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Originally Posted by slidekellyslide
PSA is a complete shit show. It was a shit show before Nat took it over and he has somehow made it worse. My latest sub just popped and it’s a friggin joke. Besides slabbing my 1913 World Series ticket stub as a game 2 instead of what it actually is, a game 3 their grades are a joke. I’ve slabbed lots of cards over the years. 9-10s on cardboard cards are now 8s. The lone 10 I got of course was a shiny modern card. And it wasn’t just me, I subbed this with some of the best eyes in the hobby and every single member of this sub got screwed over. 400 card sub. Grader Of Death.
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Dan -
What follows is a serious post, I am writing this from a bench in my yard, I am attempting to leave my usual snarky, sarcastic, possibly annoying self in the house, apologies if he finds me before I hit the "Submit Reply" button.
Your post is EXACTLY what I don't understand about why the opinion sellers exist. Why would "some of the best eyes in the hobby" pay somebody else for their opinion? They should be paying you guys. I understand that the resale value of the slab has become more important that the value of the item within the slab, but... really, why?
It can't just be greed, there has to be another reason, right?
Everybody on this board is at least a bit greedy, including me, but none of us (very few of us?) got into the hobby because of the piles of cash we could make. So, why is the hobby so beholden to the opinion sellers who time after time after time continue to prove that they don't really know what the fuck they are doing?
Doug