Collecting T205 reverses and graded cards .. by grading company

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Posted By: Brian Hodes 

Just wondered beyond what Lipset has to say in his classic what are the levels of difficulty for T205 companies (ie reverses)?
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Also some day I predict someone will collect graded cards BY GRADING COMPANY and that this may make those "vintage" ASA and SBC graded cards valuable for the holders they are in (the infamous Pro holders might also become valuable just like the Enron stock certificates are more valuable than the stock itself)This might also make these first few GAI cards especially valuable along with those Rollie Fingers graded cards (not cards of Fingers but cards graded by Fingers grading company) I once heard about but have yet to see much of .....

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Posted By: Elliot

the release of the first annual "Guide to collecting grading company slabs"

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Posted By: jay behrens

how do you make you eye bulge like that?

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Posted By: David

Naturally, these collectable holders will have to be graded ('PSA 7-- evidence of filing')

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Posted By: jay behrens

And we will also need an 'authentic' grade for opened slabs.

Jay

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Posted By: runscott

...and the notable ebay forgers have refused my requests for technical advice. So I'm now toying with the idea of creating "mini-slabs" for collectors to display their psa and sgc labels. True, most of them will grade as 9 or 10 initially, but eventually I will probably start seeing beat-up ones from all the collectors playing with them, flipping them, putting them in bicycle spokes, etc.

I know there will be cheap imitations, but please trust me - I will never encapsulate fake labels or trim the labels before slabbing! You can always buy with confidence from "Paper Label Encapsulation and Authentication Service Etc...."

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Posted By: Brian Hodes

What are the relative scacities of the T205 companies -- I have always concentrated on the subjects so this is outside my "expertise."