yes, I don't see much distinction there. I'm of the opinion that entitiies that grade cards for $$ should probably not be trying to profit by selling such cards as well. They should be concentrating on grading cards and bettering the hobby. Instead they foament suspicion and distrust in many longtime collectors. This just smells funny....to be cliche'. I don't care if Beckett 's fast food division ( if they had one...LOL) was selling the cards, it still doesn't seem right to me. I am not a coin or stamp collector , but I seem to remember some of my friends that do complaining about the same thing a few years back. Someone who graded coins was also profiting big time from selling their own graded material. I'm not sure how you justify that business practice with a straight face.
