What is the opinions here of the PSA Registry?

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Posted By: will watson

professional athletes play sports to win (unless your initials are T.O.). just like people seek better jobs with better salaries. people would rather drive a corvette than a yugo. its human nature to want the best. doesnt matter what the ulterior motive is- for bragging rights, to reward yourself for all the hard work youve put in, whatever.



"From here on out I’m all business I’m going to sign up and compete with other collectors!"

do you use ebay? because that is, in effect, what you're doing in an auction. competing against other collectors, trying to outbid them to win a card. tell me, how many times have you sat back and said "hey! i don't think i'll bid on this auction, because i bet someone else wants it"? probably never. if you want something, you gotta compete with other people who want the same thing. thats what the registry guys do (albeit on a much more expensive scale).



"For the most part (some exceptions) these collections aren’t collected they are delivered. Collectors put them together with virtually unlimited budgets working with a huge network of dealers. These dealers find these cards then deliver them to the collectors assuming they can afford the card when it is received."

that's the exact same concept as this board. collectors helping each other out. locating cards for each other. ive seen countless trading and wantlist threads on here, and ive seen many posters find cards for each other. and dont give me any complaints about the dealers marking the cards up. theyre dealers, this is their job. they take the time to locate cards for wealthy collectors, and profit from it. if they didnt, they wouldnt be able to feed their families.



"And the people with the heavy wallets move on to the next big thing."

strange, most big time collectors (fogel, branca, louchios, halper, crandell, merkle, etc) have been collecting for decades. only difference is, theyve become successful enough in their jobs or business ventures to be able to now afford the best of the best. don't fault them for it, because it sounds like jealousy.