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Originally Posted by honus94566
Grading is such a subjective undertaking, anyone who thinks that a new company in the mix is going to "solve" any of these problems is incredibly naive. Grading is a shitshow, it's always been a shitshow, and it'll always be a shitshow.
It's collectors that put so much emphasis on and importance on grading. It makes zero logical sense. The same card, graded "2" with fantastic eye appeal sells for ~ $1500, while a "7" grade sells for ~ $14000? That's just stupid. The joke's on us, as collectors and buyers. Especially when we find out all the doctoring and turning a blind eye that goes on.
I have a few higher graded cards but almost exclusively collect ungraded or lower grades, why pay more for the same damn thing? Especially when I collect to collect, not because I am worried about the future values of my cards as investments.
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Well said.... I feel exactly the same.
I've always said it's "The Emperor's New Clothes" and that the joke is on us. Shouldn't the owner of the card be the one to assess it? Why would one care what some random, overworked, and highly questionable stranger thinks? I've seen beautiful cards graded "1", while out of focus/blurry/ugly cards get "7s". Their criteria is flawed, as are their assessment skills.
I know... the majority of the PSA apologists are Registry people, Dealers and Flippers. They're making money hand over fist, so they don't want to bite the corrupt hand that feeds them and remain silent.
That said... I'm willing to give this new grading company a fair shot, in the spirit of "innocent until proven guilty". I just hope they do two things before the actual product is introduced...
1. De-emphasize the Flip. The flips pictured are way too large, too bright, and detract aesthetically from the card itself.
2. List the actual measurements/dimensions of the card on the reverse side of the Flip. In the current environment (with so many bad cards changing hands) that might be the most important criteria they can provide.