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01-30-2014, 10:45 AM
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I hate hearing 'mint for its age'. Grades have nothing to do with age; otherwise, I have a whole pile of Indian Head cents that are 'mint for their age', plus one that is actually 'mint'.
Hell, I'm mint for my age.
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01-30-2014, 10:53 AM
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I think the crux of it is 'hidden agendas'. If you are an honest seller with experience in assigning grades to your raw cards, according to industry standards, then you will always do a better job on average than the TPG's. They have hidden agendas that are well-known (favoritism to certain customers) and not-hidden issues (they have to grade too fast in order to make a profit, they can't afford to hire the skill-level we would like to see).
I don't know if I can grade cards better than the TPG's, but I am certain that, on average, I WILL assign more accurate grades. I'm not in anyone's pocket and I assume that when you look at my scans of raw cards, you are smart enough to tell if I'm grading accurately. If I'm not, then hopefully I'm at least consistent and you can still make wise decisions. Because of the agendas and issues I mentioned above, you can't do that with TPG's. Plus, the cards are hidden in plastic slabs, so you can't even get the look at them that you really need. I'll throw out the T206 Wagner as an example, ONLY because there were so many of you who couldn't tell by looking at hi-res images while it was in a slab;i.e-I'm giving you the benefit of the doubt that if you had it raw in hand, you'd have a better chance.
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01-30-2014, 11:06 AM
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Sadly, I think this "book value" listing method for cards NOT in NM (or EXMT, for pre-war cards) is the accepted norm now.
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