Your Grading Company SUCKS! 

I find it funny how PSA is number one just because they are the oldest in the card grading service even though they are extremely inconsistent. So many terrible PSA 10's out there.

You have to remember that we needed a grading company in Europe, and not everyone are grading to earn money...

As a person who have and has graded with psa and Cgc I got say that this video makes me sad. Basically you establishing that there should never be a new grading company.

Couldnt disagree more, the UK needs an established grading company close to home that doesn;t cost an organ to grade with. While we may have seen a huge increase in grading companies established here during the pandemic, one of them will rise to the top and be here for the long run and eventually trust will build and prices will rise. GetGraded and Ace Grading seem to be the major contenders for that right now.

So I think you’re wrong in the UK they’re looking for a homegrown company so they don’t have to wait months on receiving cards back from the US or France .

Video summary: Card grading is a heavy oligopoly so lets raise our pitchforks at new companies trying to change that

In Ace's defense, psa bgs and cgc arent located in the UK. If someone wants to get their cards graded, the time and money to do so is greatly increased compared to if you live in the US. I know most of these companies are gonna die once the hype settles but companies like Ace have to start somewhere. It's better for everyone if there are more than just a few companies that can do the job.

PSA is the oldest company so of course, they have the most experience. However, if a grading company (old or new) can establish itself as one that grades as per the standards, then the experience will be gained as they grow. This is the process of any business no matter what service they offer. Do I believe everyone can open a grading company and be successful? No, because that isn't how it works. However, I do believe that discrediting smaller companies because they are not part of the "big three" is illogical, at best. Whether you want to add your card to your personal collection or sell it down the road... Grade where you want. As long as you trust them to grade by the standards then you have nothing to fear. If the company fails down the road, it is what it is. At least your card is protected better than a penny sleeve, top loader, or binder. You're not "throwing" your card away by grading it elsewhere. You are grading it elsewhere because you believe that 1) the grading company you sent it to grades by the standard, 2) the grading company you sent it to is trustworthy, 3) the grading company you sent it to will be fair in the process, 4) you can save money on grading services for your personal collection, and/or 5) your card is worth protecting. I understand what the creator is stating in the video, but nearly everything he says could be negated with logic and basic business practice. Look, what it boils down to is that it doesn't matter what anyone tells you. Send the card to whatever grading service you want. Just do some research first and ask them questions if they have a way for you to contact them. If you feel uneasy about the grading company, move along. It's that simple. Just because a company has been around longer than others, doesn't mean it is the only one you should use. Best of luck to everyone on your collections.

A year since this video was made and ACE grading is doing very well in the UK. I do think the other companies will maybe disappear. But I have a strong feeling that ACE is here to stay, at least here in the UK.

This guy must have shares in PSA or something

CGC is probably #2 for quality and grading stringency. BGS is #1 but CGC makes it pretty hard to get a 10 in anything, a 10 should truly be special. I think PSA took that away by being way too generous.

I've tried writing Yu-Gi-Oh to start their own grading company. It'd be a great business opportunity for them. They could have an exclusive Yu-Gi-Oh label and identify reverse foils, misprint and other identifications better than PSA. It would totally set them apart from the other card companies like Pokemon and Magic.

For some people PSA is not affordable so if you wanna make quick profit, sure why not. + you are very one sided. I'm not exactly saying that there should be grading companies popping every day. What I'm saying is that it's good to have UK based grading company as it saves a lot of money, shipping, custom and so on... PSA didn't become popular overnight. I see Get Graded, MGC to do well in the future. Ace grading, I don't know. They're not open for grading yet. Only time will tell. But I don't agree with you, they aren't all worthless

Karl Jobst's video on the sealed video game grading scene scandal that's going on right now makes me think these new card grading services might be trying to pull a similar scheme.

What are your opinions on cga grading? I understand that they’ve been around for a long time now and are the largest grading company with actual experience. Do you think they are a worth while company who can be invested in for the long run?

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What's your opinion on SGC? They're one of the most reputable sports card grading companies and they've been tapping into pokemon cards now. Their tuxedo slabs look excellent imo. I'd like to know your thoughts

I like the ace label and wouldnt mind using them to keep my personal cards that I would never sell

I recently received an order back from a newer grading service on the East coast. What is frustrating is when you get cards back that were perfect and then come back with dings like the card was switched. Although, the cost is more with the top 3, it is worth the price as you will probably get your original cards back that you sent in.

But what if PSA or BGS goes out of business do we go for a ace type company or are there already a back up plan for card grading companies? I also agree with statements made and are cards worth grading because if you're telling me that we should not invest/collect these cards does this mean that big grading companies like BGS and PSA are worthless because in 10 to 20 years these card grading companies may or may not run out of business?

