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MikeUIt all depends on how Kevin wants to market his company.
1. Does he simply want to be an extra set of eyes for a couple of wealthy collectors and make a very minimal amount of money.
2. Does he want to make a differnce and does he truly have the talent to make a strong influence with dealers and grading companies.
Right now if I am a large dealer, this is something I might say:
1. I have little respect for Kevin, but if I have to humor a good client and go through this motion to sell some cars, no big deal. I really do not care too much if Kevin rejects the card, because I can sell it to others and I also have plenty of other cards to sell Jim.
If Kevin were to post the serial numbers:
1. Dealers and graders would respect what he has to say and his opinion would be of real value.
2. If Kevin does not add that kind of value, he would be exposed and pushed out of business.
If Kevin is good and exposes a bad card:
1. Wouldn't the dealer have recourse with the grading company to alleviate his loss.
2. Kevin may be wrong once in a awhile, but if he is right more often then not, a revolution in the right direction can take place.
My point is unless Kevin does something like this to truly add value to the hobby, his presence is not needed for me personally or for anyone that is truly trying to better the hobby. If he took it to the next level, that is something that could be special.