Poll Should GA disclose that the PSA 6.5 and SGC MIN SIZE Dimaggios are same card?

[Lorewalker]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

LOL yeah that's what I was afraid of, mostly. 88-84 yes as we speak. But of course people are now assuming the Yes votes are misinformed.

Well some of the yes votes are clearly misinformed. But the N is too small still and if the margin is that close then there is no mandate either way.

If nobody has done anything to a card to make it gain value by virtue of a bump in a grade (i.e. the 6 to 8 example of an SGC Min Size to PSA 6.5) then I feel disclosure could be made but it is 100% not necessary. Don't care if the card went from being worth 10 cents in the first assessment to being worth 150K in the second. This is nothing more than a different opinion based on a different day at the grading service. For anyone who submits a lot of cards and knows how almost random the assessments are, they would know that an opinion changing is a non event. Travis has alluded to this often and shown examples of it many times.

From my vantage point, if you do something to a card, even if it is innocent and what a majority of the board agrees is ok to do, and the card gets a bump in grade, then that needs to/should be disclosed.

[Peter_Spaeth]

As to your last point, that of course is where the overwhelming majority of the hobby's issues lie. And we will rarely, if ever, see disclosure even when known.

[Lorewalker]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

As to your last point, that of course is where the overwhelming majority of the hobby's issues lie. And we will rarely, if ever, see disclosure even when known.

I think if you have skin in the game you had better not rely solely on any of the TPG to protect you. Their assurance is only an opinion...that opinion will vary based on numerous factors. You really need to know how to identify alterations and the actual condition of the card you are buying.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Lorewalker

I think if you have skin in the game you had better not rely solely on any of the TPG to protect you. Their assurance is only an opinion...that opinion will vary based on numerous factors. You really need to know how to identify alterations and the actual condition of the card you are buying.

If that is so, how ironic, since the whole point of TPG is supposed to be providing that expertise to collectors who may lack the expertise to do this for themselves.