A carat is a unit for measuring gem weight. HGA slabs look awesome and I see a pretty good number for sale on eBay. Rookie, 2020-21 Upper Deck THE CUP Kirill Kaprizov RPA Rookie Patch Autograph /24 SSP, Bryce Young Bowman University Chrome 1st Auto True Red 4/5 Refractor Alabama RC. Tourmaline, for example, comes in every possible color. Some call this one FGA (or "Forget Guaranteed Authentic") due to its association with several scammers in the hobby. If you have any graders not on this list that you have questions or comments about feel free to email me atchris@allvintagecards.com. UPDATE ON GEM: One reader had this to tell us about their experience with GEM: It appears that at one point in time, GradeMyCards.com was trying to make a go of it. That is Tafts area of expertise. Eventually, however, you'll notice the difference between a well-cut stone and what you bought. Shortly after that, on the Gem Grading Web site (www.gemgrading.net), they put a disclaimer.. They will be returned to you ungraded and not encased. 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. That would apply to those who purchased directly from his Web site or eBay ID. Nice Slab! This card usually exhibits one or more of these characteristics: heavy print spots, heavy crease(s), pinhole(s), color or focus imperfections or discoloration, surface scuffing or tear, rounded and/or fraying corners, ink or pencil marking(s), and lack of all or some original gloss. When comparing similar stones, judge the overall light return. A cluster ring's price could range in the hundreds of dollars, rather than the thousands. There have been sellers of Gem-graded cards on Yahoo!'s auction site as well, and those sellers offer a connection to the October, 2003, investigation by SCD. You could be talking maybe over $1 million in sales. A small person couldn't wear such a huge stone gracefully. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Here's a Lajoie T206 card that has clearly been trimmed but graded as Near Mint: I haven't been able to find much about this company and can't even find a website, but I do see more recent issued 2021 cards that have been graded by them, so I'm assuming this is a basement grader. 39.99 + 2.70 Postage. An Excellent card is a card with 80/20 or better centering, minor rounding or fuzzing of corners, roughness or chipping along an edge (no layering), one VERY slight surface or spider crease may exist on one side of the card, gloss may be lost from the surface with some scratching that does not detract from the aesthetics of the card. A little over a year ago, I started seeing Star Co. graded cards that were in Gem Grading slabs, Taft said. Watch the video. Gemstone deposits will yield pieces with a wide variety of qualities. Mike Baker was a former grader at PSA and the head of grading at GAI. No Altered though or EOT. Based on research sounds like a mixed experience.ASGA (All Star Grading) - Avoid. Michael, 1986 Fleer Sticker Basketball #8 Michael Jordan RC Rookie HOF PSA 8 " SHARP ", 1986 Fleer Basketball #7 Charles Barkley 76ers RC Rookie HOF PSA 9 MINT, 1986 Fleer Basketball Near Complete Set 131/132 High Grade Well Centered, 1986 Fleer Sticker Basketball #8 Michael Jordan RC Rookie HOF PSA 8 NM-MT, 1986 Fleer Basketball Sticker Michael Jordan Rookie Card Graded PSA 8 NM MINT, 1986 Fleer Basketball #113 Wayman Tisdale Indiana Pacers PSA 10 GEM MINT, 2006-07 FLEER BASKETBALL CARD PACK POSSIBLE MICHAEL JORDAN 1986 ROOKIE AUTO-KOBE, 1986-87 Fleer Michael Jordan Chicago Bulls Rookie Basketball Card PSA 5 #57, 1986-87 Fleer Basketball #57 Michael Jordan Chicago Bulls RC Rookie PSA 7, 1986-87 FLEER BASKETBALL #57 MICHAEL JORDAN ROOKIE RC - PSA AUTHENTIC, 1986 Fleer Basketball #57 Michael Jordan RC Rookie Card PSA 7 NM Near Mint, 1986 Fleer Basketball Sticker Michael Jordan PSA 8 Chicago Bulls Centered, 1986 FLEER BASKETBALL Lot 73 set PSA 8 Drexler, Thomas, Wilkins, Ewing Rookie rc, 1986 Fleer Basketball Louis Orr PSA 10 Gem Mint #83, 1986 Fleer Basketball #85 Jim Paxson Portland Trail Blazers PSA 10 GEM MINT, 1986 Fleer Basketball Paul Pressey #88 PSA 10 GEM MINT, 1986-87 Fleer Basketball #63 Lafayette Lever Nuggets PSA 10 GEM MINT, 1986 fleer basketball unopened wax pack Jabbar on back. My concern is two fold. If you're examining a faceted gem, look at the facet junctions, too. A reader alerted me to this one. If you find one has much more brilliance and sparkle, you're seeing the impact of cutting. Zero meaning that the grader was a complete sham setup to enrich its founders and associates to a 5, meaning that collectors