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Originally Posted by BobC

I assume there are already records and such documenting the cards being consigned for auction. This sounds like it would be similar to people consigning raw cards to you and your auctions, and at their request, you are handling the grading of those cards for them in preparation of the auction. If you already have things outlined and spelled out in the consignment paperwork, it seems like having your consignors doing a whole other set of grading paperwork is extra work, and a bit redundant, which is likely something your consignors would rather not have to deal with.

And since it seems that graded cards typically do better than raw cards in auctions, doing something like this is sort of a win-win for everyone involved then. The consignors get higher prices, the AH gets higher commissions, and the bidders get already graded cards.y

I would not have been surprised to hear of CSG eventually offering a similar type of service somehow in conjunction with their partnership as Ebay's authenticator. And that still may happen. Overall, seems like a somewhat savvy move on the part of CGC/CSG to get in front of all the other TPGs as a choice for someone having their raw cards graded. And the more CSG graded cards getting out there, they moree they are recognized and the faster they are accepted by everyone in the hobby.

What about PWCC's reputation for pushing altered cards through grading? Is this a concern?