Well, I waited long enough...

[Leon]

Welcome aboard Scott. If you get booted from here you know you have some issues . You can join the ranks of the hundreds of sarcastic collectors on this board, me included. My guess is you know a ton of people on our site already but If I can ever help just PM me and I will always try. Happy Collecting.

[OTWCards]

Originally Posted by Leon

My guess is you know a ton of people on our site already

A ton? So would that be ten 200 pounders, eight 250 pounders, four 500 pounders or just fourteen 150 pounders? I think I may have that covered...

[nolemmings]

A ton? So would that be ten 200 pounders, eight 250 pounders, four 500 pounders or just fourteen 150 pounders? I think I may have that covered...

If not, I 'll make a point of introducing myself in Chicago--that should help considerably in your getting to a ton.

I tend to be opinionated and sarcastic

I strongly believe these descriptors are overused.

While I'm not part of the T206 club

REJOICE!!! And the crowd went wild!!!!

Welcome to a fellow frequent underbidder.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by OTWCards

A ton? So would that be ten 200 pounders, eight 250 pounders, four 500 pounders or just fourteen 150 pounders? I think I may have that covered...

In our hobby it won't be 150 pounders. Of the options given I will go with the four 500 pounders.

[brick]

I find your post to be insightful and generally helpful regardless of which board. PSAs loss is Net54s gain.

[EvilKing00]

welcome !

[Craig M]

Scott,

"Senior grader for SGC (1998-2000)".

What a great opportunity to ask you a couple of questions:

1) What is your point of view on re-slabbing?

2) To prevent re-slabbing in the future (throwing off pop reports); do you anticipate the grading companies to insert an invisible to naked eye (red dye trace) so that when a card comes in to be graded; it will be seen that it has been graded before and therefore rejected back to owner?

Regards,

Craig

[OTWCards]

Originally Posted by Craig M

Scott,

"Senior grader for SGC (1998-2000)".

What a great opportunity to ask you a couple of questions:

1) What is your point of view on re-slabbing?

2) To prevent re-slabbing in the future (throwing off pop reports); do you anticipate the grading companies to insert an invisible to naked eye (red dye trace) so that when a card comes in to be graded; it will be seen that it has been graded before and therefore rejected back to owner?

Regards,

Craig

Craig:

To address your questions, and this is my opinion only (MOO):

1. It has become a necessary evil. The arbitrary aspect and inconsistency that exists in TPG affords too much loss/gain by not cracking and resubbing "undergraded" examples.

2. I do not anticipate any TPG making any effort to identify or discourage resubbing or reslabbing of the same card. It is both a profit center and the nature of the beast and it appears the groundrules are pretty much established in that respect.

[Eric72]

Scott,

Considering the length of time you have been a member here, it seems just a bit awkward "welcoming" you to the board. Having said that, I wish you the very best of luck in all of your collecting endeavors.

Sincerely,

Eric