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Jason LI would be bummed because I have enjoyed participating in the Registry wars to some extent, and I have overpaid on recent post-war stuff to do so (A 1984 PSA 10 Ron Cey for $5-10 is overpaying)...
BUT!
on the other hand, if we removed the TPG, then I would be more likely to collect for purer reasons...and save a ton of room on storage space!!!
For instance, I don't collect vintage with an eye to the grades for reasons of Registries. I collect SGC graded vintage because I trust their graders on authenticity and I like the holders' aesthetics. (I can't compete on condition with pre-war stuff, anyway)
With post-war, I collect PSA because the holders add value and it was fun to compete on some things.
Without PSA around, I would feel freer to be satisfied with a postwar card in VG-EX or EX condition, rather than stretch to obtain the PSA 7...
Hmmm....