Posted By:
JimCrandellScott,
Like you, I would not be collecting if it were not for grading. The high end of the hobby literally shut down in the late 80s and early 90s until PSA came and saved the hobby. Collectors regained confidence in legitimacy of the cards and the hobby took off.
Sure--PSA makes mistakes--so does SGC--hopefully those mistakes will be fewer over time.
The answer for the high end and for collectors who like to collect high-grade graded sets certainly is not no grading. Virtually all cards will ultimately graded--as old timers sell there collections and these hit the market they will become graded either because the seller gets a much higher value with them graded or that the collector wants the assuredness that the cards have not been tampered with.
Jim