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Originally Posted by benjulmag
For a card to survive in true 8 or higher condition, at ALL times in its existence the handler must be CONSCIOUS of the need to do nothing that could cause anything greater than a microscopic deterioration in condition.
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There is at least one other option -- have you seen the Hall cards being auctioned in Heritage? Many of the high-grade Hall cards do not deserve an 8, and I will bet dimes to dollars that anyone else would have gotten 5's, 6's and 7's on many of his 8's. Also, grading standards have changed over the years, meaning many high grade cards sit in graded-flips they could not obtain today/under a different standard. In other words, not all 8's and 9's are equal, and likely many on the pop report do not deserve their grade.