I find it funny how PSA is number one just because they are the oldest in the card grading service even though they are extremely inconsistent. So many terrible PSA 10's out there.

You have to remember that we needed a grading company in Europe, and not everyone are grading to earn money...

Couldnt disagree more, the UK needs an established grading company close to home that doesn;t cost an organ to grade with. While we may have seen a huge increase in grading companies established here during the pandemic, one of them will rise to the top and be here for the long run and eventually trust will build and prices will rise. GetGraded and Ace Grading seem to be the major contenders for that right now.

As a person who have and has graded with psa and Cgc I got say that this video makes me sad. Basically you establishing that there should never be a new grading company.

In Ace's defense, psa bgs and cgc arent located in the UK. If someone wants to get their cards graded, the time and money to do so is greatly increased compared to if you live in the US. I know most of these companies are gonna die once the hype settles but companies like Ace have to start somewhere. It's better for everyone if there are more than just a few companies that can do the job.

Video summary: Card grading is a heavy oligopoly so lets raise our pitchforks at new companies trying to change that

So I think you’re wrong in the UK they’re looking for a homegrown company so they don’t have to wait months on receiving cards back from the US or France .

PSA is the oldest company so of course, they have the most experience. However, if a grading company (old or new) can establish itself as one that grades as per the standards, then the experience will be gained as they grow. This is the process of any business no matter what service they offer. Do I believe everyone can open a grading company and be successful? No, because that isn't how it works. However, I do believe that discrediting smaller companies because they are not part of the "big three" is illogical, at best. Whether you want to add your card to your personal collection or sell it down the road... Grade where you want. As long as you trust them to grade by the standards then you have nothing to fear. If the company fails down the road, it is what it is. At least your card is protected better than a penny sleeve, top loader, or binder. You're not "throwing" your card away by grading it elsewhere. You are grading it elsewhere because you believe that 1) the grading company you sent it to grades by the standard, 2) the grading company you sent it to is trustworthy, 3) the grading company you sent it to will be fair in the process, 4) you can save money on grading services for your personal collection, and/or 5) your card is worth protecting. I understand what the creator is stating in the video, but nearly everything he says could be negated with logic and basic business practice. Look, what it boils down to is that it doesn't matter what anyone tells you. Send the card to whatever grading service you want. Just do some research first and ask them questions if they have a way for you to contact them. If you feel uneasy about the grading company, move along. It's that simple. Just because a company has been around longer than others, doesn't mean it is the only one you should use. Best of luck to everyone on your collections.

This guy must have shares in PSA or something

A year since this video was made and ACE grading is doing very well in the UK. I do think the other companies will maybe disappear. But I have a strong feeling that ACE is here to stay, at least here in the UK.

CGC is probably #2 for quality and grading stringency. BGS is #1 but CGC makes it pretty hard to get a 10 in anything, a 10 should truly be special. I think PSA took that away by being way too generous.

I've tried writing Yu-Gi-Oh to start their own grading company. It'd be a great business opportunity for them. They could have an exclusive Yu-Gi-Oh label and identify reverse foils, misprint and other identifications better than PSA. It would totally set them apart from the other card companies like Pokemon and Magic.

This guy doesn’t know what he is talking about

*Looking back a year later* Every single prediction you made in this video was wrong lol That's pretty impressive my guy. Turns out "artificial" demand was not only "Natural" demand but PSA,BGS and CGC now have permanent new competition eating into their lunch. At the time of making this video you just didn't like any change.

This is the worst advisement I’ve ever seen in a video. “It’s how’s we’ve always done it!” Kind of thinking is stupid.

