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Posted By: Chuck Ross

As Jeff implied, the idea of using an objective numerical scale with fine gradations in this arena doesn't seem to make sense unless you can publish a rubric that defines exactly what each gradation means. How exactly does an 8.5 differ from an 8.0 (not to mention how a 6.9 differs from a 7.1)? Certain qualitative aspects of a card (centering, corners, etc) can be "quantified" to some extent. But based on what I read on this chat board about the overall capabilities of PSA graders, with this new scale the company seems to be advertising powers of observation that they do not have.