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1880nonsportsBarry you'se is right. Sad. Only part of grading is science - the rest is subjective. I understand why some collectors and dealers continue to submit cards until they get a grade they fancy - and if they pays their money - they should be able to submit a card as many times as they want. The grading companies are unable to determine whether a card has been submitted before - which inherently skews any kind of registry/population report - as some cards and respective holder may no longer exist - and some single card could occupy as many spaces as times it was submitted. The whole thing "feels" fundamentally wrong to me. A numerical grade as opposed to authentic/not authentic is either about transacting business where the actual condition of the card cannot be SEEN or about the # itself. For a dealer whose income depends on getting the most for his/her product - the higher the grade the greater the sale - especially in the "rarified air" of dem whales or registry masters. To resubmit a card numerous times hoping to catch someone napping at the grading company seems unprincipled - but perhaps that is the American way? Funny that about 7/8 years ago I asked one of the grading companies if I could get a card holdered with no grade, The look I got was priceless. "Why would you want to do that" and "that isn't something we do". I admit I PAY based on grades - but as it's been said befoe - buy the card and not the holder.....