Announcing "Collectors Forensics Register" - Revolutionizing the Hobby

[Robextend]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

"The Limousine" episode.

One of my all time favs Barry! You don't look like a Murphy.

[barrysloate]

Originally Posted by Robextend

One of my all time favs Barry! You don't look like a Murphy.

And you don't look like an O'Brien.

[Orioles1954]

I wish them all the best in their venture. However, I fail to see how this is a necessity in the hobby.

[oldjudge]

What a great franchise, assuming all the llama ranches were taken

[dstraate]

Whew. Tough crowd. He might just buy a banner ad next time

[doug.goodman]

...that the clocks fell back an hour in most of the country this past weekend, but evidently I was wrong, they seem to have jumped forward to April Fool's Day.

[uffda51]

I have a llama ranch, which I inherited from my grandfather, but I'm not sure if my llamas are genuine. Do they come with Uzit backs?

[barrysloate]

Well this has been a tough crowd, and this is probably not the response you were expecting. But I have to say I don't understand what this service provides. I understand you don't grade cards, but according to your promo your company's goal is to deter fraud. But how? If I submit a card that was doctored, are you saying you will spot that alteration every time using forensic techniques? And how does that differ from the already established grading companies- don't they authenticate as well as grade cards? Are you saying you will catch the mistakes they missed? I'm sure you have put a great deal of thought into this service but you lost me at "Hello Net54 Members."

[Anthony S.]

Originally Posted by oldjudge

What a great franchise, assuming all the llama ranches were taken

My buddy, Al Paca, runs a llama ranch.

[barrysloate]

Originally Posted by Anthony S.

My buddy, Al Paca, runs a llama ranch.

I know Al...he's a real lamb in sheep's clothing.

[judsonhamlin]

Another service that I can ignore with impunity...

[jmk59]

I don't know about the exact details of the business set-up, but I think I do see some merit in the idea.

I've been on these boards a long time, and I can't imagine how many times I've seen people trying to figure out the history of a card in an auction. Some eagle-eyed auction browser will spot a card and speculate that it may or may not be the same card that used to be in this or that holder with this or that different grade and sold for $X in some past auction. It is very common for people to start trying to backtrack a particular card and confirm something about previous grading or other history. Ususally they are trying to spot little aritifacts on the card - slight stains, tiny paper pulls, etc - and match them up to blurry scans and things like that.

I've also seen it suggested many times that grading companies scan cards as they come in to help keep registries straight as cards are cracked and resubmitted, expose fraud if someone wants to do their own reholdering, identify alterations, etc. It's always been agreed that it doesn't seem feasible for the graders to do that.

So I think it could be useful to have an online archive of graded cards with dates, companies, grades, serial numbers and very detailed images. One spot where you could try to find an image and confirmed grade/company for many cards. I would bet I see it referenced on this board eventually as cards are logged and posted and someone here recognizes the same card in different clothing in a different auction.

I also think it could be a valuable link for ebay sellers that don't have the time or equipment to post detailed 50x scans.

As to the business model, pricing, target audiences, etc, I don't know how well that will go. But I definitely see some usefulness in the overall idea.

Joann