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Posted By: T206Collector

The purpose of grading was really divined to expose flaws that the casual observer might miss -- a wrinkle, an erasure, evidence of tampering, etc. Many of us use grading as a reliable source of cards over the internet because sellers can't overstate the condition of a card that scans well. Grading below 2 or 1 is really not particularly informative -- most of the damage can be gleaned from a casual glance, and if not, then deserves a closer look.

With a 1, you are told that it is authentic and has not been tampered with. Why would you need any additional third-party information? What would you learn about the card that was not already obvious by the card itself and the grade assigned to it?