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Originally Posted by orly57
I’ve often had the same thought. But the beauty of BecKett’s model is that they “specialize” in new cards, thus guaranteeing a steady flow in the future. They are totally screwing that up right now. I think that Beckett has the market on new cards for 2 reasons:
1.new cards are all in incredible shape, so guys get suckered in with that black label 10 crap.
2. Since new cards are in such great shape, their use of subgrades helps distinguish a grade by it’s sub grades. Ex: We both have a 9.5, but mine is better because it has two 10 subs. It’s absurd, but true.
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Grading is not an exact science. Both modern and vintage flippers/dealers play the game and realize they are doing so. I've seen beat the hell pre-war cards celebrated by submitters simply because it got in an Authentic holder. The numerical grade is irrelevant.