For some people PSA is not affordable so if you wanna make quick profit, sure why not. + you are very one sided. I'm not exactly saying that there should be grading companies popping every day. What I'm saying is that it's good to have UK based grading company as it saves a lot of money, shipping, custom and so on... PSA didn't become popular overnight. I see Get Graded, MGC to do well in the future. Ace grading, I don't know. They're not open for grading yet. Only time will tell. But I don't agree with you, they aren't all worthless

At some point there has to be a reputable company emerge in the UK tho, and whilst my collection is all PSA, and currently have hundreds of cards at PSA, I will still throw some cards through ace, I don't sell much unless I genuinely don't want it anymore. PSA was designed around authenticating sports cards, years ago, something modern could be good. Also as you were calling them out for there mistake, you said charmander and it was a Charmelion, so you see how easy it is for mistakes to slip through lol

You forget that when a grading company goes out of business.. the graded cards that got graded over there are worth more. Because they don’t make it like that anymore 📈📈📈

Ace has improved so much since this video. Right up there with popularity in the uk market now and holding good value

I'm not super into graded cards, I prefer to have them laid out in a binder so I can casually look at them rather than having to pull a stack of bricks out and look at one by one.

I like the ace label and wouldnt mind using them to keep my personal cards that I would never sell

I feel these new grading companies should be more transparent on their process of grading cards. They should have videos of cards actually being graded so that we see the process.

Karl Jobst's video on the sealed video game grading scene scandal that's going on right now makes me think these new card grading services might be trying to pull a similar scheme.

Ace Grading now outselling PSA for value in Europe already for 3 in 10 cards so this video aged well 😂

I agree with you on some points like the colour match labels, but putting ace grading in the same as all the pop up grading companies is a bit harsh, arguments for that would be he is starting the company at the start of the decline, he's put alot of money and time into it, and saying stick to the big brands is just ridiculous, yes they have a established reputation but saying stick to them is just wrong, if that's the case then why should anyone start a new company? If a preexisting company is there. Could use your channel as a example, why watch your videos give you the views and traffic, when many other channels have been around alot longer and have a established reputation in the community. Not being disrespectful I enjoy your content.

People are literally paying for a slab when they send their cards to anywhere but the main 3.

I grade 100% of my cards for my personal collection and grading a card doesn’t solidify that card and grade in stone. It’s much easier to store my personal collection in a protective case that locks as opposed to an etb with a rubber band holding it together and an energy card that identifies it as a special box. I’ve graded with two third party grading companies now since it’s VERY affordable and super fast turn around times. I looked at PSA prices today, $100+ per card. PER CARD. I understand you’re paying 100% for brand name and credibility (for the most part nowadays) but for a personal collection, it’s not worth it unless you are simply that wealthy. I’m submitting 15+ cards to a new company located in Florida. They are $15 a card and 7 day turn around times. Yes. That sounds ridiculous and won’t add value to my cards but they are a rough estimate of what my cards COULD be graded and it also protects them. I don’t have to worry about my personal collection being in a binder forever and about 60% of my Charizard collection is graded now. There are huge benefits to using third party grading companies IF you are doing it for your personal collection. For reselling, absolutely no reason to use third party as you stated. Only people who are open minded and are willing to buy third party slabs will invest and the rest will constantly turn it down for the big three. I’ve been peaking some interest in SGC lately, I’m still not in love with their slab design or the label but I am starting to see some sort of aesthetic and wouldn’t be against buying a SGC slab if the price is right. I was against CGC a for along time and I recently have found a liking to their slabs. I’m almost considering submitting to them in the future. All my third party slabs will be cross graded to the big three in the near future but I’m completely happy having them protected over the brand name of the slabs holding them.

The label thing related to your comments about ACE is just your opinion. I actually like it!!

I think part of the problem with this whole thing is that people don't strictly want to grade cards for profit. Don't get me wrong- tons do. But some people just like that sort of quality assurance where the quality of a card is hard preserved essentially forever. So even though this massive "economic market" is going hog-wild, in reality a lot of regular collectors are now just not being given a chance to collect cards the way they were. So then they are just forced to rely on 3rd parties like ACE, TGA, GMA, and even SGC to a degree. It's honestly just really infuriating and I don't think you can blame people for going to companies that are making "junk-slabs." It's just a market demand thing. If PSA and CGC and so on didn't raise their prices so high and opened up additional buildings around the country and hired more people then I sincerely doubt we would have seen as many card grading companies all open at the same time.

