Is grading getting to expensive?

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Posted By: Judge Dred (Fred)

My previous posts in this thread regarding the sliding scale were all in regard to the oversize holders. The following is the price line for SGC oversized holders:

• Oversized cards valued at $100 or less: $15 per card
  
• Oversized cards valued between $100-$5000: $50 per card (ALL T3 Turkey Reds, E121 American Caramel Die Cuts, W500s, W512s, and 19th Century cards must be submitted at this level or higher. Price for 10 cards or more: $40/card)
  
• Oversized cards valued over $5000: $100 per card
  

The regulare size holder fees are as follows and they don't seem too out of line:

• Immediate $100 2 Hours Any card valued over $7,500
  
• Walk Through $50 Same Day Any card valued $7,500 or less
  
• Next Day $25 48 Hours Any card valued $2,500 or less
  
• Grand Slam $15 5 Business Days Any card valued $1,000 or less
  
• Express $10 10 Business Days Any card valued $500 or less (Minimum service for cards requiring custom Inserts)
  
• Pre-1948 $8 100 or more $7 per card 15 Business Days Any card pre-1948 valued at $250 or less, 5-card minimum
  
• Post-1948 $7 100 or more $6 per card 20 Business Days Any card 1948 to present valued at $250 or less, 10-card minimum
  

I'm guessing that charging a minimum of about $50/card for encapsulation will reduce the number of people that would try to attempt to complete a registry of cards. Imagine, it would cost over $5K to have the T3 set encapsulated.