Benny Harris

On 8/16/2021 at 8:21 PM, KBost33 said:

yes, that is exactly what happened to mine.. they didn't shut down my account, but they deleted all the posts.. I had a rep actually me back, and explained why they were removed, and they said no further action against my account due to lenght I have been with Ebay, my rating, and volume I do.. so I just moved on.. I will tell you, I really has hurt my sales on EBay... Sold 0 CSG last week, and week before the removed my posts I did over $1,000... people are not looking for "CSG" in listing... 

I gave up on selling my CSG cards just for that reason. I have cracked most and have them listed as raw cards. Its a shame too, I really like the slabs but they are just not getting any traction on Ebay. Even on the CSG FB group site people list nice cards but nothing moves. 

Is the $5 upcharge for thicker cards new ? I don't remember seeing that on my earlier subs ?

Of course subs matter, everyone prefers subs.. Cheap $10 cards no but any card of value that is a 9.5 or better you will always make more money on a card with subs

On 7/16/2021 at 6:58 PM, PunsRTonsOfFun said:

They have an attribute for Image Variation. I've got two cards in Grading status right now that are SP variants and they have Image Variation listed as a card attribute. I think you need to specify it on your submission form. It would be pretty difficult for them to know or memorize the various image variation cards across all sports, all years, and all products.

First every short print graded by CSG HAS to be noted somehow, and Secondly if CSG wants to be considered a top tier grader they most certainly HAVE to know and be able to distinguish every variation that comes their way. Yes they may miss on from time to time but not because they didnt know it was a variation. 

On 7/11/2021 at 1:29 PM, KBost33 said:

Bottom line, reputation. People don't know CSG yet, they know PSA. CSG has a nicer holder, for sure. CSG IS A WAY, WAY tougher grader. As a seller, PSA brings more all the time. I have had CSG 10s and PSA 10s of same card, at same time, it isn't even close yet. 

Same reason why NY YANKEES tickets are more money than KC Royals tickets. Both a MLB teams. Both have won WSeries. But the reputation, and market of NY Yankees make Yankees a pricier ticket. Even if the Royals win five WS in a row, I am gonna assume Yankees tickets will always be more, and Yankees gear, memorabilia will cost more. Simple as that. 

I have a ton of cards at CSG and a bunch at PSA, I really hope both do great! 

Ruth, Gehrig, Dimaggio, Mantle, Berra, Maris, Jeter probably has a little something to do with it. 

I would experiment with some cards you think should grade high, send them in and see what you get or post some pics of a couple and let us look at them. Even if these cards (pre 90's) have been taking well care of they will not get 10's especially with CSG. Don't get me wrong I really like CSG and they are a great option for grading but the graders that grade using the 4 sub grades are almost impossible to get 10's even on new cards. I recently sent in a couple hundred cards when they were charging $8 a card just to get them slabbed knowing the slab really isn't going to increase the value. Unfortunately CSG is really the only affordable option for grading now, so send some of the better ones in (don't send in person auto cards your first go around) and see what you think. 

Has anyone heard what their onsite grading fees will be ?

On 6/3/2021 at 5:22 PM, Picklepete said:

You don't know jack.

I work for nobody.. but if I'm spending my hard earned (retired $$) on grading (yes I have 40 cards at csg)..  I sure as hell will point out the issues that need to be addressed !

You should be glad.. what are you a little sheep that keeps quiet all the time ?!

Oh.. Can't say anything, everything will be fixed..... SOON 👍

You are missing the whole point.... NOTHING is going to get fixed SOON for any of the grading companies.....

On 6/3/2021 at 5:25 PM, Picklepete said:

oh & another thing, like I pointed out.

Check & see if csg has replied to anything I pointed out with a response.. I'll wait....

I wouldn't reply to your either lolol Go back to HGA forums oh wait they don't have any

On 6/3/2021 at 11:49 AM, The Break Brothers said:

1000's? I am not seeing that many coming out, and from the forum it looks like people aren't really anything back so I am not sure where you are pulling this into from. If I type 'CSG graded' into eBay I get 368 results. Not really the Tsunami you describe and them in better position than PSA?!? We are rooting for them to succeed, but I wont drink the koolaid.

