’t really get into the specifics of grading costs (no, you can’t grade cards for free), turnaround time, and process—there are already some really
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PSA OC is a specific qualifier assigned by the grading company to identify a card as “off center”—even though that card meets the criteria for a particular grade. For example, a PSA 9 means the card is in mint condition, but a PSA 9 OC means that card also significant centering issues. Read More: PSA
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An SGC “A” graded card stands for “Authentic.” This is not a card rating that one would expect on an encapsulated card, but rather a designation. Meaning, it’s an option that can be selected upon submission if you “would like SGC to encapsulate any trimmed or color-enhanced card (that is authentic) with the “A” designation.
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To look up a BCCG serial number, follow these steps. After doing so you’ll see a screen like this where you can verify the card information matches the serial number of the card in question. The information includes: More About BCCG We’ve also covered BCCG slabs a bit on this blog, so here are some
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When putting together a post the other day on what is a BCCG 10, I realized that not only are not all card grading scales equal, but even the common 1-10 card grading scale could differ between the popular card grading services. So, in case you were wondering yourself and wanted all of that information
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It’s amazing how much the hobby has evolved. We have gone from simple, straightforward cards that didn’t warrant any question or big decisions to cards with jerseys and autographs; prizms and refractors, graded slabs, and so much more. It’s good and bad, but we won’t debate it much now. The looming question for you today
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