Hmm yeah this aged well didn’t it…Ace expanding by the day and is modernising companies like PSA who give out inconsistent 10s, it costs a testicle for people in the UK and overseas to use and they give out cheap poorly welded cases. Disagree entirely with your take on it.

MANA Grading are the only cards I buy now. Only AI grading...no bias, full explanations and scans.

BGS and their inner sleeve inside the slab will completely ruin the card inside with the passning years. The card will eventually get stuck into its innersleeve cause od physics. Like in the old family photos we kept in a binder/album that got stuck there. I feel no one talks about this and its extremely logical.

I'd rather not wait 6 months for my cards if I'm looking 2 sell... a grade is a grade... there is a demand... but it's a grade nonetheless

Very true. Great points made

1:50 I can't wait to have my cards graded by the FBI

I have come back after a few months and I could not agree more. Friends of mine have lost hundreds in 10’s getting 5 and 6 graded. What a waste of time this company is

Disagree psa is extremely inconsistent bgs, and cgc never gives out 10s I would say a lot of people are looking for the next big grading company and hga has really cool custom labels btw.

But what if PSA or BGS goes out of business do we go for a ace type company or are there already a back up plan for card grading companies? I also agree with statements made and are cards worth grading because if you're telling me that we should not invest/collect these cards does this mean that big grading companies like BGS and PSA are worthless because in 10 to 20 years these card grading companies may or may not run out of business?

This didn’t age well

This is a terrible video with an incredibly bias opinion. For a start ACE is in the UK, secondly PSA is flimsy, looks pretty terrible because of the frosted glass. The only reason people use PSA is because it’s known = value. No one actually wants the PSA slab, just the number so it can be sold on. People who use Beckett, CGC and ACE are more likely to actually keep their cards to display because the cards actually look nice and are built a lot more sturdy and are more strict with grading. It’s beyond me why people prefer PSA.

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'Zero experience in grading cards'. Its not exactly complicated! Its a rectangular piece of card. Not a Boeing 747!

I think Becket and PSA purposefully undergrade cards to maintain existing 10 prices and pops along with higher grades being given to people who have long relationships with the company. Again just my opinion. And for this reason I'll try a smaller company rather.

Card grading isn’t that hard. You take away the natural bias you have towards your own cards and pretty much anyone could grade a card so I’m not too behind the idea that the other companies are better. The labels for ace look cool and the people behind it are sound so I’m giving it a chance and hoping they grow

Did you just call Charmeleon Charmander XD

The only defense is for uk based collectors. Us American collectors have plenty to choose from quality wise and can be patient with psa, bgs, and cgc

Watching this 3 years later seeing ace cards selling for more than psa cards.

I agree with some of what you said bro But I dont mind there being other companies out there that grade I will 100% agree that they will never be worth anywhere close to the big 3 but having companies in other countries isn't a bad thing Im an Aussie like you so having local companies is a good thing in my eyes If you are grading things you love then the monetary value means squat I grade cards I want to keep in my collection But if you are grading for profit then 100% grade with the big 3 Just my thoughts on it Peace out Poke Shed 🔥🤘🔥

What's your opinion on SGC? They're one of the most reputable sports card grading companies and they've been tapping into pokemon cards now. Their tuxedo slabs look excellent imo. I'd like to know your thoughts

Beckett has been around since 1984 and started grading in 1999.

The hobby's obession with PSA and Beckett is silly. Why would you pay PSA more money and have them take 1 year or longer to get your cards graded? That is stupid. It is also a scam. You wanna bash other grading companies? All your are doing enabling the PSA and Beckett to rip collectors/investors even more. We need more competition not less. Bad video, and not helpful.

