Mastro Results: Proof of Shilling or other factors at play?

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Posted By: barrysloate

As I've said before, and it's worth repeating, if any of the grading companies are found to be giving inflated grades to its biggest customers (and I can't help but think this may be true), then those companies should be shut down.

Everyone knows that important clients are always offered special considerations, and I understand that completely. And there are many perks grading services can offer them, such as reduced fees on large submissions; quicker turnaround time to help the company meet its auction deadline; and free publicity in their hobby publications, to name a few.

But if there is one thing that is inviolable it is that no auction house, no matter how big or powerful, should have any say whatsoever regarding the final grade assigned a card. If that is found to be true, then the whole industry is a sham.