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Posted By: barrysloate

Yes and no about how much time they should spend on each card. They may grade a thousand commons a day so they need to develop a system where these cards can be expedited. But if you sent them a raw T206 Wagner wouldn't you be willing to pay a little more in exchange for having them look at it extra carefully to make sure it is graded exactly right? After all, the difference of one grade at that level could add to or reduce the value of your card by 100K. I would certainly pay a premium if I knew they would give my Wagner a little extra attention. I think that would apply to any collectable; if you sent a painting expert a canvas you believed was a Rembrandt and wanted to have it authenticated, you would want them to spend as much time as needed to get it right.