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Old 05-25-2023, 09:40 AM
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Originally Posted by G1911 View Post
The perfect encapsulation in a single story narrative of what a complete and utter farce the ‘grading’ game is. And yet everyone will continue to participate in it.
The statistical analysis was devastating, and Clemons' defense that he somehow just had a better eye than anyone else in the world was beyond absurd.

For the unfamiliar, the bottom line is that according to the analysis Clemons, a former Beckett employee, receives an astonishing, unfathomable percentage of the cards Beckett designates "Black Label" (all 4 subs 10) that can only be explained by favoritism.
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