This Probably Won't Go Anywhere, But...

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by sbfinley

I’m just always confused why people that spend hundreds to thousands of dollars on essentially pictures of dudes are so aghast that other people spend a couple dozen more dollars to put the picture of the dude in a plastic case.

Because they think that by facilitating the transition of cards from collectibles to investments, grading has caused their acquisition costs to increase.