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Jay MillerPlease forgive my thinking in public but I don't understand the rationale for Derek leaving SGC and going to Mastronet. At SGC, the best or at worst second best grading company, Derek was the key employee. When I thought of having a vintage card graded, right or wrong, I thought it would take on added value because Derek graded it. I don't mean to denegrate the other graders there. They may be every bit as good as Derek, but that was my (and I'm sure others) perception. I assume that SGC makes good money and I would hope that Derek was compensated accordingly. Now Derek leaves and goes to Mastronet with the responsibility of sourcing material. Is Derek the most knowledgeable vintage professional on the East Coast--No? There are two more knowledgeable people already in the Mastro organization--Rob Lifson and Ron Oser. So what I am struggling with, trying to make sense out of this all, is why Derek is more valuable to Mastro than he is to SGC.