*Looking back a year later* Every single prediction you made in this video was wrong lol That's pretty impressive my guy. Turns out "artificial" demand was not only "Natural" demand but PSA,BGS and CGC now have permanent new competition eating into their lunch. At the time of making this video you just didn't like any change.

At some point there has to be a reputable company emerge in the UK tho, and whilst my collection is all PSA, and currently have hundreds of cards at PSA, I will still throw some cards through ace, I don't sell much unless I genuinely don't want it anymore. PSA was designed around authenticating sports cards, years ago, something modern could be good. Also as you were calling them out for there mistake, you said charmander and it was a Charmelion, so you see how easy it is for mistakes to slip through lol

This guy doesn’t know what he is talking about

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Since may 2021, I've been submitting to CGA mainly NRL, NBA, NFL, MLB cards. Several times I got my NRL cards back with incorrect labelling. It was happening so frequently, they gave me $100 gift card to use.

So I am in New zealand what do you think for grading cards? Is CGA good or just pay the extra for psa

You forget that when a grading company goes out of business.. the graded cards that got graded over there are worth more. Because they don’t make it like that anymore 📈📈📈

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how do you know that PSA doesn't just swap your card for a card that is slightly less value when you submit it? even if you take photos of it they could find one looks so similar

Seen a lot of tcg cards on eBay this week when checking how much celebration cards are selling for, never heard of it before

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I'm not super into graded cards, I prefer to have them laid out in a binder so I can casually look at them rather than having to pull a stack of bricks out and look at one by one.

What are your thoughts about the new AI grading company "AGS" ?

People are literally paying for a slab when they send their cards to anywhere but the main 3.

I feel these new grading companies should be more transparent on their process of grading cards. They should have videos of cards actually being graded so that we see the process.

I agree with some of what you said bro But I dont mind there being other companies out there that grade I will 100% agree that they will never be worth anywhere close to the big 3 but having companies in other countries isn't a bad thing Im an Aussie like you so having local companies is a good thing in my eyes If you are grading things you love then the monetary value means squat I grade cards I want to keep in my collection But if you are grading for profit then 100% grade with the big 3 Just my thoughts on it Peace out Poke Shed 🔥🤘🔥

I wanted to start a grading company before all this crap became popular because there aren't any companies near me lol granted, I would use a different grading system and I had a few ideas for how to improve presentation on some cards. Who knows maybe I will someday...

I pretty much have only ever graded with CGC. Sure PSA probably would get increase the price of my cards by a lot more but eh, I only really grade for personal collection with no intention to sell. Recently ended up getting back my Dreams Come True (aka Taiwanese Extra Battle Day) Lillie, which recieved a 9.5 In the end though, even as someone who does it for purely their own collection. I still would just stick to the big 3.

it's simply not the time to grade cards i feel, why would you unless it's a newly released card with very low 10 population and you're 1000% sure it is in fact a 10... which is pretty hard to do with the Pokemon Company doing off centering on purpose... Also i was hyped about Ace grading at first until a couple hours ago i wanted to hear more opinions and the points against it are right

I agree with you on some points like the colour match labels, but putting ace grading in the same as all the pop up grading companies is a bit harsh, arguments for that would be he is starting the company at the start of the decline, he's put alot of money and time into it, and saying stick to the big brands is just ridiculous, yes they have a established reputation but saying stick to them is just wrong, if that's the case then why should anyone start a new company? If a preexisting company is there. Could use your channel as a example, why watch your videos give you the views and traffic, when many other channels have been around alot longer and have a established reputation in the community. Not being disrespectful I enjoy your content.

I'd rather not wait 6 months for my cards if I'm looking 2 sell... a grade is a grade... there is a demand... but it's a grade nonetheless

has anyone ever heard of Player one Services and their grading?

In the video, he mentioned the label was incorrect and explained it was put together for promotion purposes only.

I don’t have opinion on any of them never graded a card. I think everyone have to start somewhere and UK collectioners are waiting up to 6 months for return from PSA …. Although value etc point made in this video are good.

MANA Grading are the only cards I buy now. Only AI grading...no bias, full explanations and scans.

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I think part of the problem with this whole thing is that people don't strictly want to grade cards for profit. Don't get me wrong- tons do. But some people just like that sort of quality assurance where the quality of a card is hard preserved essentially forever. So even though this massive "economic market" is going hog-wild, in reality a lot of regular collectors are now just not being given a chance to collect cards the way they were. So then they are just forced to rely on 3rd parties like ACE, TGA, GMA, and even SGC to a degree. It's honestly just really infuriating and I don't think you can blame people for going to companies that are making "junk-slabs." It's just a market demand thing. If PSA and CGC and so on didn't raise their prices so high and opened up additional buildings around the country and hired more people then I sincerely doubt we would have seen as many card grading companies all open at the same time.

