BEST GRADING COMPANY?! BGS vs PSA vs CGC

Between PSA, BGS, and CGC, which grading company is the best for your collectible cards?!

#PSA #BGS #CGC #Collectibles #pokemon #Yugioh

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[jmctrd]

As someone who occasionally buys cards and doesn’t know a single thing about grading, I will watch this video with wide eyes and a clueless expression

[dianasortek]

Once sent a card to PSA, came back as an 8. Cracked it, sent it back, came back as a 10. Just sayin. Their grading seems... inconsistent

[thekingtauros]

I prefer BGS because their grading seems more consistent and their slabs feel premium.

[jonbanker]

I’m a CGC collector for many reasons. I love the look of the slab the best. Crystal clear case and the label gives you all of the information about your card with no weird acronyms. They tend to be less expensive to collect because most people are looking for PSA which also means I have less competition when looking for the cards I want to add to my collection. Grading with them is simple, fast and they have good customer service.

[matteroffact]

CGC is by far my favourite gradeing company. The extra chase for the new embossed gold pristine 10, the crystal clear slabs and the affordable gradeing cost with excellent customer service....its a clear winner for me.

[dagreenshiz]

PSA for selling because people overpay for 10's
CGC for collecting pristines as they are better quality than PSA 10's

[Implicit_Truth]

I love CGC, not only are the slabs reasonably priced, I like that my comics and cards go through the same agency. The subgrades are awesome too. I will say that I don't like that they went to black labels.

[darksuicune_tcg]

BGS is my personal favorite too. Recently graded my very first black label!

[PkmnMasterNeb]

I own a few grades cards from PSA and two from CGC and I still think PSA is the best. I want to try BGS in the future but to me, the simple look of a PSA slab is what does it for me; so iconic and to the point. My CGC cards I bought bc they were dirt cheap and I couldn’t find the specific cards graded in PSA (from Fire Emblem Cipher) I never graded my own cards from anything but PSA and I agree on the turnaround time. Sent in cards in early April, told me they’d be ready in June, and I got them back last week! Incredibly fast turnaround time, even for choosing the value option.

[boelens]

I want to thank you for helping me decide which grading company to choose.

I was seriously considering going with a different company after all these years. I also looked into having all my cards crossed over.

[jmctrd]

I’ve only ever heard of PSA before I started watching this channel

[sgz]

Doesn't matter which company is "the best" when the whole concept of card grading is flawed. Their policies are flawed, grading criteria are flawed, graders are flawed, submitters are flawed, the market is flawed. It all comes down to subjective arbitrariness. (I still like CGC cases the best)

[mysteriousbear]

I started grading with CGC because of their slabs. I hate the frosted look of PSA slabs it just looks cheap to me personally. I’ve also never been a fan of the PSA label. I would’ve done Beckett but at the time they didn’t have a good online system to submit cards.

CGC also still does 9.5s. Old 9.5s were still considered Gem-Mint. They just decided to change to PSAs scale where a Gem-Mint card equals a 10. You can still get a 9.5 Mint+ card with CGC now.

[XceedCollectibles]

CGC for personal collection and cards I want to view regularly. BGS for selling anything I think can get a black label. PSA for selling anything else.

[TimISawake]

I'm going with PSA. BGS lost my Japanese Jungle Flareon and Dark Raichu. I emailed back and forth with them for 4-5 months so they would honor their insurance policy. I have screen grabs of them trying to gaslight me into believe I paid less for insurance then my order's documents proved I did, and when they finally agreed to pay, they made me feel like I overstepped my boundary. I paid $199 in insurance each, and they only wanted to offer my $40 total. If you're reading this, BGS is a terrible company, Don't Use Them. CGC's slabs are just not impressive enough IMO.

[TheLovelyBear]

PSA all day for sure I would collect all cards in BGS but it’s so hard to find 10’s for all the cards I want as well as black labels 🙁

[Azuciea]

I like BGS because they give you grades for each aspect of their grade but like you pointed out with your PSA review, our own eyes are better at judging the cards than they are..

[dgiffy]

I started grading with CGC during the pandemic when I got into the pokemon tcg because they were very affordable. I liked their slabs and blue label and as Rhyme said in the video, they were strict af. Whatever grade I got felt legit. Ive stuck with CGC for my pokemon cards ever since.

[mokhan]

personal opionions:
PSA is best overall if you want best value/ease of selling on market. also cards look clear in slab. Slab isn't the coolest but at least holding it feels almost like the card is in your hand.
CGC has best looking slabs and if you get the pristine label its the best. The slabs feel very sturdy but at the same time more closer to psa size slab. the regular gem mt 10 lable is booty.
BGS not really a fan of the slab, very blocky but definitely sturdy. Also the clarity of the card and holo pattern is not good compared to the other two, but if you like having your card in a large otterbox type of case than its the best lol. BGS black lable also looks good, not fan of the gold pristine lable.

Overall I have a mix of all of them in my collection but PSA is definitely king for the masses

[sevenYertx]

My father and I collect CGC comics and I gotta say while we prioritize books that look good when you are going back to the 50s and 60s you have to be okay with centering issues and printing issues if you want high graded comics