Can You Make Money Grading Sports Cards With SGC?

Today I'm going to be taking you guys along as I try grading sports cards with SGC and see if we can make a profit. I show my thought process and every step along the way, hope you guys enjoy!
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[@JefferyRubino97]

Vintage cards in an SGC case look so good

[@RawGradeFlip]

Little Victories Sports Cards has a recent SGC video were he talks about the type of cards he now sends off to SGC and why. With some sales numbers etc. definitely a helpful video. Great video as well. Always love a good experience type video.

[@vitalcards]

Good video. I like SGC they are consistent, fast, and have the best customer service. Some cards look great with the black border. I don’t like consignment with DCsports. Lots of eyes but they don’t put in the item details so I think that misses a lot of saved searches. That being said you weren’t necessarily sending them super rare cards that people necessarily would have saved searches for. Anyway, a profit is a profit 🎉

[@twenty1sportscards790]

I love the concept, would like to see this turn into a series. Some of your struggles were just the market not being as strong as it used to be, also some of the card chooses. That Patrick Bailey card would have been better off if it was a numbered or autographed first bowman or a really low numbered mojo for it to get a premium once graded. Really dig the experiment, would like to see more of this.

[@DanielCordone9]

Why are the grading companies still charging ridiculous fees? It doesn't make sense

[@danarias2929]

Completely agree. My guess is that they’re simply too greedy & don’t care about their customers. The way the economy is going it’ll force them to change everything. Otherwise they’ll lose money & when they lose money that’s when they’ll change everything. Watch the economy all the way to next November.

[@sp123]

price of labor and materials are expensive

[@bsavidge]

Because people are sending over a million cards a month for them to do so... Surprised they aren't charging more with that sort of demand.

[@danarias2929]

@@bsavidge hire more people with all the money they’re making.

[@DanielCordone9]

@@danarias2929 Yeah. PSA have gone downhill since Nat Turner took charge. It's all about upcharging and getting a much money as possible out of the customer. Seem to received damaged cards back from every submission. What happened to the 15 free grades collectors club offer? Bring back Joe Orlando. Can see PSA going bust with Nat Turner still in charge.

[@PhilaFlyers48]

You mentioned it, but definitely can't be sending most of these cards to auction

[@JustMeScottG]

Wondering what it would look like if you compared what yours sold at vs the same card sold raw around the same time. I admit that SGC isn’t adding a ton of value but I find it hard to believe that it doesn’t add any at all. Thanks for this, new subscriber here. Appreciate the work your doing

[@realbillymiller1011]

Excellent, done with great transparency too. Thank you.

[@brockman562]

sorry, but SGC does not appeal to me, unless it's either very low priced or popular vintage card.

[@RWorfel1]

Agreed 💯 SGC sucks

[@thereverendripps1733]

SGC is fast with good customer service, but if you want to sell them later, they will not sell without significant discounts. Speed is only good when you are churning and burning.

[@T-TiiMe]

More of this please! Love the transparency from you. Nice work.

[@sportscardswith-chef]

Great video brotha I believe in my opinion, that SGC is so undervalued and should have some same or close to the same as PSA

[@KipArmadillo]

Non-numbered modern cards are just too volatile (and too readily available). Unless you get an idiot like me who has been known to impulse buy/overpay for slabbed 8's and 9's.

[@MidwestReveals2]

Anyone with common sense won’t do auctions with SGC. Always do BIN with best offer. God forbid you hold it until a collector comes along to buy it at a fair price. Flippers keep devaluing non PSA cards.

[@martinjger1893]

I've graded 200+ with PSA and 400+ with SGC. SGC are IMO more correct with the grades, faster turnaround, better service, better looking. PSA is flippers favourite, just sheeps 😂

[@RWorfel1]

SGC sucks

[@TheBnicholas1606]

100% agree SGC wayyyyyyy more accurate. I once had a PSA 10 mahomes rookie with a black print dot right on the white border.. They don't care. The graders are horrible

[@mkpshay]

Does the cost include selling fees on eBay or another platform? It's not a lot of profit. Sometimes it's better just to sell the cards raw.

[@jmacsss]

SGC should be over PSA now. PSA is inconsistent. SGC are hard graders, but accurate.

[@BigE68-s6t]

Great video. The information you covered in a short time is solid. Keep it up man

[@nightfallmediaofficial]

Plz make this a series

[@Doors067]

the key is having an eye for what THE COMPANY YOU USE considers 10s (bad centering avoid sgc, whitening, avoid psa) i agree 9.5 sucks i sell all my non 10s from SGC and hoarde the 10s. Im happy pokemon tcg grading is $9 a card, makes life so much easier

[@omarnieves2030]

Do you start your auctions at a dollar or start a decent price you feel comfortable selling for?

[@jonathankarakas5354]

$30 profit for Hours and hours of work... waste of time and money

[@raymoreci3847]

So it is a bad economy right now, grading just doesnt seem worth the price.

