Heritage Auctions offering new "Best-in-Class" certification

[packs]

I find it strange that someone would need to tell you if a card has eye appeal or not when the auction already relies heavily on clear photos of the item for sale.

[BobbyStrawberry]

Maybe I'll just start collecting stickers.

[LEHR]

Originally Posted by BobbyStrawberry

Maybe I'll just start collecting stickers.

Then someone with start putting stickers on your stickers, for a small fee of course.

[Peter_Spaeth]

To me, it would signal what cards not to buy, given the likelihood that either the cards deemed deserving are doctored, and/or that there is favoritism involved and the recipients are more likely high volume card doctor consignors. Either way, certainly not worth a major premium.

[raulus]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

To me, it would signal what cards not to buy, given the likelihood that either the cards deemed deserving are doctored, and/or that there is favoritism involved and the recipients are more likely high volume card doctor consignors. Either way, certainly not worth a major premium.

And yet, at least during the PWCC heyday, my experience was that their stickers often brought premiums of 50-100%, which always boggled my mind.

[Beercan collector]

When they added the .5 I thought it was for the higher end cards of a grade ,
I was naïve 😐

[BioCRN]

Originally Posted by Beercan collector

When they added the .5 I thought it was for the higher end cards of a grade ,
I was naïve 😐

1.5 vs 1 can be night and day...the rest seems to be noise. I have some awesome looking 1.5's in my collection.

My favorite thing about the .5's is they're often either ignored in people's searches and less bid on or some people have an issue with .5's. I've picked up more than a few on par with or cheaper than the flat number grade.

[4815162342]

Originally Posted by LEHR

Then someone with start putting stickers on your stickers, for a small fee of course.

No doubt there’s a sticker’d PSA 10 1986 Fleer Sticker Michael Jordan out there somewhere.

[cgjackson222]

Originally Posted by 4815162342

No doubt there’s a sticker’d PSA 10 1986 Fleer Sticker Michael Jordan out there somewhere.

Yep.

Needing stickers for one's stickers reminds me of a Mr Show (Bob Odenkirk and Dave Cross) sketch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gdAJefPME4

[4815162342]

Originally Posted by cgjackson222

Yep.

Needing stickers for one's stickers reminds me of a Mr Show (Bob Odenkirk and Dave Cross) sketch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gdAJefPME4

There it is! Close enough!

[Section103]

Zero chance the designation is influenced by money and/or politics.

[jjbond]

Do they take back your sticker when a nicer example is found?

[BigfootIsReal]

Just another way for the seller to gouge the buyer. So, who's going to authenticate the AH authentication that the AH says it's Best In Class? Then who authenticates that?

[notfast]

Fanatics is also rolling out their new eye appeal stickers to take the place of the PWCC designations.

So many stickers. Someone should get all of them on one card.

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Originally Posted by packs

I find it strange that someone would need to tell you if a card has eye appeal or not when the auction already relies heavily on clear photos of the item for sale.

Plus descriptions. But nobody reads, so I guess a sticker is worth a thousand words?