Vintage Slab Wars: Comparing PSA, SGC, CGC, and BGS for Vintage

SGC: A Prewar leader, SGC is known for its distinctive black insert and strong vintage appeal. The SGC slab is seen as either ...
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State of GRADING: How to Grade With PSA & SGC's Big Shake-Up! (Updated Strategy)

Geoff Wilson and Joe Davis discuss the latest sports card grading updates from PSA & SGC. Learn how to adjust your collecting strategy and gain insights on quality control. Trump says he's removing ...
Sports Illustrated

SGC Grading to Operate Independently After Collectors Acquisition

PSA parent company Collectors officially announced its stunning acquisition of SGC Grading Thursday morning. One of PSA’s top competitors in the trading card grading space, SGC will continue to ...
Sports Illustrated

Are We Headed for a Card Grading Price War?

The big four graders (PSA, SGC, BGS, and SGC) set yet another combined record last month for total grading volume. At the current rate of increase, it won’t be long until they are grading two million ...
The New York Times

PSA, SGC and CSG executives comment on grading delays, we offer a beginner’s guide to soccer card collecting and more

Welcome to the very first question-and-answer mailbag for collectibles on The Athletic! It’s like going to someone’s house and reading though their mail. It’s fun! Things you might end up saying as ...
The New York Times

Vintage sports cards are becoming a smaller, but still valuable ’boutique’ segment

In July, Collectors Holdings executive Ryan Hoge said that its SGC grading division would become more of a “boutique grading brand” specializing in vintage cards — generally considered cards issued ...