These will command special attention and pricing due to their rarity. Sports Card Direct (also SCD) had a very bad reputation. Note that Sport's Collector's Digest sold a bunch of its equipment to another company that launched as Sports Card Direct although with a label that looked quite similar, albeit with a blue label. The cavsking ID has not been active in recent months. Color has less of an effect on the gem grading and value of moderately priced gems. I have been selling off my father's collection that I inherited after he passed away. 100% that card is altered or fake. Those sellers were contacted via e-mail for this article but did not reply. This is my first post here. Pay particular attention to windowing, a condition where light passes straight through the gem's center rather than reflecting back to the viewer. The graders you mentioned may be fine but in terms of resale value, there are only a few in the hobby that are perceived as trusted. Specifications for this 2022 US Mint Uncirculated Coin Set GEM BU in OGP SKU69827 PRESALE Year of Issue: 2022 Mint: U.S. Mint Branch: Philadelphia + Denver Grading Service: Uncertified Grade: GEM BU Finish: Mint State Packaging: Original Government Packaging Composition: Various Country: United States Currency: N/ATerms Terms International . Big Picture Updater. Possible Jordan RC?? Now, you must choose between having the name "emerald" or a premium green color. In fact one look at their early flips and you can see that they were nearly identical to PSA's. Spend most of my day measuring and studying cards! Graded a trimmed card a gem mint 10, GEM is a scam, they are well known to only grade counterfeit and altered cards, Damn, Im ok with it being the wrong grade but hopefully its not a fake. CGC Comics Facebook CGC Comics Twitter CGC Comics Instagram CGC Comics Youtube CGC Comics Linkedin Nevertheless, consumers can conductsome basic examinations. Minor flaws may be, but is not limited to: a slight nick to one corner, a small gloss break or surface scratch, a minor print line or minor refractor line, a minor focus or color imperfection, or a small print spot. This leaves the larger stones on top, demanding the most attention. When adding a "detailed add" to your collection, there is an option to enter the company acronym for graded cards. Picture 1 of 5. A light hairline crease may show on one or both sides. If you want an emerald without any eye-visible inclusions, you're limited to small stones. If you're examining a faceted gem, look at the facet junctions, too. In recent decades, something remarkable invaded the thinking process of the colored stone industry. GEM Grading Services Inc. grades the quality of actual sportscard paper stock. Entdecke Denboku 187/189 Astralglanz Pokemon Karte Deutsch Pi Grading 9,5 GEM Mint in groer Auswahl Vergleichen Angebote und Preise Online kaufen bei eBay Kostenlose Lieferung fr viele Artikel! Pokemon Mew Full Art Gold 025/025 Celebrations PSA 10 GEM MINT. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Anybody trusting these services is a fool. An Excellent/ Near Mint is a card with 75/25 or better centering, slight fuzzing of corners may be evident, a skewed cut may be more evident, focus or register may be off, and slight notching of edges may exist. A Mint 9 cards attributes include 60/40 or better centering, sharp focus, and sharp corners. Sign in or register to get started. Sure a grader can accidentally damage a card. Your personal data will be used to support your experience throughout this website, to manage access to your account, and for other purposes described in our privacy policy. GEM is fake. I cannot find any information on that company or to whether their gradings were ligit. Big scam going around with grading, just because Beckett is an honest grader as well as PSA and the greedy people all want GEM mint 10 grades on cards that are off center or chipped. While I've heard of some ASA graded cards turning out as fakes, I think I would be mostly concerned about the over-grading and the numerical grading of doctored/altered cards. 1979 O-Pee-Chee Hockey #18 Wayne Gretzky CENTERED Rookie Card RC Graded PSA 2! Keep these four things in mind when shopping for gems: If you have a particular gem type in mind, take a look at our gem buying guides. This is a card with 75/25 or better centering, slight wear on some corner, minor scratching, some print spots or speckling, and print lines or refractor lines are acceptable. However, remember that clarity can have an impact on a gem's durability and jewelry use. T206 Ty Cobb Red Portrait Detroit Tigers HOF Sweet Caporal 350-460 PSA 1.5 (MK), 1909 T206 Barney Pelty Horizontal Browns RARE VARIATION SGC 4.5 - VG/EX+, 1911 T206 Hugh Duffy. Here's a 'Gem Elite' Gem Mint graded card that definitely looks trimmed: Our friend Steve Taft had also discovered that Gem was grading fake Star basketball cards among others. Hager actually developed the 1 to 10 grading scale used by all of the major grading companies today. SGC 60 EX 5. Some folks from an old Collectors Forum post note that CSA had three different 'flips', one as above with the red and white label (in which the grading was ok, but slightly over-graded), another with an entirely blue holder (shown below with the Jordan RC) in which cards were even more over-graded. Hello all. A carat is a unit for measuring gem weight. