Agree wholeheartedly. "Grading" is really skewing the prices of cards and being "slabbed" takes away the beauty of the cards. The first thing your eye goes to is a number instead of the card itself.
I remember being at a show in the late 80's with my late father and there were some coin dealers at the show as well. I asked Dad what the numbers were on the coin cases and he told me about grading. He said, "They will never do that to baseball cards as it would ruin the hobby." He didn't live to see that his prediction was wrong...at least the first part of it.
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Originally Posted by perezfan
Mystifies me as well. The worse they perform, the greater the demand. Interesting business model.
I'm so thankful my collecting interests are not contingent upon this company's "blessing".
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