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People grade with PSA because they like PSA for whatever reason. Doesn't make them any less of a "collector" than you or anybody. Additionally, people will compare a PSA 10 with a BGS 9.5 because they are assigned the same grade of "Gem Mint". The numbers given by any grading company are meaningless without a definition. SGC has a grade of 100. Does that mean an SGC 100 is better than a BGS 10 because it's a higher number even though both are defined as "Pristine"?

Well, first off, I never implied that they were less of a collector. I said most people that grade cards with PSA are in it for the money because they grade softer and they also are cheaper. Those are just plain hard facts. I never said ALL PSA graders fit that description, I said most do. Ill bet you cant find me a single BGS grader that sent into Beckett looking for a better grade on a card than what PSA already gave it.
Secondly, if you say people are comparing not the number, but the words that say "gem mint" why is it that BGS's definition of Gem Mint is very different than PSA's more lenient grading specifics? The card does not have to be as well centered, matter of fact, the back of the cards centering can be as bad as 75/25!! So, in fact, people are grading BGS for cards in hopes of getting a better grade than BGS and then trying to sell them for the same or more than a BGS equivalent. So, in summary, its not about the numbers or even the words, its all about the grading stipulations which are very clearly stating that a PSA 10 is allowed to be an inferior card compared to a BGS 9.5. Gem mint means a bit more when BGS says it.

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Does anyone know if SGC even grades the back side of the card? It doesnt say that they do on their grading scale page.