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Originally Posted by Lucas00
The way grading has gone is comical, and I hate to rehash it. But old grading really was the correct version, vgex 4s looked like vgex cards. 6s looked like ex+ cards.
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The age old problem of defining a true standard on paper vs. what is happening out there in reality in grading is PSA's bread and butter. What is "slight" surface wear, or a "minor" printing blemish in reality to you? Is it the same thing as it means to me, or to someone who holds a job as a "professional" grader?
The rub here of course is that in reality, PSA, SGC, Beckett, whomever else can change the standards over time - grade tougher or easier - without ever having to change the detailed language on their professed standards that are listed on their websites. The actual differences are too subtle to be called out with any degree of accuracy to say that oh, well the standard in writing is just wrong now...
With the "mature" graders at this point, I think we have been through cycles of all levels of severity with each. Whether they want to admit it or not.