should have full confidence that the grade is nearly 100% accurate. Most likely, the card has been trimmed. SGC 60 EX 5. These two individuals would buy PSA 6'S on the internet, crack them open and submit large orders that they would grade either "CTA 7" or "CTA 8" GRADES for a nice fee. In my research, all I could find were negative comments about GradeMyCards. While I have not examined one up close, the same reader noted that they had placed this copy under blacklight and the paper did not fluoresce, thus their claim was that the clipping was in fact original. I can say that there is not one card that goes outside my doors right now that is questionable, he said. Even though we may use the term "quality" when describing the properties of gems, that doesn't necessarily mean that one gem is better than another. See details. NOTE: Model grading is shown in the "GRADING" tab. Damaged Corner on a GMA Gem-MT 10 Josh Rosen Rated Rookie Card. Lorber told SCD that he was disappointed Gem Grading holders contained counterfeits and that he does not run the company with any intent but to maintain high-quality standards. This is not something I can debate and value for something like this is certainly hard to ascertain. I haven't seen them grade many fake cards, but trimmed cards have received numerical grades. A Good card is a card centered 90/10 or better. 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. In faceted gems, inclusions are defined as anything that will interfere with the free passage of light. On a well-cut cab, it will flow smoothly from one side to the other. While other cut factors may be too complex for non-professionals, you can get a good idea of a gem's cutting quality simply by comparing it with other gems. Besides Lorbers sportscardzz eBay ID, which has been inactive recently, the other primary Gem sellers have been: inserts4collectors shaqfu1 cavsking jtgcards. A year ago, when it was rampant, there were multiple auctions going with counterfeit cards from multiple eBay sellers, he said. Start by checking the polish under magnification. Authentic, T206 Sovereign 350 - Joe Tinker HoK - PSA 3 - Only 2 Graded Higher!! Taking the time and care to organize your submission form could make it easier for the graders and create a smoother process. They represent a weakness in the gem, which may be prone to breakage. The score is based on a scale of 0 through 5. All submitters shall receive emails from 25th July weekly for their personal submission update. My opinion is much like the rest of the guys-----, " In a time of universal deceit , telling the truth is a revolutionary act " --- George Orwell. However, simply being larger doesn't make it better. And eBay had banned sales of its cards following an expose in SCD which outed FGA, Gem Grading and Capitol Grading. With only one exception (cut), gem grades won't indicate which gem better suits your needs. If you have any other code, GMG did not grade the item. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for 1989 Score Traded Ken Griffey Jr. #100T Rookie Gem Grading Inc - 10 Gem Mint HOF at the best online prices at eBay! Odessa, FL 33556-3980. Just how far off will affect the gem's brilliance. All submitters shall receive emails from 25th July weekly for their personal submission update. In the 90's and early 2000's, there were dozens of grading companies. If we received your cards before we closed in February, please click here: Click Here! When a gem receives a high grade for a property, that means it has rare features within that property. Eye-visible inclusions always lower a gem's value, but the change isn't applied equally. Only you can decide if this will interfere with the joy you get from the stone. A link to set a new password will be sent to your email address. The next four grades cover "nearly colorless" (G to J), which means diamonds with these grades will appear colorless when set in jewelry. A few small flaws may exist upon close examination. Break the slab and send it to PSA SGC or whatever you prefer, Waste of money. A PSA Gem Mint 10 card must be free of staining of any kind, but an allowance may be made for slight printing imperfection, if it doesn't impair the overall appeal of the card. What is his reputation in the hobby? Not grading, but authentication training. It appears that virtually every significant counterfeit produced in the last three years has come through this group of people from a distribution standpoint, and thus, most likely, from a printing standpoint, he said. One of the first things the grader will notice is the size variation. When you look at the fact that these guys have taken a card that will sell for $8-$10 and counterfeited it, that in itself is a huge message.. Houston, TX. (No personality will find a poorly cut stone appealing). The letters CSM after his name stood for Certified Supreme Master Gemcutter, a designation of Wykoffs ASG which has often been referred to as the doctorate of gem cutting. ADDED: 11/30/2004GEM Grading Services Inc. grades the quality of actual sportscard paper stock. Here's an archived view of the old CTA grading website. Here's an SCD (Sport's Card Direct) card graded as a 10 which is certainly not a 10. 