I wanted to start a grading company before all this crap became popular because there aren't any companies near me lol granted, I would use a different grading system and I had a few ideas for how to improve presentation on some cards. Who knows maybe I will someday...

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Meh. I wouldn't say worthless. You still have the card. Protected. Just take it out and send it to a more reputable company down the line if that's what you want.

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I recently received an order back from a newer grading service on the East coast. What is frustrating is when you get cards back that were perfect and then come back with dings like the card was switched. Although, the cost is more with the top 3, it is worth the price as you will probably get your original cards back that you sent in.

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This guy needs to close the hole under his nose. CSG has become the preferred grading company for eBay, SSC, and Steiner Sports. TGA holds most preferred grading based on their stringent examination, slab encasement and coding standards.

If PSA opens a location near the UK then yeah ACE will be worthless. I dont have much faith in a good chunk of these companies surviving but who knows. I guess the competition is good for innovation.

PSA gives out 10's like a grandma giving out candy on halloween, CGC is good but they are still pretty new to Cards since they did Comics originally. Beckett seems to be the most strict with grading but they seem like sellouts when they graded a PSA 9 Charizard and gave it a 10 for Logan paul.

Keep to psa and bgs if there's a chance you want to sell later. Other companies are good if you want to slab your collection for protection.

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Since may 2021, I've been submitting to CGA mainly NRL, NBA, NFL, MLB cards. Several times I got my NRL cards back with incorrect labelling. It was happening so frequently, they gave me $100 gift card to use.

Happy 10000!!! Congratulations :D

You're correct in nearly all your points but even among themselves all these basement companies are not equal. It remains to be seen how Ace Grading will turn out but at least that youtuber seems to have put some serious money into this and has an established following that will generate starting sales and marketing for the company to gain some momentum. I wouldn't put him on the same boat as your average basement company trying to make a quick buck. I'm sure he realizes he can't compete with the reputation of the big companies overnight that's why he differentiated himself with practices the other big companies don't do. I also have to agree with another comment here, everybody has to start somewhere the important thing is to be long minded and passionate about the project not just in it for a quick buck.

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In the video, he mentioned the label was incorrect and explained it was put together for promotion purposes only.

Whilst i don't like ace as they don't do Dragon Ball super cards. I do think the U.K needs their top dog grading service as posting to America is kinda scary ngl. so I'm not against having them i do however feel it's so polluted atm with so many different companies trying to fill that void as you said. I guess they all realise they're competing to survive because realistically. Only 1 or 2 can. BUT i do want them to compete and survive. To gain credibility through both competition and experience and longevity. No better time to start than now, it's just picking the right one that's the issue.

HGA are so overhyped

Uk needs a good company and people buy other cards from company's like MGC and Ace to just cross grade cards.

CGC and HGA will both survive and not just survive but they will thrive.

Competition is good for the market.

csg been around since 1987 graded millions more items then psa, theres been lots of graders over the years that came n went you need to use your judgment on graders that you think will be around in 10-20 years, new graders are good they prevent a monopoly and keep pricing fair, we have already seen psa n bgs price gouge, grading simply grades the condition to value the card, buy for the card not the grader brand and your investment will be alright, alot of collectors grade just to get cards slabbed n protected not so much for resell value, some of the new graders will stick around just choose wisely

when this bubble pops.....its all trash anyway. the hobby is eating itself alive. Who in their right mind is buying a 300k pokeman card? We need to address the underlying condition that causes that.

yes im with you this is just dumb. And here in Germany they have a grading company called ap grading, and people just assume that if they get a ap grading gem mint 10 they can price it the same as a psa 10

Funny you talk about them being inconsistent and labelling the umbreon wrong and you said charmander instead of charmeleon.

Excellent point: I rather b patience w/t PSA & Beckett then 2 grade w/t Ace

ur off the mark, people are fed up with psa and other companies with super high fees to grade as well as inconstant grading....