[@Johndeplume.]

Thank you for your transparency, Troy. I know you've been doing this for a while now, but if you can learn as a result of this (and you made a small profit, or broke even), then it's definitely a worth while exercise. Wishing you and your family a Merry Christmas, and a safe and prosperous New Year. 👍

[@Pcruzv-qr3mm]

I liked this vid. Hopefully the market goes back up.

[@jonahrodrigues242]

More older cards are better with sgc

[@billyworks3702]

So… in conclusion, the winners here appears to be the people who sold the card raw, the grading company, and the selling platform. 🤔

[@DerethAC]

The only time that I'll look at SGC stuff is to assess it to crack and resub to PSA. Yes, maybe you could try to hold out for more on SGC slabs, but I think that the way that you sold them is very telling. I see a lot of SGC sellers who put them up for Buy It Now prices that are comparable to PSA, or they run auctions with high starting bids, and the stuff just sits there week after week with zero interest. Running auctions the way that you did shows the true value of grading with SGC, and it's really unimpressive.

[@theamateurangler6273]

1. $100 card 2. $30 grading fee (PSA) 3. $15 Shipping and insurance fee. 4. Cards sells at auction for $150 give or take= $5. Would someone explain the benefits to having cards graded? I have several Barry Bonds and Bo Jackson RC's that I have wanted to get graded but cant really see the time invested/ money made ratio worth it.

[@JohnZapolski-qv3po]

So, if you bought a card for $10. raw…..then graded it for $15. You get $25. What about the shipping and taxes for each card purchased? Did you factor that in your calculations? If not, than you are losing my friend….

[@LetsStormTheTeaCupRide]

The moral of the story is that it is hard to make money buying and selling graded cards. I am a WhatNot addict and I am shocked how cheaply I can buy cards, PSA and SGC 10's for $4. I paid $24 for 10 SGC 9.5's of second year Ohtani's. Thanks for doing this another solid video.

[@brockman562]

not true. typically people (mostly young kids/teens) buying singles on Whatnot are OVERPAYING by 50-200%. a lot of these uniformed kids DO NOT price check on recent complete ebay/comc comps. I got banned on many channels cuz I warned buyers that they 'overpaid' and to 'check prices' before bidding. Have I ever come across sellers that end up selling a card below actual market price/recent comps? yes, but they end their auction very quickly after 5-7 cards cuz they're not making money, and change immediately to 'buy it now'.

[@Teejay_2000]

Does whatnot have an envelope like amazon? International shipping is $15

[@David-fv7zg]

Not sure when you actually sold these cards, but Nov/Dec is not the time to be.a seller. I appreciate the intent, but I dont understand the experiment, when you dont think it all the way through.

[@tsorokopas]

I’d be curious to see what the same cards in the same grades with PSA would sell for? … Maybe the same outcome of a small profit / break even? … Good video. ✊…..

[@DC-nc9cn]

2 things i learned from this video 1. Stick to Ebay when selling. 2. Don't send cards for grading unless they are flawless. Good video btw, my balls aren't big enough for experiments like this 😅

[@ryedoll]

I'll take that grade 7 Burrow off your hands. I'm just a huge Bengals fan and that's all I collect. I would never get rid of any Bengals card.

[@ZiggyNo]

Timing is the most important part of selling. However speed is not timing. People think speed is important 😂

[@ProfessorWillow]

People aren't spending money on cards anymore. People found hobbies during covid, also the government isn't giving out money.

[@NG-mj4iq]

Bruh, how can you be into soccer and butcher Szoboszlai’s name so badly 🤣. That had me rolling! Lol

[@martikus22]

Good experience, still SGC is way better to make fast profit, so you can move cards faster in your collection.

[@ricardoguillen4731]

Sgc is the way to go fast turnaround great customer service and to me profit is profit psa takes for ever to come back on top of that u get 9s u losing money aswell … so I rather send to sgc get them back quick while the player is hot and make profit quickly

[@_Jdawg]

🔥🔥🔥

[@recklss323]

All about timing when selling cards especially with sgc. I graded a wander franco green foil rookie when he was the top player. The product just came out i got his rookie sent to sgc it graded a 8.5 and managed to sell it for 550. There is a possibility to make money but all about timing plus market on cards isnt as high right now.

[@SwanhillCards108]

As a card dealer, you certainly know a lot more than I do. I am just curious how you would have done selling everything on your eBay page as opposed to using that other company. Your feedback is excellent and I think that makes a big difference. Just my humble opinion.

[@MarioLuigi-vb3rp]

You can barely make money with psa no you can’t make much with sgc

[@slaps719]

Haha.. just got a card off you on ebay. Hopfully you made some loot on it had my eye on it, didnt even know it was yours till your shared your ebay store. Hope you have a good christmas.

[@txsodak]

Good video. You lost money when including your time and overhead costs.

