If You Started A Grading/Authentication service today...

[bnorth]

For those that want to do away with # grades please go into detail on how you would like it labeled.

Would all Authentic cards be labeled Authentic regardless of any alterations?

Would they be separated as Authentic and Authentic Altered?

Would only Authentic unaltered cards be slabbed?

[T206Collector]

Originally Posted by bnorth

For those that want to do away with # grades please go into detail on how you would like it labeled.

Would all Authentic cards be labeled Authentic regardless of any alterations?

Would they be separated as Authentic and Authentic Altered?

Would only Authentic unaltered cards be slabbed?

Again, same as diamond industry: “Authentic diamond, here are the flaws.”

Don’t underestimate the power of people who have thousands and millions invested in the subjective, human based, plastic with a number from 1-10 on it, to preserve the status quo.

But when (not if) a technology comes along that’s good enough you will see a paradigm shift, like the iPhone or Netflix or Spotify... etc. etc. I hear some people still have really great cassette tape collections...

[Johnny630]

Originally Posted by T206Collector

Again, same as diamond industry: “Authentic diamond, here are the flaws.”

Don’t underestimate the power of people who have thousands and millions invested in the subjective, human based, plastic with a number from 1-10 on it, to preserve the status quo.

But when (not if) a technology comes along that’s good enough you will see a paradigm shift, like the iPhone or Netflix or Spotify... etc. etc. I hear some people still have really great cassette tape collections...

The Major Issue is this........People with Big Money Tied up in PSA cards do not want that money/card their investment to be downplayed or labeled as worth less. They will deny any issues with their card in assigned grade. PSA will wholeheartedly agree and continue to pump their brand/product. They have many on their side......I can’t see them going away.