Sports Card Grading 101: Learn About PSA, BGS, BVG, BCCG, SGC & more

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[paulmanno]

When I saw this was an hour long discussion I thought no way does this need to be an hour and after watching the whole thing I could watch hours more! So much information given, thank you!

[mrb]

Another great person to interview Geoff. Just one small thing though mate... when you interview people can you please let them speak more?! If you value their opinion enough to invite them on the show, then let them share it! Your best interview so far in this regard was the soccer one... because you were asking questions and learning from your guest just as we were. You let them speak and share their insights a lot better than other interviews.

I hope this is seen as "constructive criticism, " and not as trolling. You have an awesome channel and a lot of knowledge. Keep it up!

[rickmoore]

Loved the interview. Joe had a lot of great information. I do have one piece of advice. I noticed you like to talk a lot. But when you're interviewing somebody you should let them do most of the talking. A lot of the times Joe would be answering a question and you would just cut him off and talk over him.

[rustyshackleferd]

I like the idea of grading services but few things concern me.
1. Say I send in a card in a bulk submission but 5 other people send in the same card, how do they know which one is mine if they get similar grades?
2. Say I send in a card that's possible high 9 low 10.. how do I know you won't swap out that card with one of your own that gets a lower grade but still very comparable and I wouldn't the difference and you kept the higher graded card?
Just some things I think about.

[DavidAlexandermlmmadeeasy]

Didn’t really address SGC at all. I was really interested in your opinion because I made a decision to get a bunch graded by SGC once all of the negative publicity with PSA here recently

[jw]

wow! anyone starting out in card collecting or wanting to get back in.. this channel is a must ! thanks for keeping an ad free! even though I watch a commercial every 15 minutes to get this content

[ecommsquad]

I saw that article. I made great money at shows with low dollar cards at shows in my teens in the 90's.

[DillonLoomis]

Great content, thank you. I’d suggest letting guest talk more. You can make a video on same topic with your thoughts. When you have a guest, they should talk more than you, even though your input was valuable as well. Would just be optimal in a separate video and better for your channel as well. Just my .02. Overall, please keep it up I’m learning a lot and there isn’t much good content in this space 👊🏻

[karmy]

Thanks for the shout out. Maybe I can do a part 2 to that article at some point whenever I have the time.

[Sweeney-Kubach]

The rule is SCG on t206 area to 50s PSA from 60s to 90s and more Modern cards are Beckett because a Beckett 10 prestine is worth a ton of money. Great video my friend.

[BJsMePlz]

I really like your enthusiasm in your interview, it's very positive, please allow your guest to give his opinion more, it's better to let them speak without saying 'yep, mhm, ok' over n over.

[thenewyugiohfan]

Thank you for all your videos to help the new sports card investors. It’s been really helpful for me. I did learn a lot just by watching your video. And I m still learning. 🙏thank you

[medstudent]

congrats- great interview! I am an experienced long time collector, and was glad to see & hear a good quality discussion! Not to long, no nonsense, only facts & experiences! I recommend that to people to follow!

[HawksNHabsPC]

This is the exact episode I was waiting for! I’m about to send in my first batch of cards to grade. Thanks!

[gameinformationpokertheory]

Joe Davis is the best guest commentator that you had on the channel to date. His knowledge and experience automatically earns him trust along with credibility. Great topic and well navigated discussion on Sportscard Grading. Timing is significantly important in Grading, so people should realize what is the potential of cards being Submitted before purchasing already Graded cards like you mentioned with Luka Doncic and Trae Young RCs from 2018-19. If people realize that there are approximately 100, 000 Base RCs of each Player from 2019-20 Panini Prizm, then I wonder if they would be chasing as much as they are. Yes, there are a lot more Collectors in Sportscard today than ever — Panini has manufactured to Demand, so the Silver, Green, Ruby Wave, Red/White/Blue, Orange Ice, Red Ice and Pink Ice should all be plentiful even as everyone is chasing Colored Prizms. Sticking to Panini Prizm Serial Numbered 500 or less might be the best option for this year’s product. 🤓🏀🌎

[DevilDog]

16:07
I actually did an extensive research and analysis to find out how the multiplier (or how much more) is a PSA 10 relative to a BGS 9.5 or a BGS 10 Black relative to a BGS 10 Pristine. I have all the multiplier correlations from PSA 8, 9 & 10 and BGS 9, 9.5, 10 & 10 Black.

I wish there is some way or somewhere I can publish a paper for all to see.

[gksng]

I leant a lot of grading knowledges. Highly recommended this video!

[joeyneuenkirch]

Love HGA, presentation, subgrades and grading

[Easternctsportscards]

Great video, very knowledgeable and interesting takes on grading, used psa for a while, never been a fan of bgs, but always good to see both points of view, I plan on using sgc for some more of my pc stuff, just for cost and turnaround time, but will always stick to psa for investment type things and generally for my pc, I have also had luck snapping cards out and resubbing and the grades have gone up in some cases, barely ever send the card still in the slab

[ChefSebastian]

Someone needs to teach this guy how to switch his phone to silent mode. In every iterview with him, his phone is always going off!