Scarcity vs. Condition

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Posted By: Gilbert Maines

Please correct me where I am wrong here. It is my understanding that SGC grades above 60 primarilly reflect their assessment of the manufacturer’s performance in the manufacture of the card, while grades of 60 and below address the user’s inability to preserve the card in the condition which it was purchased.

If this is true, then the differences between t206s and t210s in grades of 70 and above will tell us about the consistency of high quality manufacture; and investigation of grades 60 and below will identify the user’s impact on card preservation.

From the data presented, it can be seen that 17% of the t210 cards graded have experienced very little circulation damage, and 5% have seen none.

I wonder how these numbers stack up for the t206 and other sets.