SGC mistake :-(

AGuinness · #1 05-28-2018, 10:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rats60

Putting a number grade on a card is an opinion.

This is it. They should be referred to as Third Party Opinions (TPOs), not TPGs. "Grade" has a connotation that it is non-negotiable, and while the graders are using a set of criteria to determine a grade, there is enough subjective opinion involved that it makes grading cards very negotiable.

Johnny630 · #2 05-28-2018, 05:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AGuinness

This is it. They should be referred to as Third Party Opinions (TPOs), not TPGs. "Grade" has a connotation that it is non-negotiable, and while the graders are using a set of criteria to determine a grade, there is enough subjective opinion involved that it makes grading cards very negotiable.

100% agree Garth :-)

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