Posted By:
Chris"Third party grading is MOST VALUABLE in cases of your T206 Lajoie. It is SGC telling prospective buyers to beware of hard to see damage (paper loss, pin holes, creases, etc.)"
I am more of a raw guy, but I think this is a fantastic point, especially in our digital age of online auctions, sales, etc. Blurry photos, bad scans, no back scans, etc. make it easy for sellers to rip off buyers. That is exactly where a 3rd party grade can come in. Yes, buy a card based on the card's appearance and not the holder, but knowing that a card that looks like a 7 in an auction scan but has paper loss is valuable information for me.