Take on grading

[jimmer77]

As I look at the grading market, I can't help but equate the similarities to the light beer market, where you have Bud Light, Coors Light and Miller Light. All with similar taste, branding, etc but all with the same price point. The consumer chooses which they prefer but don't necessarily pay any more for their products.
Now here is where grading companies feel in a way a lot the same.You have your 3-4 major companies (PSA,SGC,CGC,BGS) however pricing for the product and resale value all different but essentially the same product.
Same could be said about Ford, Dodge, Chevrolet, or soda.

The consumer ultimately makes their choice, but I find it crazy to think that a CGC 10 is much different than a PSA 10, but yet priced that way.

I got to thinking about this the other day when I read somewhere that someone wrote you shouldn't take a discount on your CGC or other non PSA items, similar grades should sell the same regardless of TCG, so long as one the major players, I could certainly see not including the small unknown.