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Spencer Wolff A lot of these prewar sets, and others I'm sure, are tough to do with help, maybe impossible without it. Some cards never hit ebay or major auctions. Some cards go from collector to collector, and if you don't know other collectors who share your particular interest, then you may miss out. Or another way, you may come across something that you like, but someone else may love it, and it's nice to pass something on to someone who is really passionate about what they are doing. Both of which are more difficult to do without the registry. I think those guys who spend the big bucks, it's not just an investment, they love it. Otherwise, they would just buy rental property or something.
As for T206collectors thoughts on SGC being so much better than PSA, did anyone see the SGC 50/4 Joe Jackson '14 Cracker Jack on ebay? Listed several times over several months for $11,500. The one with a completely rounded lower left corner! Did anyone see the PSA 4 Jackson on ebay that just sold for $13,300? One of those was VG-EX, and it wasn't in the SGC holder. The SGC would be a 3 if holdered with PSA, and an average 3 at that. I have had 20+ SGC cards come back from PSA without crossing because they were 'miss graded' by SGC. So, SGC doesn't cross easily to PSA, similar to your stated problem with crossing PSA to SGC. Sometimes mistakes are made.