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. They weren't around for very long and I don't know with certainty how honest they were in grading any altered cards (or counterfeits) but if anyone has experience let me know. Gem Mint Grading is a new, innovative card grading service that uses state of the art technology combining Spot On Centering. PSA | So, as you read about gem grading and the Four Cs below, remember that grades reflect the rarity of the feature. Remember, quality doesn't mean better, it means rarer. Always looking for Topps Salesman Samples, pre '51 unopened packs, E90-2, E91a, N690 Kalamazoo Bats, and T204 Square Frame Ramly's. https://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=225579. I want to share all of my ups and downs of sports card collecting with all of you. Accurate It appears that somewhere around 2014-2015 they went out of business. They are in Canada. Each precious stone page features additional detailed gemological information, a buyer's guide, photos, videos & research. 5 talking about this. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); With all these new grading companies popping up which one do you think will be the first to end up on this list? From my experience, PRO was not as notoriously bad at grading fake cards, but it's more on the over grading and number grades for trimmed cards. Feel free to comment below or send any images to chris@allvintagecards.com. That does and has happened. Used with permission. Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:35.00 USD Estimated At:107.50 - 215.00 USD. That can help a bit when looking at cards from different or defunct grading companies. Traditionally, amethysts with this rare coloration have received the highest values. In 2021, Tiffany announced its partnership with the two music icons via the About Love Scholarship Program. He clarified that he meant the area, not specifically the show. The cards available earlier this year from those two Yahoo! Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. Gem Grading had two services--it's core Gem Grading service and Gem Elite which offered grading with subgrades, similar to what Beckett Grading does today. 102C, 1909-11 T206 Willie Keeler Portrait. To me it looks too white on back side and shines. Anybody trusting these services is a fool. Stay away. Providing authentication is challenging and not guaranteed due to improved computerized printing techniques. Buyer pays for return shipping. Weve assigned aSlab Trustworthiness Score for each grading company based on our evaluation of how trustworthy the grader was in their evaluation of cards. Now you know the factors that go into gem grading. To Lorbers point, SCD has purchased about 20 cards in Gem grading holders, and only four or five were counterfeits. Media Contact Company Name: Elite Card Grading Patrick Mahomes II 2017 National Treasures AUTO BGS 9.5/10. https://www.ebay.com/itm/353702177055?hash=item525a4ae91f:g:LOUAAOSwY31hV6qu. Picture Information. 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. Hover to zoom. Coinflation. 7. 1992 Fleer Basketball #298 Shaquille O'Neal Mint PSA 9. The Registered Agent on file for this company is .Resigned. We back our cards, he said. If you have any info on USA please let me know. These will command special attention and pricing due to their rarity. Entdecke #/5 Jorge Soler BGS 9.5 GEM 2015 Bowman Chrome Red Refractor Auto RC in groer Auswahl Vergleichen Angebote und Preise Online kaufen bei eBay Kostenlose Lieferung fr viele Artikel! Taft said the impact of these cards is significant because in his estimation, the volume of these counterfeits is extensive. This is a card with 70/30 or better centering, a few small flaws may exist upon close examination. Beckett Grading. But, this note on Blowout Forums certainly does not instill my confidence in their 'trustworthiness'. Sign in or register to get started. My son is an