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Originally Posted by benjulmag
Any precipitous drop in the market for slabbed cards will be caused by new buyers who have not bought into the fantasy that (in the case of high grade vintage cards) the slab bears any correlation to the true condition of the card. These prospective buyers, who have no stake whether slabbed cards hold their value, will demand to see provenance and/or other corroboration (e.g., a re grade from a company/technique using better methods to weed out alterations) that what they are buying is truly what it is represented to be. And, as has been discussed, even the provenance aspect could be susceptible to manipulation.
IMO the great majority of sophisticated experienced collectors/dealers know that high grade slabbed vintage cards are for the most part not what they are purported to be. And, given this reality, I believe that eventually the truth will come out and be reflected in the market value of such cards.
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Corey I believe the cat has long been out of the bag. ALL the BIG PLAYERS KNOW/SOPHISTICATED COLLECTORS/DEALERS/AUCTION HOUSES ECT.
It's all about DAMAGE CONTROL/LIMIT LOSS AND MARKET SHARE DEFLECTIONS,REASSURANCE OF CHANGE, WE WILL GET BETTER THIS WONT HAPPEN AGAIN WE HAVE MADE UPGRADES AND IMPROVEMENTS TO OUR PROCESS.....ect. ALL YADAYDA YADAYA
Back door behind the scenes keep quite this will pass these guys need US MORE THEN WE NEED THEM, Auction houses, full time dealers/full time sellers. MANY OF THE COLLECTORS ARE STUPID/(NOT TALKING ABOUT MEMBERS ON THIS BOARD I KNOW BETTER), they are addicted to this they need us they wont bite the hand that feeds, we have the Best Marketing in the Industry it is proven people believe our slabbed cards will always bring them the most money... they love the gamble they love the crack out ect. Just stay hush and push the narrative the collecting and TPGing has never been stronger we are blowing out numbers ect........
TO ME You Can't put the toothpaste back in the tube once it's out it's out. All of this has to be priced in when buying.