Why I Hate the Whole Card Grading Thing...

[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by savedfrommyspokes

Could be that this card is an "8" when compared to other copies of this card? With the 72 set being one of my favorites and with having gone through 10s of 1000s of 72s to build multiple sets, I know that this 518 card is tough to find centered. Despite the tilt cut, this example is remarkably centered when compared to other copies of this card.

good point...also funny that graded cards really saved the hobby....yes all these 70s sets are in the hundreds ungraded and the thousands when graded mint ..that's thousands that are needed to set up shows, to set up advertising etc...the hobby cant live off 200 bucks for a 1974 set for example....costs to keep the lights on etc are the same no matter what you are selling and the more prices go high the more profit margin there is ...

I cant imagine the amount of ebay returns if all there were was ungraded cards....arguments of not seeing the scan clearly and what 'near mint' is....