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Originally Posted by Snowman
I think this hobby needs a metric to evaluate how delusionally out of touch the buyer pool is going to be for a given auction based on the number of certs that begin with a 0 or 1. Every time I look through these auctions I just crack up at seeing all the clearly altered cards that everyone just can't wait to add to their registries and all the PSA "8" holders that would be lucky to get 6s today lol.
Maybe we can call it the Registry Ratio, or perhaps the Lichtman Score. The ratio of early certs to recent certs. If you have a Lichtman Score greater than 0.5, your collection is over graded. If your score is greater than 1, you would be wise to reevaluate your purchasing decisions. If it's above 2, you're likely a delusional registry chaser, and if it's 3 or more, you're probably a lawyer.
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Leaving to one side the problem of altered cards and focusing just on grading, AT THE TIME of these certs (indeed up until the late 2010s or so) the hobby did not have an issue with the standards being applied to grade cards. They reflected the prevailing consensus. There were regular complaints that PSA was too harsh (see old CU posts on the "grader of death") but rarely that they were too lenient. That many older certs seem overgraded from today's perspective is an inevitable consequence of tightened standards but hardly seems a reason to mock people?
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Last edited by Peter_Spaeth; 11-24-2024 at 11:04 AM.
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