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E, DanielThere are 4 big grading companies. They do the same thing, but with slightly different criteria as relates to standards. Perhaps some have better people working for them. Perhaps some are more consistent.
Regardless, each is accepted by the Hobby as being able to render opinions on card grades.
Just as if I were to put Frank, T206, Leon, and myself in seperate rooms, each view a parcel of cards, assign grades and determine authenticity. I GUARANTEE different results between ALL 4, especially as relates to autheticity and alteration. GUARANTEE it like T206 does with a MONEY BACK GUARANTEE!.
So, to bitch endlessly about one or the other is insane, and deals not with the reality of such a subjectively based activity. Hold up errors in posts for fun or warning galore, its good to be aware, but the other stuff is school yard rubbish.
In the same way I wouldn't have SGC regrade my cards (and they're already in SGC holders) because 'on reflection' some border line calls might go against me, why the hell should Jim do so. Just because he is an ass doesn't mean he has to commit financial suicide for anyones edification.
When I go to sell my house, and an agent tells me what its worth and what they think they can sell it for, I don't ask another agent to come over and point out all its 'real' flaws and therefore why it SHOULDN'T be sold for half that amount. I want a Seller to view its best attributes and communicate that with other buyers who would see similar positives in my house.
I'm not going to ruin my financial world so as to allow someone else the opportunity to be more REAL about the truth of its condition.
Asking Jim to do so and then say 'see i told you so, he doesn't really care about card issues' is flat out lame. I can only assume it has been brought on by sheer annoyance with his on-line persona, but so what. On a public forum you don't have to sink to the lowest denominator unless you really want to.
Daniel