In my opinion from everything i hear all the time from anyone talking about grading that cgc is extremely harsh with grading and honestly i want that harshness cuz i know if it comes back a 8.5-9 i know it would probably be higher in psa or Beckett or at the very least that its a very solid 8.5 or 9

yes im with you this is just dumb. And here in Germany they have a grading company called ap grading, and people just assume that if they get a ap grading gem mint 10 they can price it the same as a psa 10

BGS and their inner sleeve inside the slab will completely ruin the card inside with the passning years. The card will eventually get stuck into its innersleeve cause od physics. Like in the old family photos we kept in a binder/album that got stuck there. I feel no one talks about this and its extremely logical.

Yeah I'm not in a rush to get my cards graded. Think I'm going to wait a year and see if sone of these indie companies get shorted out. Think we all just got too excited.

great video!

I have come back after a few months and I could not agree more. Friends of mine have lost hundreds in 10’s getting 5 and 6 graded. What a waste of time this company is

I grade 100% of my cards for my personal collection and grading a card doesn’t solidify that card and grade in stone. It’s much easier to store my personal collection in a protective case that locks as opposed to an etb with a rubber band holding it together and an energy card that identifies it as a special box. I’ve graded with two third party grading companies now since it’s VERY affordable and super fast turn around times. I looked at PSA prices today, $100+ per card. PER CARD. I understand you’re paying 100% for brand name and credibility (for the most part nowadays) but for a personal collection, it’s not worth it unless you are simply that wealthy. I’m submitting 15+ cards to a new company located in Florida. They are $15 a card and 7 day turn around times. Yes. That sounds ridiculous and won’t add value to my cards but they are a rough estimate of what my cards COULD be graded and it also protects them. I don’t have to worry about my personal collection being in a binder forever and about 60% of my Charizard collection is graded now. There are huge benefits to using third party grading companies IF you are doing it for your personal collection. For reselling, absolutely no reason to use third party as you stated. Only people who are open minded and are willing to buy third party slabs will invest and the rest will constantly turn it down for the big three. I’ve been peaking some interest in SGC lately, I’m still not in love with their slab design or the label but I am starting to see some sort of aesthetic and wouldn’t be against buying a SGC slab if the price is right. I was against CGC a for along time and I recently have found a liking to their slabs. I’m almost considering submitting to them in the future. All my third party slabs will be cross graded to the big three in the near future but I’m completely happy having them protected over the brand name of the slabs holding them.

The label thing related to your comments about ACE is just your opinion. I actually like it!!

What do you think about the new grading provided by CardMarket? They seem legit. Experienced graders, good equipment end decent slabs it seems. (Only the label seem a bit meh). The link to a video of their grading: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-yHsrcYWHLJ8.html

Very true. Great points made

Uk needs a good company and people buy other cards from company's like MGC and Ace to just cross grade cards.

Hmm yeah this aged well didn’t it…Ace expanding by the day and is modernising companies like PSA who give out inconsistent 10s, it costs a testicle for people in the UK and overseas to use and they give out cheap poorly welded cases. Disagree entirely with your take on it.

This is the worst advisement I’ve ever seen in a video. “It’s how’s we’ve always done it!” Kind of thinking is stupid.

How are you going to put CGC in place where SGC should be being that they were the second grading company to open mainly for vintage and now modern and ultra modern are all going though just saying imo not to mention they have the only slab with black borders that make certain cards pop!!! 🤔

Funny you talk about them being inconsistent and labelling the umbreon wrong and you said charmander instead of charmeleon.

I sent a lot of vintage cards to OG to grade and then sold on eBay and lost money wasn’t of time and money

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The only defense is for uk based collectors. Us American collectors have plenty to choose from quality wise and can be patient with psa, bgs, and cgc

Disagree psa is extremely inconsistent bgs, and cgc never gives out 10s I would say a lot of people are looking for the next big grading company and hga has really cool custom labels btw.

csg been around since 1987 graded millions more items then psa, theres been lots of graders over the years that came n went you need to use your judgment on graders that you think will be around in 10-20 years, new graders are good they prevent a monopoly and keep pricing fair, we have already seen psa n bgs price gouge, grading simply grades the condition to value the card, buy for the card not the grader brand and your investment will be alright, alot of collectors grade just to get cards slabbed n protected not so much for resell value, some of the new graders will stick around just choose wisely

I think Becket and PSA purposefully undergrade cards to maintain existing 10 prices and pops along with higher grades being given to people who have long relationships with the company. Again just my opinion. And for this reason I'll try a smaller company rather.

