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02-12-2011, 05:26 PM #1
Grading Question
Looking at a KSA grade 8 vintage card.
Wondering how KSA stacks up against the other graders of vintage cards.
Would a KSA grade 8 be comparable to a PSA or BSSG grade 8 card?
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02-13-2011, 06:15 AM #2
KSA 8 is prob like a bgs 7
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02-13-2011, 09:30 AM #3
KSA isn't nearly as respected as the other grading companies in vintage cards. It will, of course, depend heavily on the card in question, but KSA usually sells nearly 2-2.5 grades lower compared to PSA (i.e. a KSA 8 will yield PSA 6 type of money on average). The older it gets, it will draw down to ~1 grade lower.
Do a quick search on here and you will find several good discussions on the differences. marclemagnifique posted on one where he showed 3 KSA cards that he bought and crossed over to BGS - 1982 OPC KSA 9.5 Joe Mullen RC, 1982 OPC KSA 9.5 Kevin Lowe RC, and 1989 OPC KSA 10 Brian Leetch RC. The Leetch came back as a BGS 9.5, the Mullen graded a BGS 9, but the Lowe came back as altered/trimmed. Definitely something to think about as you make your purchase.
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02-13-2011, 01:08 PM #4
ksa i worry about because I purchased a ksa 10 86 steve young rc and try to cross it to bgs and it came back as trimmed.
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02-13-2011, 01:10 PM #5
No Americans are aware of Kitchener. The buggers grade hard though. I did an experiment in 1995, took an 80's OPC Rookie that had graded 8 by KSA and opened the case. Then sent it to Beckett.
Came back identical 8. KSA grades much harder than PSA
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02-13-2011, 04:41 PM #6
Not sure what you mean or what is implied by your statement of "No Americans are aware of Kitchener" Does the K in KSA stand for Kitchener?
The card I am looking at is an OPC Gretky rookie. Centering looks great but it does have a real rough cut (edge) down the left side. Quite common in the early years
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02-14-2011, 04:08 AM #7
Although KSA's HQ is located in Kitchener, ON (about an hr SW of Toronto), the acronym KSA = Kressler Sportscard Authentication.
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02-14-2011, 05:42 AM #8
kitchener > america
sorry
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02-14-2011, 06:04 PM #9
This funny as I live in Kitchener and didn't know this.
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Originally Posted by centrehice 