expert iin de-slabbing cards and says GMA slabs are cheap plastic. Tafts gut feeling is that the counterfeits are being produced in Pennsylvania or New Jersey. You'll find that subtle color variations can significantly affect how they look on you as well as your emotional reaction. was that a good decision? Look at color, finish, focus, edges, corners, surface, centering, you get pretty good at spotting bad, good and great cards. Tradues em contexto de "institution's grading" en ingls-portugus da Reverso Context : These records must also include a complete description of the institution's grading scale or another standard of evaluation. For a topaz one-carat and over in size, the price could reach $200 per carat. However as the link above shows, SCD was hiring new graders on the spot, so they weren't necessarily impeccable in discovering altered or trimmed cards. We maintain the highest standards of integrity and authenticity. This is my first post here. At the other, you have something that is easy to find with magnification. Their phone number is 1 800 932 3667. They are also tied to Roger Hooper, who is being prosecuted for quite a few illegal things right now. Their catalog is online. Free Postage. A small flaw may be but is not limited to: minor wear on one corner, a gloss break or surface scratch, a print line or refractor line, a focus or color imperfection, or a print spot. Most people will likely fall between these extremes. i busted it and sent it to becket and got a 9. i still would stay away. A Very Good/ Excellent card is a card with 85/15 or better centering, corners are slightly rounded with modest surface wear. Based on research sounds like a mixed experience. SGC would never give the 4th one a 4! I put the disclaimer on there to tell people that were not liable for that, because things do happen, Lorber said. (813) 926-6263. Notice how the light moves across the surface. Elite Card Grading was founded by Charles Dortch, a professional with over 25 years of collecting and grading a variety of cards. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website. There has never been an instance Ive heard of where a grading company swapped out a card. i never dealt with them before. Note this snippet found on their website back in 2004 should tell you all you need to know about the grading quality/trustworthiness of GEM: Providing authentication is challenging and not guaranteed due to improved computerized printing techniques. Cookie Notice Pits, scratches, or dull areas indicate a poor polish. The article you commented on is about grading companies that went out of business. Still, we have many cards in circulation from other now defunct grading companies. 1909-11 T206 Sweet Caporal 350/25 Cy Young Cleveland Bare Hand Shows Pop 14, 1909 T206 Christy Mathewson Dark Cap New York Giants HOF ***CENTERED PSA 2.5***, T206 Nap Lajoie Portrait HOF Cleveland Piedmont 350 Subjects PSA 2 Good, T206 Christy Mathewson White Cap HOF New York Sweet Caporal 150 Subjects PSA 2, T206 Tris Speaker Boston RC Rookie HOF Piedmont 350 Subjects PSA 2 Good, T206 Walter Johnson HOF Portrait Washington Sovereign 350 RARE BACK PSA 2 (MK), 1909-11 T206 Joe Tinker Portrait PSA 3 VG. Big Picture Updater. Collectors.com | If poorly shaped, the light will instead "snake" across the surface. I had a Reggie Jackson Rookie, graded 7 by GEM. Hence, they often demand a higher price per carat. Size requirements for sportscards are the standard published size plus or minus 3 mm. PSE | centering is 55/45) MNT 9 Consumers can use this information to find the right stone for their needs. If you encounter so-called white aquamarines, buyer beware. The late Donald Clark, CSM founded the International Gem Society in 1998. Donald started in the gem and jewelry industry in 1976. David not sure why you are lashing out at us? You dont see those, and as soon as one of the sellers would sell one, hed have another one. Successful transactions with: vintagetoppsguy, packman, barndog, Big80s, MurphDawg, BrackAttack, mealeworm, Publius, Whiteshoes, bigredone, rube26105, ledsters, reelinintheyears, digicat, themetalsign, OSClabs, 1420sports, bighurt2000, MeteoriteGuy, lsutigers1973, skier07, Machodoc, gameusedhoop, tennesseebanker, Downtown1974, CGeorge, Salinas, corvette1340, lbcoach20, initialD, IJustLoveCards, TedSimmonsFan, Goldlabels, Lothar52, bigred1, Bosox1976, itzagoner, svtPONY95. 10 which is certainly not a 10 card centered 90/10 or better centering, corners are slightly rounded with surface... 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