Beckett has been around since 1984 and started grading in 1999.

1:50 I can't wait to have my cards graded by the FBI

PSA gives out 10's like a grandma giving out candy on halloween, CGC is good but they are still pretty new to Cards since they did Comics originally. Beckett seems to be the most strict with grading but they seem like sellouts when they graded a PSA 9 Charizard and gave it a 10 for Logan paul.

I'm a big fan of cga, but man does their website need an update

Whilst i don't like ace as they don't do Dragon Ball super cards. I do think the U.K needs their top dog grading service as posting to America is kinda scary ngl. so I'm not against having them i do however feel it's so polluted atm with so many different companies trying to fill that void as you said. I guess they all realise they're competing to survive because realistically. Only 1 or 2 can. BUT i do want them to compete and survive. To gain credibility through both competition and experience and longevity. No better time to start than now, it's just picking the right one that's the issue.

Did you just call Charmeleon Charmander XD

Excellent point: I rather b patience w/t PSA & Beckett then 2 grade w/t Ace

Card grading isn’t that hard. You take away the natural bias you have towards your own cards and pretty much anyone could grade a card so I’m not too behind the idea that the other companies are better. The labels for ace look cool and the people behind it are sound so I’m giving it a chance and hoping they grow

If PSA opens a location near the UK then yeah ACE will be worthless. I dont have much faith in a good chunk of these companies surviving but who knows. I guess the competition is good for innovation.

In Germany you send you’re cards to AP Grading

Do a review on managrade, i feel like thats how it should be done, by a high tech ai machine, catch everything and anything compared to a human eye, even psa dont got shit on that...

Cgc grades better than PSA. If i have a cgc 9 it’s basically a PSA 10. I’m like 8 for 11 of cracks and resubmission

I find it odd that he ranks BGS Black label as a 2nd against a PSA 10... I don't even get my cards graded and only have my feet dipped in the water of card collecting and I KNOW BGS Black label is the most prestigious grading currently.

It’s normal bro it’s a new fucking company. You don’t expect it to reach these higher companies in few months time for fuck sake. A company like ace already introduced new futures we have never seen before like the custom label which is fun and nobody can’t deny that. As for the experience in grading he doesn’t even grade he has a team and people already calling Ace harsh and i don’t understand why. But i can see your point of view, saying it sucks is not correct at all. I am not defending them i just see the progression they’re doing and it’s going good so far. The prices yeah Ace or any other company other than Bgs or Psa will not get the same price because these small companies isn’t recognized yet. But i believe Ace will be there in the future. Honestly i never graded at Ace because at the moment they can’t accept anything outside the UK because of the overflow pf cards but in the future i will make sure to grade my cards.

I just like too sell the cards RAW because it takes so damn long too get you're cards back

Yo, that charizard is 1 of 1!!! Where can I get it dude?!?

TCG is gaining a rep in Australia bruv. Pretty pro grading if u ask me. Sexy slabs too.

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ace is amazing and i like lebals can match cards they are the psa beckett of the uk along with pg and getgraded

I'd say it's really just the big 2. Even though they have been around for so long grading comics CGC doesn't get the respect they deserve. They grade so tough and their 9.5 is equivalent to a PSA 10. The value just doesn't match up though which sucks. These other grading companies are purely in it because of easy money. Once PSA and BGS gets back on their feet and people start flocking back to them then who really wants one of these no name companies? Even at the prices PSA is at now I still won't buy anything lower than a CGC slab because while it isn't the most important thing the value just doesn't match up. Obviously, it is all about what you like that matters but I would still rather have a PSA over a GMA, DGS, HGA, or any other no name grading company.

CGC and HGA will both survive and not just survive but they will thrive.

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HGA are so overhyped

PSA and BGS will never come down to $10 a card again

The most best is psa cause more known but it's by far proven to be not be consistent at all and you pay more you almost guaranteed a higher grade so any other then psa is better

Keep to psa and bgs if there's a chance you want to sell later. Other companies are good if you want to slab your collection for protection.

PSA labels looks shit ACE cases are the best out there

I want that graded P**** Pristine 10 Charizard card. That art is a masterpiece 💎

ur off the mark, people are fed up with psa and other companies with super high fees to grade as well as inconstant grading....

Even psa makes huge mistakes. There is a video of someone who gets back a psa 5 munch pikachu's. They literally have no flaws and to prove it, he sent them back to get regraded. one was a 10 and the other a 9.