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Originally Posted by Wid_Conroy
Isn't a registry just about volume?
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Not really. There has to be volume to support it initially, but the main point is to drive prices by getting people to compete for the best set. PSA has pretty much done that really well (And I'm not a fan at all)
I looked at when I posted the 81s here, and it was in 2017. I'd thought it was longer ago.
People can't compete for "best set" if it's essentially impossible to complete the set graded. PSA has enough graded they don't need more cheap commons being graded. And that bulk came from both bulk submissions, and the massive submissions of some dealers.
SGC doesn't really have any of that, so finishing a big set graded would be expensive. At the old specials price, an 81 Topps set would cost just over 5000 just in grading fees. At the new price... 18,150... Not counting variations if you wanted a master set. I can't see anyone doing that.
Rome wasn't built in a day, but it wouldn't have been built at all if bricks were $25 each.