Notes from a former card Grader/Authenticator

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12-20-2023, 11:38 AM

D. Bergin

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Quote:

Originally Posted by BillyCoxDodgers3B

Removing and re-inserting each card into the Card Saver with care has to eat up 5-10 seconds of each 45. Some are stubborn, some are fragile. Most would take less time, of course...

I would seriously fail the card grader test. Takes me about a minute and a half just to put a card in a card saver while being paranoid the whole time I'm going to lift up a spot on a corner, just sliding it down into the holder.

45 seconds per card, while being able to also detect micro-trimming, alterations, factory cuts, non-factory cuts, etc...

GTFOH with that!

Maybe 2023 Pokemons straight out of the pack...but vintage? No way.

Takes me like 10 minutes under a light, magnifying glass, and my own constantly trailing off thoughts to even come to a guess what a T206 I'm submitting "might" come back as...and I'm usually wrong.

Last edited by D. Bergin; 12-20-2023 at 07:59 PM.

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