I think there are numerous slabbed cards that have been opened and the new "raw" cards are represented at a higher grade by some sellers. A "3" or "4" might be said to be "Ex or better".
Thankfully, I have always had good luck with purchases on the B/S/T board here.
I routinely send PSA cards to SGC to be crossed over so all cards in a particular set will have a degree of uniformity. (See also: anal retentive and OCD) It would be nice of PSA and SGC could have some kind of a clearing house for their registries to ensure a more accurate count.
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