Slade
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“I love constructive conversations with reasonable and receptive people in this hobby about grading companies. They always conclude as a wealth of information and understanding from both sides.”
-Said no one ever
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SGC prices on ebay looking ok. (someone just sold this card, NOT MY CARD)
Definitely not string bid and shilled by a 0 feedback bidder all the way up. Definitely not.
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Sorry, Thought only CGC workers did that stuff. My bad.
candle
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These numbers are like treading water with your money
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100% if you grade with PSA or CGC.
That is why i said SGC ROI was a surprise.
Sometimes just selling quality RAW is the best way. But this posts was about TPG. RAW does really good, but expanding to slabs was the next step cause i have the raw to grade.
Quality gradable raw is the BEST ROI.
Don’t worry, his spirit lives on in many valued forum members.
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This is exactly what I’m struggling with in this whole conversation. Even putting aside that CGC commands a huge chunk of the market compared to SGC, how is money being made from any company selling these types of cars?
Card: $6+$9 grading fee. =$15 expenses not counting shipping to/from grading. Sell for $25, pay $3 in eBay fees = $7 profit. If the buyer doesn’t pay for shipping, than half that. Not to mention the time and effort it takes to grade, list and package a card.
Seems like for the effort there are a lot better things one could do to make money. That said, if it’s working for @tokyopokemon than that is totally awesome! Many people would love to be able to generate a steady income from this hobby, so kudos to you for putting in the work and making it happen! I just don’t know if the answer here is pitching SGC or any other company like they are an infinite money glitch.
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randox
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Firstly, Cgc graded more cards than Sgc in the photo attached. Secondly, who is #2 is not that relevant when the #1 player is 80% share. Thirdly, your arrogance is obnoxious and not warranted regardless if you are making $1 a day or $10k a day selling cards. Go do some personal reflecting and improve on your communication style…
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Just to keep it simple
Your numbers are way off.
