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Posted By: barrysloate

Steve- there were serious problems before the advent of the grading services, but most of them had to do with unsuspecting buyers getting stuck with trimmed and altered cards.

Had the services formed just to examine these cards for alterations, and third party grading had never even entered the picture, I still believe the hobby would have grown considerably. The only thing that wouldn't exist would be the set registry. That is a money generator for sure, but it's not every collector's cup of tea.