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Originally Posted by 53toppscollector
I think the fact that the first card PSA ever graded was graded incorrectly and was done to try and help establish them in the business is a huge red flag.
I went through a phase where I thought graded cards are the solution to a lot of problems, but I've moved past that. I'd only ever grade in the future if I planned to sell the cards for a profit to facilitate purchases for my actual collection.
As for Nat Turner, the guy is a legit card collector and he loves it. Telling him that he can no longer get cards graded would be tough, but there is an obvious conflict of interest there if he is submitting raw cards to get graded by the company he owns, especially since a guy with his wealth is probably not submitting a bunch of junk wax era commons for grading.
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Turner shouldn't have to stop getting cards graded, just not graded by a TPG that he at the same time works for/with, has ownership in, or any other connections or relationships. Any company/person in the business of giving a professional opinion on anything, should be independent and without bias or conflict of interest in the rendering of such an opinion in both fact AND appearance.
Nat should ONLY be sending any cards he looks to be getting graded now to any TPG other than the one he owns. Of course, how would we ever find out if he was having PSA still grading cards for him? There is virtually (and pretty much literally) no transparency, independent oversight, or outside policing of the entire TPG business/industry that I'm aware of. I am not saying or accusing any TPG of intentionally doing anything illegal or wrong, but if a TPG's sole purpose is to give unbiased opinions as to the authenticity and condition of cards they examine and grade, you would think that the TPGs themselves would be going out of their way to promote and showcase their independence and fairness in consistently giving honest and totally unbiased opinions to the public, and thus their potential customers. At least if that's what a TPG is really all about.