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Posted By: T206Collector

"a grade from a company in 2005 may be irrelevant to the price when my cards are sold"

That is something I have been very cognizant of since I began collecting graded cards. They are only worth what the credibility of the grading company is worth.

I fully expect or anticipate that I may have to have my SGC graded cards crossed over to some heretofore unknown grader down the line. Could be for any number of reasons -- if SGC gets too big, their quality control may suffer; if SGC gets too small, they may go under. Either way, whether SGC will be around or relevant when my son or grandchildren sell the cards is anyone's guess.

I would expect that SGC cards graded in certain years (e.g., 2001-2005) might carry a certain provenance beyond the life of the company. There may be some way of identifying years based on cert numbers, I just don't know. Then you would be collecting not only the card, but the holder...