THE MARKEL REPORT: Are Graded Baseball Cards Being “Juiced” (Aesthetically Enhanced)?

[botn]

High percentages of rejected cards do not always indicate a submitter trying to get altered cards past graders. Depending on the service level, value of cards, grade of the card and who is submitting the cards, grading companies are known to reject 100% original cards.

Things to think about:
1) Graders can know whose cards they are grading.
2) Higher graded cards and more expensive cards are rejected more frequently than lower graded or less valuable cards.
3) Not all graders are competent and some lack sufficient experience/abilities to assess alterations or the lack thereof.
4) Most cards are not graded by more than 1 grader.

Of course grading companies will deny most of the above but anyone who submits frequently will tell you the same thing.

[HRBAKER]

Originally Posted by botn

High percentages of rejected cards do not always indicate a submitter trying to get altered cards past graders. Depending on the service level, value of cards, grade of the card and who is submitting the cards, grading companies are known to reject 100% original cards.

Things to think about:
1) Graders can know whose cards they are grading.
2) Higher graded cards and more expensive cards are rejected more frequently than lower graded or less valuable cards.
3) Not all graders are competent and some lack sufficient experience/abilities to assess alterations or the lack thereof.
4) Most cards are not graded by more than 1 grader.

Of course grading companies will deny most of the above but anyone who submits frequently will tell you the same thing.

Greg,
Does your average grader know how many PSA9 1961 Dick Cheneys there are? Thanks. Jeff

[Lothar52]

Originally Posted by botn

High percentages of rejected cards do not always indicate a submitter trying to get altered cards past graders. Depending on the service level, value of cards, grade of the card and who is submitting the cards, grading companies are known to reject 100% original cards.

Things to think about:
1) Graders can know whose cards they are grading.
2) Higher graded cards and more expensive cards are rejected more frequently than lower graded or less valuable cards.
3) Not all graders are competent and some lack sufficient experience/abilities to assess alterations or the lack thereof.
4) Most cards are not graded by more than 1 grader.

Of course grading companies will deny most of the above but anyone who submits frequently will tell you the same thing.

I would have to agree 100% based on the 500 cards ive recently sent in...one like I said was a SGC crack...and they are just as stern with trimming as PSA. Makes me concerned of double-standards

loth

[Peter_Spaeth]

The good news is that no one is forcing us to buy cards that are short in the holder. Simply don't buy them, maybe you miss out on some legit ones, but in my opinion you vastly improve your odds of not getting trimmed ones. Of course it's hard to tell without a large scan sometimes ....