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HankronI will agree with Anonymous, and agree that bidders should be allowed to pick and choose their graders of choice. This is, however, on the stict condition that these same bidders take responsibility for the choices, and don't come back whining that their PRO or WCG graded card (invariably bought at deep discount) isn't as good as PSA or SGC. With rights (freedoms) comes responsibilities, and one can't choose one without the other. So, if a bidder, faced with 30 different holders, doesn't take the time to ask people which graders are best and which graders are lesser, I don't want to hear complaints when they invariably find out why PRO or AAA or such sell for so cheap.
I have 70 year old grandmothers with absolutely no baseball or collecting experience, a 7 year old kid from down the block and a store owner from England who wouldn't know Chuck Klein from Chuck E Cheese talk to me or email me pictures of baseball cards wondering what they are and if they have any value, or asking me if an item looks legitimate and is it worth bidding on, or if I can recommend a good source for reading on the subject. If these people can and do ask me questions, please anyone on this board explain to me why I should have patience with eBay bidders, ivariably looking for that great steal so they can make a chunk of change or resell, who don't ask "I'm not familiar with AAA or PRO graded cards. Are they as good as PSA?"? Because I don't know why I should have patience for them.