Vintage Collector Trimmed Article And Thoughts

[doug.goodman]

Originally Posted by perezfan

Very true...

The simple use of a blacklight might have prevented hundreds (if not thousands) of recolored/rebuilt/re-backed and bleached cards from getting into numbered slabs. Just think what they could've accomplished by using a simple ruler!

Perhaps they just aren't motivated to do so, or have a different agenda.

Oh they are plenty motivated.

By their profits.

They don't care to catch most of the "mistakes" that get through their system, because most of the owners of those mistakes don't really want to know.

The average opinion buyer just wants as high of a number as they can get, they certainly, to paraphrase the lovely and talented Mr. Nicholson "don't want the truth".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMzd40i8TfA

The opinion sellers get more repeat business with better ratings.

[swarmee]

Well, segments of the market who want unaltered cards gets a new competitor in the realm, as seen in the CGC (Comic grading) jumping into the graded card market. We'll see if they can figure out alterations better than the other two or three.

[Republicaninmass]

Sure, a company with 185 million market cap


"Doesnt care"

Wouldn't PSA WANT to have people try again and again with failed cards.


Where's the peanut gallery from a year or so ago claiming "psa is more stringent to get more resubmissions"?