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Originally Posted by KhalDrogo
The goal of any TCG should be to assign the correct grade based on their standards. From TSonn’s experience, those CSG standards have changed recently. And the cards are being assigned grades that are lower than what he expected based on past experience. Not sure why some people are celebrating that.
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I am still kicking myself for not buying a CSG 5.5 Jim Hunter rookie for $60 on COMC yesterday. It really seems that CSG has tightened up their vintage grading to align with the competition and not with BVG.
This does cause problems though. Six months ago, CSG was grading vintage absolutely horrifically. I saw CSG 6 and 7's that looked horrific, pen markings on the back of the card, and with stains. Recently they have been much better. The issue is though you don't know if you are buying a recently graded card or something from the beginning.
Consistency is key for any grading company, and we haven't had it recently. PSA got really tough in 2020 and then when Nat took over, I saw a big difference in grading. SGC from my experience started grading vintage differently the last year or so. They used to grade it more leniently, but then started to apply the same standards they use for modern. When we buy graded cards now, it is not just the company that matters. You need to research when the card was graded. Sometimes it is easy with different labels, but that is not always the case.