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Originally Posted by Hankphenom
What explains such a quantum jump in fees? Is it because they are based on the value of these cards, which have gone up so much? Doesn't make a lot of sense to me, since it shouldn't cost them any more to grade now than it did then. I guess it's because they can?
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Because it was basically a duopoly(now a monopoly) and they can charge what they want. If it’s a valuable card it can’t be sold unless it is graded. I remember years ago taking cards to SGC and having them graded on the spot for under $20. Today the same cards would cost four figures to grade.