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

[Mark17]

Originally Posted by RCMcKenzie

I would like a tpg like this, but I doubt the people with a Jeter rookie would like it. Am I wrong that a 7 sells for $250 and a 10 sells for $166,000. Maybe I missed it, and the 10 is some type of refractor/insert? You can't really put that horse back in the barn.

A new TPG that focused on the basics of authenticating would not put PSA out of business. The people who want to play the PSA grading game could continue to do so.

[RCMcKenzie]

Originally Posted by Mark17

A new TPG that focused on the basics of authenticating would not put PSA out of business. The people who want to play the PSA grading game could continue to do so.

The thing is, most people that don't care about graded tpg slabs can tell what they have. They won't send cards in to be graded. I know if someone put a BSF card in an "Aut-only/unaltered" holder, people would still look at it with a jaundiced eye, at least I would.

[RCMcKenzie]

Maybe I'm not a customer, but it could work for new people that are just entering the hobby. They buy a T206 raw and want peace of mind. They don't want to resell. They want thin, stackable slabs.

This card arrived today. I bought it for the Sov460 back. I have no reason to have it graded. It looks in the 5.5-6 range, but there's a crease on the back, maybe a 2.5?. If I ever sold it, I would send it to a number grade tpg to slab for the buyer...

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Originally Posted by RCMcKenzie

Maybe I'm not a customer, but it could work for new people that are just entering the hobby. They buy a T206 raw and want peace of mind. They don't want to resell. They want thin, stackable slabs.

This card arrived today. I bought it for the Sov460 back. I have no reason to have it graded. It looks in the 5.5-6 range, but there's a crease on the back, maybe a 2.5?. If I ever sold it, I would send it to a number grade tpg to slab for the buyer...

Don't quit your day job , crease is visible on the front as well, runs right up his torso. Still there was a time this would've gotten a 3 or even better. Now I think you're right with 2.5.

[RCMcKenzie]

Originally Posted by Aquarian Sports Cards

Don't quit your day job , crease is visible on the front as well, runs right up his torso. Still there was a time this would've gotten a 3 or even better. Now I think you're right with 2.5.

Yeah, when I say "I am not a grader" it's not a selling tactic, it's true. When I was growing up, any T206 that was not torn in half was called "good".

Hey, I saw you bought the Buchner Bushong. Let me know if you are moving that one. I already have Cahill...Rob

[Mark17]

Originally Posted by RCMcKenzie

The thing is, most people that don't care about graded tpg slabs can tell what they have. They won't send cards in to be graded. I know if someone put a BSF card in an "Aut-only/unaltered" holder, people would still look at it with a jaundiced eye, at least I would.

I agree, a service like we're talking about would not appeal to everyone. It would appeal to me however, because the reasons I like graded cards are to assure they are real (not counterfeit) and I want them in slabs for protection. Checking for alterations would be a nice bonus.

I am not looking to pay huge money for a high-graded card; I just want to know that what I do have is authentic. I can use my eyes to see the card's natural imperfections.

[Phil68]

Originally Posted by Mark17

I agree, a service like we're talking about would not appeal to everyone. It would appeal to me however, because the reasons I like graded cards are to assure they are real (not counterfeit) and I want them in slabs for protection. Checking for alterations would be a nice bonus.

I am not looking to pay huge money for a high-graded card; I just want to know that what I do have is authentic. I can use my eyes to see the card's natural imperfections.

This makes sense to me and probably to the majority of folks here.