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David VarghaWally -- 1948 Leaf is probably one of the few (if not only) sets that is post-WWII that sells on a par with PSA. Anybody who knows me knows that I am far from a PSA or Joe Orlando "supporter". I just don't get caught up in the six-year-old mentality of "my guy good - your guy bad".
I have cards from all three grading companies mentioned as well as raw. I take a very non-emotional approach to my collecting. Part of that is evaluating what I can get for my cards should I ever decide to sell them. Populations available play a huge part in ROI. People often like to have only one grading company's slabbed cards for a particular set. As such, PSA rules in post-war cards and SGC rules in pre-1930, and especially 19th century.
You may like one company's grades, grading methods, graders or holders better than another's, but the bottom line is that the market determines "value" every time a transaction takes place. You make think it is unfair or even foolish, but the market simply "is". That your SGC 86 may look nicer than Jim Collector's PSA 8 is irrelevant to the marketplace. Enjoy your cards, and know that grading companies are comprised of fallible people. To believe otherwise is naive. (Edited twice for bad typos)
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