CGC Trading Cards Launches in London!

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As the title says, CGC is opening up for grading the UK, I think this is a step in the right direction for us in Europe. And will hopefully pressure PSA and other grading companies to do the same.

Link to the announcement: CGC Trading Cards Launches in London | CGC

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looking forward to the randolph cgc disstrack ngl

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You know itā€™s coming :rofl:

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I havenā€™t been following ACE grading progress. Would CGC opening in UK take a lot of marketshare from ACE?

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The most common answer when people on FB groups ask ā€˜Which UK grading company to useā€™ isā€¦ none of them.

So for one of the ā€˜big 3ā€™ to be opening in the UK will probably cause quite a large hit to the UK companies bottom line Iā€™d imagine

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lol

none of them, I have to agree.

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This is huge! Finally we have a good option in the UK. CGC is going to eat up a lot of market share here, no need to send your cards to the other side of the globe now. PSA have dropped the ball big time.

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Good for the UK, but it really doesnā€™t matter for the mainland of EU.

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I would imagine so. If people in the UK are selling on eBay to NA buyers I think there would be a much better chance of selling CGC slabs vs ACE.

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Iā€™m the only one think it is strage to open in UK (ok, they allready have office) and not in EU, the marked would be much higher in EU I would think

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I think that they already had a presence in London is probably the reason, but I agree an EU office would likely be more impactful

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I bet EU will be next, thereā€™s no reason not to open a location in the EU as well.

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Thatā€™s crazy talk :wink:

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Fair enough :joy:

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Grading in the UK? Or sending them to the US to grade and send back?

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Good job I held onto 400 cards I need grading.

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This is big for CGC! Theyā€™ve partnered with PWCC and will open a UK location in 2023. I love to see these types of big moves. :+1:

Canā€™t wait to see what PSA does (if anything). :upside_down_face:

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All of it, literally

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Probably increase upcharges and damage more cards during grading.

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Finally, one of the ā€œbig threeā€ decides the world doesnā€™t end at the US border.

Iā€™m curious as to whether CGC are actually going to grade on-site in London, or ship the subs to the USā€¦ Their direct prices are higher than what CGC middlemen are charging, so not sure whether this is a slow rollout price increase, or something else?