Increase in low grade cards being graded

[Leon]

Anything that gets people collecting vintage is a good thing.

I always thought it was about ROI on getting things slabbed, but the safety aspect is just as important. How many times have we fumbled a slab and been happy it was in plastic?
And then there's the registry, but I don't know if lower end has anything to do with that.

And a raw card, lower grade, if not lower end.

Originally Posted by JustinD

I think the growth in low grade slabs is due to the massive jump in pandemic collectors that have little skill in vintage. Most couldn’t tell the difference between a 1953 Topps and a 1962. They want the hof player, but have zero knowledge of what they are getting.

It makes sense that the entry level cards are graded to fill this demand in unknowing collectors coming in a the ground floor. I say enjoy it because it means they are building the next vintage collectors a little at a time.