My thoughts on these stupid grading posts

[Rich Klein]

Or Frank:

Hey, there are many positives to grading -- having said that, as we saw, when you lose several thousand dollars (although it was your own mistake) many people need to vent a bit. That's what occured.

And as for Kevin, who wants to know that his cards are authentic without a grade, it is real simple, just request the "A" for every card you submit and don't ask for a number grade.

Regards
Rich

[kkkkandp]

Originally Posted by Rich Klein

And as for Kevin, who wants to know that his cards are authentic without a grade, it is real simple, just request the "A" for every card you submit and don't ask for a number grade.

Rich:

I'm not sure even that works correctly 100% of the time.

I never cared enough about grading to delve into the specific reasons why cards get the grade they do. I think I have read in several posts on the board (although I do not believe the posts were by anyone from one of the grading services) that cards are often graded as AUTHENTIC simply because they do not meet the minimum published dimensional requirements. If that is the case, you could get an AUTHENTIC grade on a card that actually deserved a numeric one because while it was "short" it was short due to a period cut, not a recent one.

Maybe Brian Dwyer could chime in on that.

Kevin

[Jim VB]

I've stayed out of these threads, for the most part, because any discussion we have is not likely to have any impact. But this is from the Net54 FAQ & Rules (Emphasis is mine.):



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