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Originally Posted by bnorth
I agree that cards will take a dive in price but for completely different reasons. Between shill bidding, card doctors, and counterfeiting something is going to bring this hobby down.
I would love to know the % of T206's that have had nothing done to them, bet it is pretty low number. Would also like to know the % on "new" old cards in the hobby, bet that number would also surprise most.
To be fair I have been saying this for some time and it hasn't happened yet.  |
There will always be "authentication" issues like this, which is why TPGs are vital to this industry. There always is a side story to how much we can depend on TPGs, but that is a separate debate discussed earlier on this site.
That said, same can be said for artwork. When I was looking to add some cheap paintings to my walls, I was looking into the auctions. Above me, but you want a Jackson Pollock with high provenance, tens of millions. You want one where the auctioneer says they have no history and as is, couple grand...