JonWarren

Just got our first submission of 150+ cards back in, mostly 1950s-1970s cards. And I just finished reading this entire thread. For the record, am I not a "grading scientist" so I will simply give my impressions. I do know how to grade, but do not claim to be an expert, so my input here may not be particularly useful...but here goes. That said, my opinion of the overall grading from this first submission is SATISFACTORY. We will continue to use CSG. There are a handful of cards that surprised to the downside, and some that surprised with the highness of the grade. But 90% or more are as expected. Now that I understand an 8, 8, 9, 2 will get maybe a 2.5 or 3, I even understand the low grades we received. In a fair world, the 4 grades would get averaged and the final grade would be a MEDIAN rather than a heavily weighted down grade. Alas. Why this is not the methodology baffles me. I must say, the grading *does* seem inconsistent, but hopefully that will iron out as their graders gain more experience. Bottom-line, CSG is a great low-cost alternative to the more established services. As long as you understand how they do their grading, you will not be unhappy. We will continue to use CSG for low-value, under $1000 cards.