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Posted By: barrysloate

Adam- actually, if you read my post one of the raw cards that was graded Vg-EX in the catalog came back an EX-MT. So that just suggests either sloppiness or a lack of conforming to today's grading standards. I think there are two things going on- deliberate overgarding, as well as a lack of communication between auction house and grading service. And let's keep in mind at least one major auction house has hired a former head grader to work for them. So, shouldn't they be completely in tune to what's what? I don't think deliberate overgrading works today. Maybe a random ebay seller who doesn't know cards too well can get away with it, but if you market yourself as the biggest and the best you are held to higher standards.

Edited to add some were pictured, in other cases I didn't ask for scans. Scans don't always equal having the cards in hand. And this was a very large lot, I doubt they would have done it.