John Fischer

@Cardsharp1 - just following up with you on the Strawberry, Leslie and Jordan grades I received. I emailed CSG to ask for notes or rationale for the grades and received this message, "Thank you for reaching out to CSG. Unfortunately, there are no Grader's notes available for your cards at this time. Although we cannot advise on why a card received a specific grade, we can assure you each card was reviewed by multiple Graders before the final grade was agreed upon." This is unique to me as I have inquired in the past to both ISA and SGC regarding grades and both were able to provide me with a grader's notes or reasons for the grade. In fact, in both cases, they were absolutely correct and I missed something when I looked at the card and thought it was worthy of grading. (one time there was a crease all the way across the back of a card - turns out I had 2 copies and submitted the wrong one). Anyway, I am sending these three cards to SGC for a re-grade. I'll let you know how it comes back. I have looked all three of them over and, again, being a 40 veteran of card collecting, have found nothing to warrant such low grades. Will keep you in the loop. Happy collecting!

Thanks @Cardsharp1. Glad I'm not the only one. And, @Kon_Jelly, you are 100% correct. However, having been a collector for 40 years, I feel like I know when a card has defects this extreme that would warrant such low grades. But, again, you're correct, 2D screengrabs never can tell the whole story. I think I'm mostly disappointed in the Leslie and Strawberry. With the exception of some centering, these are such nice cards with sharp corners and surfaces. Oh well, it is now in the past and we must move on. Good weekend to you both. Thanks again.

I can add to that. My bulk submission was turned around in 8 days after submission. 129 cards. So disappointed in the grades that I have to go elsewhere. I don't want to pay PSA prices, but here's an example: the tommy John, 66 Rose, Marichal, etc... of course these are lower rated cards. They're old. They weren't protected well in the early years of their lives. I get that. but what is the hatred for the Lisa Leslie, the Jordans, the Strawberry? I'll post the pics of the cards and would love to hear your thoughts. Again, the turnaround time and bulk pricing is fantastic. But not one Griffey came back better than an 8, some were 5.5's. I'm not new. I get the hobby and the business. But, CSG had a great shot at replacing or at least competing with PSA and I think they've missed their opportunity. Again, let me know your thoughts as I see no creases or major defects that should warrant such low grades. So, from the three that you see and the grades they were given, am I missing something and if so, please let me know what. I really would appreciate it as I don't want to submit cards again that bring these types of grades. Thanks!

My son and I recently submitted about 24 cards. I'm not new to the hobby. I'm glad some of you have received 10's from CSG. It actually makes me feel better that they do put out 10's. But a few of the cards, especially my son's, that were rated as 9's tells me that CSG may be consistent and strict, but probably to our detriment in today's market where a 10 sells and anything less is an afterthought. I think it's too bad that this what the hobby has come to, but even I have to accept that now. These were some pristine cards, too. Will be sending this in to ISA and then PSA, so I'll let you know how the grades differ as a little experiment.