Guy all you have to do is be a part of a half dozen of the larger FB groups to see that a ton of CSG cards are out there,

I love the fact they quit carrying cards, I wish Meijers would join them. Target has also set up limits on Target.com and will cancel any orders that go over the limit. I have been able to buy retail online the last 3 weeks without even leaving my house and driving around to 5 different stores. Thanks to all the jobless flippers that kept fighting in the stores !!

21 hours ago, robotur said:

What are the main reasons there is such a big difference in prices sold for PSA, BGS, SGC, CSG and others.  For example, I just purchase a 1996 SKYBOX PREMIUM ROOKIE #55 Kobe Bryant Rookie Card PSA for $250 but I also got a SGC 9 of the same card for $110. 

 

Its one of those "Well its just the way its always been" things. PSA has been around the longest and has the most graded cards in the wild. I also think the biggest reason for PSA success is they only have one single grade and do not do 9.5 half grades. Because of this you will see many more PSA 10's than any other grading company, they are almost impossible with Beckett of CSG. For right or wrong, good or bad people want a 10 and will pay more for it. At the end of the day if we are grading 50 cards and we want the biggest value reward most of the time you are better sending cards to PSA. Until collectors pay equal money for a PSA 10 vs a True Gem Mint 9.5 card this is just the way its going to be.

12 hours ago, MountainG said:

They sure weren't shut down when most of sent. Thanks!

And those subs are actively being graded at each of the companies. It sucks I agree but when the amount of cards is so great that PSA has to shut down to catch up clearly there was a Tsunami that no company was prepared for. Some things you just cant throw money at the resolve the problem over night. Clearly PSA is actively retooling, they have shared everything the are currently doing to be better, CSG is a huge grading company that I am sure are currently working to resolve the turn around times. CSG is in the best seat of them all right now. They are currently dumping 1000's of freshly graded cards into the market which are popping up all over facebook and Ebay. If they use their head they could become a larger sports card grading company than Beckett. PSA is going to remain King and HSA is going to go the way of Blockbuster.

On 5/12/2021 at 9:31 PM, MDBLAW said:

I sent 99 cards to CSG for grading, and only one was an express category card. The shipment was received by CSG on March 23, 2021, but they didn’t actually receive the shipment on their online progress report until May 1 2021.  As if that weren’t disappointing enough they finally graded my first card, a 1992 tops finest Michael Jordan refractor at a 7.5. I examined this card very closely, at 30x lighted magnification before sending it and had a friend who is a card grader look at it as well. We both agreed it was no worse than an 8.5 and possibly as good as a 9.5. This downgrade by CSG is costing me quite a bit of money. I hope the rest of my submissions won’t be as disappointing.

Post a picture of the card front and back and lets see this gem...

On 5/29/2021 at 5:37 PM, Picklepete said:

Another reason they are not currently doing shows..

They wouldn't be able to answer all our tough questions !

But..but.. its coming soon.

I swear.. Lol

I just clicked your name and read all the post you have currently made on these forums... WOW how much is HGA paying you to just talk all day long ? 

On 5/30/2021 at 8:55 PM, MountainG said:

How about this company doesn't advertise a service they cant provide? If we were originally told it was 199 days, no problem yeah? When you throw out a bait and switch(twice now) and are not prepared to handle any of it, the problem lies with the company, not the customer. If your bank denied you access to your money for 199 business days would you just roll over and be pooped on? Either example it is a business that needs to honor what they advertise.

You are clearly NEW to grading cards... PSA / BGS is shut down, HGA just stopped their 10 day... Do yourself a favor and just collect raw, you are not made to handle grading...

Not just ink stains but on the 80's stuff you will see weird abnormalities in the card stock itself, like dark patches. These are all the reasons why true 10's even in the junk era should hold a big premium.

The moderator didn't understand what you was asking, the cards came in a Topps baseball release they will grade them just like any other card in the set. 

