I saw an interesting Tweet yesterday from SGC Grading, which is often thought of as the third-in-line grading company behind PSA and Beckett.
The company account (@sgcgrading) posted the following image:
Does this image not pretty much represent our hobby in 2019?
Love him or hate him, Gary Vee (Gary V, Gary Vaynerchuk, etc.) has absolutely made a splash in our hobby this year and he parlayed his Internet celeb status into a hobby influencer who has proclaimed that sports cards are a great investment. And his social media pull has led him to be featured not only on his own 2019 Topps Allen & Ginter Card, but also a Topps Series 2 insert set bearing his name, and a full-blown special set produced by Topps.
Among the things he has touted in recent months has been SGC Grading, which with his endorsement and the scandals around grading involving PSA and BGS has made somewhat of a resurgence among collectors.
SGC has always had great-looking cases, but let’s not fool ourselves, this company has not had the support of the modern hobbyists. Vintage collectors know-well how underrated SGC has been, but most collectors before the grading scandal and even now, would prefer to send their cards to PSA or Beckett. It’ll be interesting to see if the word of Gary, coupled with the scandal and a rebranded logo, will elevate the hobby status of Sportscard Guaranty.
Personally, I like SGC for vintage — that black inlay is gorgeous — but for MY collection I’m still a BGS guy because I like the uniformity, I’ve been grading with BGS since 1998. That said, I’ve not submitted a card for grading for my personal collection in almost two years.
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I saw an interesting Tweet yesterday from SGC Grading, which is often thought of as the third-in-line grading company behind PSA and Beckett.
The company account (@sgcgrading) posted the following image:
Does this image not pretty much represent our hobby in 2019?
Love him or hate him, Gary Vee (Gary V, Gary Vaynerchuk, etc.) has absolutely made a splash in our hobby this year and he parlayed his Internet celeb status into a hobby influencer who has proclaimed that sports cards are a great investment. And his social media pull has led him to be featured not only on his own 2019 Topps Allen & Ginter Card, but also a Topps Series 2 insert set bearing his name, and a full-blown special set produced by Topps.
Among the things he has touted in recent months has been SGC Grading, which with his endorsement and the scandals around grading involving PSA and BGS has made somewhat of a resurgence among collectors.
SGC has always had great-looking cases, but let’s not fool ourselves, this company has not had the support of the modern hobbyists. Vintage collectors know-well how underrated SGC has been, but most collectors before the grading scandal and even now, would prefer to send their cards to PSA or Beckett. It’ll be interesting to see if the word of Gary, coupled with the scandal and a rebranded logo, will elevate the hobby status of Sportscard Guaranty.
Personally, I like SGC for vintage — that black inlay is gorgeous — but for MY collection I’m still a BGS guy because I like the uniformity, I’ve been grading with BGS since 1998. That said, I’ve not submitted a card for grading for my personal collection in almost two years.
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