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identify7I agree Charlie, that a grading service is conceptually a favorable option for collectors. However, in its current implementation I find third party grading results in the employment of evaluation criteria with weighting factors which differ from those which I use in the evaluation of cards.
Therefore, the result is cards graded based on priorities which do not exist for me. I would much prefer an authentication only service, with each collector judging the value of a card based on, in part, personal preferences.
Independent of the above, I routinely crack out each graded card I obtain because the holders impair my ability to display my cards in accordance with my view of asthetics, and because they are way too bulky. Additionally, I do not want to be protected from my cards. I do not fear them.