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Originally Posted by Rich Klein
Then why would CSG hire Andy Broome, who was the leading vintage grader at Beckett? That comment makes little sense.
Rich
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Great question Rich and one I've been wondering about myself. Why would a company with substantial resources like CSG not take the time to engage focus/marketing/design groups on what is important to vintage collectors if one of their goals was the vintage card market? Hell, they could have flown Leon and a few others out for a nice weekend chat at a swanky resort and had their answer. Which would have been:
"For decades, vintage collectors have been saying they love the thin PSA flip and the SGC black apron, combine those two with honest grading and good customer service and the world is your oyster".
Look at the majority of comments on any CSG thread here from the beginning, "Great flip for modern but overwhelming for vintage". Lime green label the size of a T206? Who made that decision? I'm sure it wasn't Andy but somebody over there did. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to wonder why AH's scan their vintage cards with a black background, it looks better and aesthetics are important, they always have been. And to the minority of vintage collectors that say they don't care what the flip looks like? Well here's what you get, the abomination posted in this thread.
And while I have the utmost respect for Andy and what seems like some good grading technology from CSG, and I'm sure they'll do well in the modern market, their design/marketing teams failed miserably when it comes to vintage collectors. To put so much effort into hiring one of, if not the top notch vintage graders out there and to completely ignore the vintage market is befuddling to me. That flip is designed for the modern market not the vintage market.
So the only conclusion I can surmise is that they have no interest in catering to the vintage collector, and that's okay, just don't piss on my head and tell me it's raining. My two cent opinion.