On 5/17/2021 at 3:23 PM, Andy Gardecki said:

That's probably the one thing I'm most unhappy about.  I paid for Standard, they don't have a way to tell that my order is standard so now it's sitting behind a ton of bulk and economy orders and not getting processed because they don't know it's standard.  No matter how slow PSA has become, that was never a possibility.

Did you write on the box STANDARD ? Also I like how PSA has the little bar codes you tape on the box, this lets them know as soon as they get your package and scan that what service level it is.

On 5/14/2021 at 11:53 AM, Chin's Cards said:

I see a problem with not being able to get your product back before a service has even begin, however, it is clearly stated that you cannot change an order once they have been shipped. I didn't ship my second order until I saw the process play out with my first submission for that very reason. Perhaps they will modify that in the future but at this point we have to play within the rules that were established. 

 

If they allowed for this you would have people constantly sending in bulk orders,  then 2 months later after somebody got hurt like a Robert having buyers remorse wanting their cards back so they don't have to pay for them. Everybody on the planet knows that EVERY card grader is having massive delays. Don't send your cards in if you are going to sit at home and sweat every day until you get them back.

200 days is a long time but everyone is that long so you cant really complain. You could always go stand in a virtual line and maybe be allowed to get 5 cards graded and they are returned with the ugliest flip ever. 

On 5/11/2021 at 1:56 AM, pdizzlenizzle said:

I sent in two shipment's about three months ago. My first shipment was (75) 2020 Bowman Luis Robert Paper Rookies, a very easy card to grade. I have been getting cards graded for over 5 years with PSA and typically get about 50-60% PSA 10s back, so I have some knowledge and experience with this. They sent me back under 30% 9.5s of this card In which I hand picked the 75 I sent in from about 300 of the same card. The rest of the Robert's I got back were either 9's or 8.5's. My second order has not even been put in the system yet, I called them and politely told them I was unhappy with the grades that came back and simply wanted to have my second order sent back to me (I SAID I WOULD PAY FOR RETURN SHIPPING). They told me they cannot do that and refused to send my second order back prior to grading. In short I am basically being forced to move forward with over $700 worth of grading, this just seems like bad customer service to me.  

I would be trying to get that second order back too lolol You got some graders remorse after that injury

On 5/10/2021 at 12:55 PM, NicholePer said:

Thank you for your question. Unfortunately, we will not be there. Our graders are working on grading here in Florida. Here is a link to show all the events we will attend in the future. https://www.csgcards.com/submit/events/

How can you not be attending the National ?? I can understand not doing on site grading, but at least having a booth for folks to drop off packages to get graded. Maybe offer some daily drawings for free grading, some type of marketing 

On 5/11/2021 at 6:35 PM, luke_mckay said:

Well, I'm done with CSG now.  Maybe next time you open a service - be ready to actually provide said service in a reasonable amount of time.  I gave it a shot - not happy at all.  3/30 standard order - still not acknowledged.  

Hey CSG can you jut send his stuff back to him ? Sometimes its better to just fire a customer and move on.... 

On 4/30/2021 at 11:29 AM, The Break Brothers said:

Why dont you just opt for the plain label them? No one forces you to use the team or card colors?!  Do you have an issue with the grading itself there? CSG has butt-ugly labels too, but it isnt a reason to not use the service.  Are you saying PSA has great looking labels? Turnaround, cost and ROI should be more of a determining factor I'd think, no?  Right now, not much difference between CSG and HGA on ROI, and HGA seems to be the belle of the ball between the two right now on eBay. Right now, faster turnaround (for same price) and same or better ROI then CSG is looking better at the moment. At least HGA are receiving cards in a timely basis, and not raising prices at the same time they are extending turnaround times. 

Here's a recent comp, 2019-20 Panini Certified Red Mirror - SOLD PRICES PSA 10 vs HGA 10

$415 vs $2000

HGA is done as soon as PSA gets their together, and they are a billion dollar company they will get their issues resolved. Because CSG is such a respected grading company they should do OK. Their subs will drop once PSA is back and hopefully then they will offer some Economy specials. The only thing that will be lined in the HGA FB groups will be people selling the pliers that have the snips so everyone can crack out the cards.