I was literally contemplating about sending some cards to CGC right at this moment and boom your video comes up haha. I may send a couple strong PSA 9s and a few raw cards to see if they can cross to CGC 9.5. My biggest issue with them was their labels being OC and tilted but it looks like that issue's getting mitigated, at least from what I've seen lately. Also in your experience are turnaround times accurate to what they're stated on CGC's website?
Haha good timing then I guess! I haven't really noticed any issues with my labels being tilted honestly, they're extremely secure in that slot in the case so there's no way for the label to move at all. Even when you crack a CGC slab the label is so snug in there that it's hard to get it out lol. Turnaround times are generally extremely good, the longest I've had was like 45 days for a recent bulk sub and that one had a bunch of errors in it so it's understandable that it took a bit longer
@@Schloast Ah sorry I meant the graphic/text on the label being slanted like this www.pojo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/dark-raich-test-print.jpg But from what I've seen I think they've fixed these issues or at least are way less frequent so it's promising!
@@SparklingHarmony oh I see! I didn't even realise that was a thing lol. They've definitely improved their labels a lot in general so I guess they've hopefully fixed that along the way too
Which company do you suggest for grading mainly just for collecting? I have some cards I have no real interest in selling, but would really like the “official” protective case for some.
Right now I'd probably say CGC for those purposes. They have the safest handling of the cards, the fastest turnaround times and the clearest slabs for display. The value isn't as high as PSA but if you're not selling them then that shouldn't matter I guess
PSA does have a guarantee on its slabs, but they've also graded a lot more fakes than BGS/CGC and it isn't by any means always straightforward or quick to get compensation. Still worth mentioning though, I forgot to put it in here
When the CGC label launched it looked straight up bootleg, they have improved it a lot though. I still don't like it as much as either of the others (especially BGS) but it's passable at this point
You should have a watch out on PCG - Premier Card Grading from New Zealand. They also have locations in Australia and the US. They are popular in Flesh and Blood and even have a lot of people grading Magic and Pokemon even if they are quite young. They have an official partnership with Flesh and Blood, grading their prize cards. And they have something in the works, to providing custom slabs for Yugioh cards :)
Sure, there's no reason not to grade the actual old school Korean stuff. 99% of Korean cards you see are just modern reprints though and I wouldn't bother with those personally
CGC will be the king of grading in the next decade IMO. Great video brotha!
@brendenconner9686 phantom wolf zero 15:22
I was just thinking “ when is the next Schloast video coming “ checked your channel and here it is!! Thanks for the upload!
Great video, thanks for your input! Definitely helped, think I'll go with CGC.
Basically that was a 17 min flex of these 3 grails.
You’re really selling CGC to me . I just bought a CGC Pokemon card and I love the presentation of CGC slab
Fantastic video. Thank you so much for the explanation that has helped me a lot :)
I was literally contemplating about sending some cards to CGC right at this moment and boom your video comes up haha. I may send a couple strong PSA 9s and a few raw cards to see if they can cross to CGC 9.5. My biggest issue with them was their labels being OC and tilted but it looks like that issue's getting mitigated, at least from what I've seen lately.
Also in your experience are turnaround times accurate to what they're stated on CGC's website?
Haha good timing then I guess! I haven't really noticed any issues with my labels being tilted honestly, they're extremely secure in that slot in the case so there's no way for the label to move at all. Even when you crack a CGC slab the label is so snug in there that it's hard to get it out lol.
Turnaround times are generally extremely good, the longest I've had was like 45 days for a recent bulk sub and that one had a bunch of errors in it so it's understandable that it took a bit longer
@@Schloast Ah sorry I meant the graphic/text on the label being slanted like this www.pojo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/dark-raich-test-print.jpg
But from what I've seen I think they've fixed these issues or at least are way less frequent so it's promising!
@@SparklingHarmony oh I see! I didn't even realise that was a thing lol. They've definitely improved their labels a lot in general so I guess they've hopefully fixed that along the way too
Which company do you suggest for grading mainly just for collecting? I have some cards I have no real interest in selling, but would really like the “official” protective case for some.
Right now I'd probably say CGC for those purposes. They have the safest handling of the cards, the fastest turnaround times and the clearest slabs for display. The value isn't as high as PSA but if you're not selling them then that shouldn't matter I guess
note: bgs and cgc graded fake cards before. psa will buy your card for full market value if they ever grade a fake card.
PSA does have a guarantee on its slabs, but they've also graded a lot more fakes than BGS/CGC and it isn't by any means always straightforward or quick to get compensation. Still worth mentioning though, I forgot to put it in here
@@Schloast thanks for the content. I Always enjoy your shared knowledge :)
Your British accent is stimulating my focus lol.
@@4everflow idk but that grammar is really a psa10 lol.
I always thought the CGC label and PSA label to a lesser extent to look quite cheap
When the CGC label launched it looked straight up bootleg, they have improved it a lot though. I still don't like it as much as either of the others (especially BGS) but it's passable at this point
I kinda like how simple they keep the labels since it keeps the focus on the (hopefully) awesome card art
You should have a watch out on PCG - Premier Card Grading from New Zealand. They also have locations in Australia and the US. They are popular in Flesh and Blood and even have a lot of people grading Magic and Pokemon even if they are quite young. They have an official partnership with Flesh and Blood, grading their prize cards. And they have something in the works, to providing custom slabs for Yugioh cards :)
In your opinion, are any Korean cards worth grading?
Sure, there's no reason not to grade the actual old school Korean stuff. 99% of Korean cards you see are just modern reprints though and I wouldn't bother with those personally
Are you selling majestic star?
I've discovered CGC grades the most fair, except for UTR cards; they seem to scrutinize UTRs
Why do I smell a scam from these “grading”