Posted By:
martindl
Peter, you said "Folks seem more interested in bashing Jim than discussing the merits of how much value Kevin (or anyone else) can add by reviewing a card already in a slab."
Plenty of people have discussed the merits and the concerns regarding Kevin or anyone else reviewing a card already in a slab. There is really nothing else to be said, other than already repeating a point already made.
I see no problem with anyone availing themselves of someone else's expertise if they want that assurance for themselves. It would be a personal service akin to many other kinds of appraisers e.g. real estate, antiques, cars, etc. The main difference that I can see is that unlike other appraisers, this one would be unlicensed and thus their opinion would carry no real weight.
Re. bashing Jim, after reading his repeated putdowns of others it does become quite tempting to want to bring him down to the level of the rest of us. Jim C. is a gadfly and seemingly quite happy to be so.