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Old 05-17-2025, 06:49 PM
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Originally Posted by raulus View Post
The only counterpoint to this line of thinking is the frenzy that comes when a buyer around here is trying to negotiate a lower price on something in the BST. The mountain of defects they can suddenly identify in pursuit of that lower price is a real miracle to behold, even on cards that are seemingly pristine.

For that matter, a similar dynamic plays out when we are suspicious that a card has been overgraded or a submitter is getting preferential treatment from the grading companies.
When they go to sell that same card later, I wonder how many of those defects are mentioned in the sales post.

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