Posted By:
Frank WakefieldIf I sell a card on eBay I may well opine as to its grade or condition. I think a seller doing that is acceptable, generally.
For the major card graders, I think they should refrain from selling cards. Realistically, they have an incentive to overslab some card they're about to sell. We'd all like to think they wouldn't overgrade, and that is generally what I think of SGC, PSA, and Beckett. But realistically, why would they put themselves in a position where there would even be a question?
So no, a serious, conscientious card grading company should not also sell cards they'd graded. Kinda shoots the idea of third party grading all to Hell, there, doesn't it?