What are your opinions on cga grading? I understand that they’ve been around for a long time now and are the largest grading company with actual experience. Do you think they are a worth while company who can be invested in for the long run?

I dont grade for value. I grade for memories and to keep my collection in good condition

Seen a lot of tcg cards on eBay this week when checking how much celebration cards are selling for, never heard of it before

PSA and BGS will never come down to $10 a card again

Completely disagree 🤷‍♂️ ACE makes it easier for people in Europe to grade and not everyone grades for profit. Its a new company and it will only get bigger

Europe and the UK are crying out for a grading company. Sending to the US is just way to burdensome. There’s a need for it and a gap in the market

Me, an intellectual, who just wants to be able to slab his favourite non holo fucked up buizel card without having to wait 8 million years after paying insane amounts of money to have it shipped across the world twice only for it to come back in a frosted turd box.....there may not be a market for this company in the states, but I think there may be one here

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Cgc grades better than PSA. If i have a cgc 9 it’s basically a PSA 10. I’m like 8 for 11 of cracks and resubmission

STOP PLAYING AND MAKE IT AVALIABLE FOR US ALREADY

Hang on a sec bro.... OK I see this is 3 years old... I'm about to use one of these new grading companies you have mentioned in this video and as for offering nothing new or whatever like you have passionately stated...well.... This particular company deliver the grading service, for slighly less £$ per card and they do it in 25% of the time... So if they can consistently deliver on those time estimates then how is that not offering something new and good?

So I am in New zealand what do you think for grading cards? Is CGA good or just pay the extra for psa

I couldn’t watch Randall’s videos if I was eating or else I’d get grossed out with his mole 😅

I want that graded P**** Pristine 10 Charizard card. That art is a masterpiece 💎

Yeah I'm not in a rush to get my cards graded. Think I'm going to wait a year and see if sone of these indie companies get shorted out. Think we all just got too excited.

It’s normal bro it’s a new fucking company. You don’t expect it to reach these higher companies in few months time for fuck sake. A company like ace already introduced new futures we have never seen before like the custom label which is fun and nobody can’t deny that. As for the experience in grading he doesn’t even grade he has a team and people already calling Ace harsh and i don’t understand why. But i can see your point of view, saying it sucks is not correct at all. I am not defending them i just see the progression they’re doing and it’s going good so far. The prices yeah Ace or any other company other than Bgs or Psa will not get the same price because these small companies isn’t recognized yet. But i believe Ace will be there in the future. Honestly i never graded at Ace because at the moment they can’t accept anything outside the UK because of the overflow pf cards but in the future i will make sure to grade my cards.

TCG is gaining a rep in Australia bruv. Pretty pro grading if u ask me. Sexy slabs too.

I don’t have opinion on any of them never graded a card. I think everyone have to start somewhere and UK collectioners are waiting up to 6 months for return from PSA …. Although value etc point made in this video are good.

Even psa makes huge mistakes. There is a video of someone who gets back a psa 5 munch pikachu's. They literally have no flaws and to prove it, he sent them back to get regraded. one was a 10 and the other a 9.

I'm glad I'm not the only person who thinks you're wrong Clearly you didn't research ACE grading at all. They have better and more strict graders than any other grading company. Their shipping cases are better. Their card holders are just as string if not stronger Finally, their cards holders look 100× better. You just sound salty

You shot and you missed lol. Quit acting like you're an investor on Shark Tank and let these people do what they love. The business and market being "neesh" isn't any form of a scam. What a joke

I pretty much have only ever graded with CGC. Sure PSA probably would get increase the price of my cards by a lot more but eh, I only really grade for personal collection with no intention to sell. Recently ended up getting back my Dreams Come True (aka Taiwanese Extra Battle Day) Lillie, which recieved a 9.5 In the end though, even as someone who does it for purely their own collection. I still would just stick to the big 3.