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. That does and has happened. When we sell cards, we give a 100 percent, money-back, 30-day guarantee, from any of the sales that we do, Lorber said, including www.startcollecting.com or his sportscardzz eBay ID. 1992 Fleer Basketball #298 Shaquille O'Neal Mint PSA 9. Most of the big grading companies let you know of this after the fact. This is my first post here. Odessa, FL 33556-3980. Checking back on Archive.org, they had a full functioning website, while advertising that they had been grading cards since 1981. The well known sports card magazine launched ashort lived card grading company in 2001 that lasted until 2003. Capitol was part of an expose back in a 2005 SCD article, which claimed that GEM grading, Capitol Grading and Foremost Grading (FGA) were involved in a big operation in which they were knowingly grading fake cards: "SCD discovered that counterfeits of 1963 Bazooka cards, 1921 W551 strip cards, 1931 W517 strip cards, 1947 Homogenized Bond Bread and 1952 Wheaties were being sold online..but also the Bond Bread and other similar cards that were targeted in that SCD investigation three years ago. MTK, Anyone think this 86 Jordan is real? Remember, the slab your card is in does matter. Never. Nothing you have said is proof that you know anything about card grading. Some say they have crossed some vintage stuff successfully, but probably would be rare to find any old valuable stuff in these holders. He received his formal gemology training from the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) and the American Society of Gemcutters (ASG). It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website. Also have a Dallas Cowboy team collection. One connection that does not exist is a similarity in the holders. Please note: Cards graded by GMG will be a SIX DIGIT serial number, and will start with a 2. Picture Information. At the other, you have something that is easy to find with magnification. Still, we have many cards in circulation from other now defunct grading companies. A light tear or surface break may exist. Scout. Login to your CGC account here. Looking to make an order from before March 1st 2021? As with anything, if you come across one, give it a close examination. Capitol Grading and FGA (Foremost Grading Authority) holders often contain fakes, too". Wasn't familiar with this one until a reader sent me in this Babe Ruth magazine clipping. Its widely accepted that the only three major card graders in the hobby are PSA, SGC and Beckett. https://drive.google.com/open?id=1YVdKbLdyqMoKT3JKPPfeRhugQ9msaryL, https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Qevq9oHdhEWkVjEWEXI1CH_nbVhFgr5-. $29.99. If we received your cards before we closed in February, please click here: Click Here! There is a 100% chance that that card is either trimmed or fake. The counterfeiters can get away with this in lots of different places.. A minor flaw may be, but is not limited to: a slight nick to one corner, a small gloss break or surface scratch, a minor print line or minor refractor line, a minor focus or color imperfection, or a small print spot. And since the debut of "The Last Dance" documentary, all of his cards have soared in value. Here's an archived view of the old CTA grading website. I will concur this Nolan Ryan is definitely at least a 4. https://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=81641, https://www.freedomcardboard.com/forum/threads/grademycards-com-anyone-ever-seen-this.11214/, "Easily the strangest Encapsulation I have ever seen. David not sure why you are lashing out at us? "Rose de France" amethyst, 3.70 cts. The Chop Shop Grading Companies. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience. Be cautious. The company provides a much-needed service in the card collecting world with the goal of changing the way security is done in the industry. Again, it should be symmetrical in all directions. One of the first things the grader will notice is the size variation. Card Type: Pokmon. Damaged Corner on a GMA Gem-MT 10 Josh Rosen Rated Rookie Card. Pokemon Crown Zenith Suicune V Alt Art GG38/GG70 A. AGS was related with Shop at Home early on and notorious for overgrading cards that were sold on the Shop at Home network. RPA #25/99, 2000 Tom Brady Playoff Contenders Rookie Ticket Rc Auto Patriots, 2020 National Treasures Joe Burrow Rookie Field Pass (PSA MT 9,Auto 10) /99, 1958 Aquarela Ltd Camp. That is Tafts area of expertise. Ah ha, this is why I save really old emails. This is a card that usually exhibits many of these characteristics: heavy print spots, heavy crease(s), pinhole(s), color or focus imperfections or discoloration, surface scuffing or tears, rounded and/or fraying corners, ink or pencil marking(s), and lack of all or some original gloss, small portions of the card may be missing. Jalen Hurts Flawless Dual Rookie Patch Auto /15 PSA MINT 9! Giveaways. The next four grades cover "nearly colorless" (G to J), which means diamonds with these grades will appear colorless when set in jewelry. Always looking for Topps Salesman Samples, pre '51 unopened packs, E90-2, E91a, N690 Kalamazoo Bats, and T204 Square Frame Ramly's. 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