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Originally Posted by drcy
An encapsulation of today's industrial grading complex.
Strangely, one might think that grading of the condition of a card would and should be based solely on the condition of the card.
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I think my opinions on the whole concept of card grading really shifted in the last year or so, especially after watching PSA reveals from a guy with about 10k youtube subs who has been doing bulk PSA submissions for 10+ years. This guy knows junk wax in and out, has submitted literally thousands of cards and knows exactly what to look for in each set. And pristine cards with no flaws come back PSA 8s, and then some come back 10s and they look identical to the 8. You are really just at the whim of the guy handling your card for 12 seconds, what kind of mood he is in, etc. That feels like a pretty flimsy foundation to build your house on....anyway, I digress.