Card Grading Fact vs. Fiction - GMA graded card values 

Justin Meagher thank you, much appreciated!

RipNFlip thank you, much appreciated!

I'm with you all the way.

That is a great strategy! Any results Yet? Thanx!!!

JB’s Card Breaks I appreciate the feedback and support!

Clay Winn thank you brother! I appreciate the feedback and I will try to keep making data driven videos. That’s why I started doing them in the first place....I was tired of watching people’s opinions with no evidence or data to back them up. Thanks for the support!

19th Sports thank you!!

@@topchopsc1 This information is pretty valuable. If I may suggest, look into getting OBS. When I used to do training I pretty much camera shared the screen too, but when you use OBS is clean crisp and very professional. I think you're blast off with it. It's free. You can youtube how to use it. Prett easy. Keep them coming!

19th Sports thanks for the feedback! I actually planned to do my last video that way, but my computer microphone was horrible sound wise. My next video will be done with a similar program to OBS and should be much better quality!

Anthony Marino thanks for the input. I will take a look. I have heard of the company and seen some hockey cards graded by them before.

TopChop Sports Cards they have a similar grading structure as beckett with the 4 breakdowns. Slab looks pretty nice as well!

Lindz H yes, unfortunately their slabs seem to have a little more room in them compared to others. Most cards will rattle some in GMA slabs. It would be great if they could find a sleeve that would help prevent that. Thanks for checking out the video!

@@topchopsc1 Thank you for the prompt reply! Your videos are really great. As a budget collector they have been very informative on which company offers the best value for cards either for my PC or which ones I might sell down the road.

mariano santiniello thank you!

Rick, thanks for watching and for the comment. Yeah, I can’t really say I love SGC....especially in the time since making this video. I am a believer that each company has their own positives and negatives....I’ve had a shipment at SGC since early July....they are telling me hopefully Nov or Dec I may see something. I’m hesitant to ship any other cards to them at this point given the extended turnaround time. Since making this video, all 4 of these companies have seen price increases and/or longer turnaround times. The hobby is changing so fast that these videos become old information within a few weeks of being posted. SGC pinned themselves in a corner by criticizing PSA and BGS’s turnaround time, only to become overwhelmed with submissions and unable to turn them around in a timely manner. My opinion is and always will be, grade with who you want for the reasons you want. My top at this point is GMA for price and turnaround time, but I’m not looking for or expecting max profits on my cards....a nice profit that GMA provides helps feed my collecting interests!

@@topchopsc1 I agree that a nice profit is good! Are you seeing any problems selling GMA cards? How much less do they sell for? The faster turnaround time might make it more profitable???

@@midnite1235 I sell a lot of GMA cards. I’d say the more popular cards move faster, but that tends to be the case regardless of the grader. You can definitely make more money leveraging the turnaround times from GMA, if it’s done right. The ability to reinvest profits at a faster pace is important. GMA may never come close to reaching PSA 10 prices, but PSA 10 prices are not the only way to make money.

@@topchopsc1 Hi, This is great advice! What you said about,the ability to reinvest profits at a faster pace, is really true! I am trying to figure out the best Cards to grade with GMA, and then to sell. I was thinking maybe base prizms or optics , of players ,whose cards sell for under $15. Then I would grade them with GMA, and try to sell them for $40 or $50. Does this make sense? Thank you for the great videos and help!

Thanks for checking out the video!

Yes, prices have gone up to $8/card and $6/ for bulk. I would agree with your statement if SGC still charged $10/card, but their price went up to $15/card as the lowest price. Their turnaround time is still 3-4 months, so the cost and turnaround time is still a pretty big gap. The tuxedo slabs are awesome in my opinion, but the value of SGC isn’t exceptional compared to GMA (especially the 9.5 grade which they seem to be giving out in vast quantities now that they started using that grade). At the end of the day, do what works best for you and your situation. Thanks for checking out my channel!

I been buying a lot of kawhi cards. Everything but his rookies are cheap. I’m getting ready to send an order to GMA. I’m waiting to see if they win tonight.