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T206Collector[Ted, even though we feel it should have been graded a 4, you still have a 5 slab and that alone will dictate the higher value. You still made a wise investment.]
He will crack it out and then sell it as VG-EX, which while noble can hardly be qualified as a "wise investment."
[the tendency will be to grade higher or grade altered cards in order to maintain profit, customer satisfaction and a sufficient level of future submissions.]
I agree that the grading companies need to be monitored like a hawk. And, in 2, 5 or 10 years down the line, if it turns out that SGC is slipping in its standards, then I will promptly find the most reputable grading company available. When I learned of certain disreputable issues with PSA, I cracked the 40 PSA cards I had out and had them put into SGC holders. I'd do the same with SGC in a heart beat if there were corporate scandal or some such deal with them. And, it may very well be that we will have to rely on the years that certain cards were graded by certain companies. But as long as e-commerce is available for baseball cards, it will be necessary to have a reliable, consistent choice for 3rd-party authentication -- since in person viewings will be impossible.