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Posted By: barrysloate

As much as the grading companies have become an easy target for collectors to take their frustrations out on, please keep in mind that all of us, no matter how long we have been in the hobby, learn something new every day. Corey is as advanced a collector as any of us and even he admitted that this whole experience taught him a great deal about a card issue (T210) that he knew little or nothing about. Likewise, if the grading services were smart, they would take the same high road, and after examining this Jackson and recognizing the idiosyncracies of certain series, understand that this is part of their own learning curve,too. The more experience PSA, SGC, et al. has in dealing with some of these more esoteric issues, the more accurate they will become in evaluating similar cards when they cross their desks in the future. They can not be expected to know everything, but they should absolutely be expected to add to their knowledge over time. That is a responsibility they should take very seriously.