[@CTPEP6]

Moral of the story, don’t send in cheap cards, don’t send in expensive cards, don’t sell at auction

[@edros221]

Give me a advice, is better in ebay put but now or place bid?

[@Takiplay243]

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[@davebadger8437]

The real lesson to be learned here is that not every modern card needs to be graded.

[@ProfessorPalm]

No lol no you can’t use psa lmfao

[@unifive10]

You lost money…think about the amount of time you put into all of it

[@saucypulls]

Thanks I will never go sgc. Psa for the win

[@LUMBEEPHENOM2012]

That profit was so damn laughable

[@lv13david]

Great video and editing! Very concise and informative.

[@clauspage]

I appreciate a comprehensive assessment of your cards

[@johnsantiago2053]

Very cool video! Always wanted to try this

[@fjfucjdi093jfe]

SGC fanboys fear this man

[@DanielCordone9]

It's probably best to target rare older cards and sell them ungraded. Been buying cards for $3 and selling them for $325. Rare Michael Jordan, Wayne Gretzky, Mike Tyson etc cards sell well

[@RickeyBobby-x2e]

Yup, all of the Bogus grading and the games is compelling me to stick with these sweet one touch cases, with a clear tape printed header, with psa 10 as of date. This way, I know what I have and when, and They Either Want It Or They Don't. Simple! Going to call my new cards done this way Titled - RAWvelution , lol 😅

[@DanielCordone9]

@@RickeyBobby-x2e Noticed a lot of PSA 10's with corner wear recently. Seems like they just issues 10's a certain cards, so they can upcharge. Don't buy any 10's that don't have 4 sharp corners.

[@swaggyb9862]

$3 to $300? what rare MJ

[@DanielCordone9]

@@swaggyb9862 The card comes from Poland and was produced during the late 90's. Got it in a job lot.

[@KSportsCollectibles]

great video

[@kmik4466]

PSA holds value better than any other grading service. Always has and always will. You can find examples where this is not true but not on the grand scale.

[@matthewkross8874]

Always will? Only a Sith deals in absolutes...

[@mills1540]

15 years ago Beckett was number 1. 15 years ago people went to blockbuster to get movies. Lol

[@danarias2929]

It’s safe to say you can’t make much money from grading cards with sgc. Because after watching that video was solid proof! Which is why I don’t use sgc ever. The end results were atrocious after what you invested. I make far more profit selling on fb marketplace vs sgc. PSA is much better right now either. There’s way too many fees in this industry which chokes the life out of it & hardly anyone is making good money now. Which makes it not worth the risk anymore.

[@RickeyBobby-x2e]

*The Key, is to only grade a card(s) after His or Her performance makes having their card worth remembering. Kinda makes sense, huh.., lol. Simple!

[@danarias2929]

@@RickeyBobby-x2e so grading retired athletes sports cards is based upon their recent performance now?

[@georgeramos3632]

PSA owns SGC so a PSA 10 and a SGC 10 are the same….yall are stuck on stupid with PSA …I grade with SGC and get paid the same as PSA…..

[@georgeramos3632]

SGC is cheaper and faster than overpriced PSA….also do your research PSA has many lawsuits against them….

[@marketgotitall798]

Just came from the card shop selling off some of my cards my SGC cards were basically worth nothing...

[@user-lo8km1ws7y]

Everything is basically worthless if you try to offload a card store.

[@six7onevlog85]

My first submission was SGC, and this was not too long ago, the card was selling between $40 to $70 raw, so I decided to test the water of grading cards, SGC was my first choice, I got a 9.5 grade, and the card was sold on ebay best offer 1.1k. I think its really defends of the card, some people who really collects see the real value and will pay top dollars. So I will be sending my cards to SGC because of my experience.

[@carramrod8232]

TAG has the best looking slabs out there. I don’t understand the love for SGC. They are unreliable and expensive.

[@matthewessmann2429]

Let’s break this down rationally. Look i understand ur influencer and need to make these type of videos. But I think the lesson learned here is no one should make flipping graded cards their full time job. You profited only $25 after how many hours? You probably made $.35 an hour. That’s pathetic. Lesson here folks: this is a hobby not a job. Go get a real job that pays $15/$20 an hour and make real money and be a productive member of society. Kids who are 10-16 years old watching ur cool sports card influencers on KZbin. Learn from this. This is a liquid market and you will lose money 99% of the time unless you have rich parents or sponsors like these guys who most likely don’t pay for their product. Do this for fun not profit

[@jamesd126]

“Can you make money with cards?” No. Time to grow up and get a real job/career. I’m sure it was fun while it lasted but time to be an adult.

[@TRIKE415SportsCards]

Got it, deleting the KZbin now

[@StrongCards88]

@@TRIKE415SportsCards 😂😂

[@SportsCardsUK]

A week turn around is absolutely insane tbf! Great video as always sir and congrats on those grades 🫡 the difference I’ve had recently with being patient and listing as buy it now compared to eBay auctions is insane