Does Collectors Have Potential Conflicts?

[Lorewalker]

Originally Posted by 53toppscollector

I think the fact that the first card PSA ever graded was graded incorrectly and was done to try and help establish them in the business is a huge red flag.

I went through a phase where I thought graded cards are the solution to a lot of problems, but I've moved past that. I'd only ever grade in the future if I planned to sell the cards for a profit to facilitate purchases for my actual collection.

As for Nat Turner, the guy is a legit card collector and he loves it. Telling him that he can no longer get cards graded would be tough, but there is an obvious conflict of interest there if he is submitting raw cards to get graded by the company he owns, especially since a guy with his wealth is probably not submitting a bunch of junk wax era commons for grading.

Again to my point, David Hall, who started this company submitted truck loads of T206s and who knows what else while he was with the company. Nothing new here if Turner submits, collects, etc. Was mentioned in one of his interviews that he is so impassioned with the hobby that he moved his office into the grading area.